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Coalition responds 2277 days late to Senate Inquiry report

15 February, 2022 - The Morrison Government has responded six years late to a critical Senate Inquiry report on the regulation of the fin-fish aquaculture indus...

Koala recovery plan must include moratorium on habitat clearing

11 February, 2022 - Greens Spokesperson for the Environment, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: "Today's announcement that koalas are endangered is a national sha...

‘Akin to torture’: Greens call for urgent investigation into human rights violations at youth prison

10 February, 2022 - The Greens have called for an immediate investigation following alleged human rights violations in a children’s prison today, while again ca...

Greens secure inquiry into political interference in ARC grants

9 February, 2022 - The Senate has given its support to a motion of Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to refer her private members’ bill Australian Research Council ...

Greens call for cross-party commitment to end culture of sexual violence and harassment

9 February, 2022 - The Greens have called on all parties to pledge an end to Australia’s culture of sexual violence, harassment and predatory behavior by commit...

Greens vow to keep pressure on government to make all workplaces safe

8 February, 2022 - The Greens have welcomed the parliament’s acknowledgement of the abuse and harassment experienced by staff in parliamentary workplaces, but h...

You can't save koalas while continuing to wreck their homes

8 February, 2022 - A new report from the Australian Conservation Foundation released today shows that despite the koala being listed as vulnerable, the Morrison...

Greens seek coal & gas pause during climate negotiations

7 February, 2022 - At the Greens’ first face to face Party Room meeting of the year on Monday 7 February before Parliament resumes, the party will confirm the a...

Communications Minister looking for a quick fix with election in sight

7 February, 2022 - With the federal election just months away, the Morrison Government has tried to find a quick fix for the ongoing issue of ABC funding by end...

Greens push for Senate inquiry into research veto

7 February, 2022 - When parliament resumes on Tuesday 8 February, Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi will move to establish a Senat...

Government in chaos abandons ICAC pledge

7 February, 2022 - The Greens say the government’s decision to abandon its ICAC promise, while simultaneously trying to push through a hateful bill to protect b...

Greens promise consent education and free period products in all public schools

6 February, 2022 - As Queensland kids return to classrooms tomorrow, the Greens have pledged to keep them safe and healthy by fully funding comprehensive consen...

Colbeck must go, for-profit aged care ended

3 February, 2022 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has backed Labor’s call for Aged Care Minister, Richard Colbeck, to resign, and called for an end to the dismal fa...

Greens in Macnamara balance of power Childcare push

3 February, 2022 - Media Release Greens candidate for MacNamara, Steph Hodgins-May, today announced that if she is elected, she will push in balance of power...

World Wetlands Day a reminder not to let wetland protection fall by the wayside: Greens

2 February, 2022 - Wetlands are some of the largest carbon reservoirs on earth, storing more than one-third of the world’s terrestrial carbon. In the last 50 ye...