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Greens support call for overhaul of policies to prevent financial abuse

22 November, 2022 - The Greens support the recommendations from a new report calling for an overhaul of banking products and policies so that they aren’t used t...

Greens secure costs reform commitment

22 November, 2022 - The Greens have facilitated a welcome decision to review costs protections, rather than the government pushing ahead with the ‘costs neutral...

Secretive UK and India trade agreements

22 November, 2022 - The Senate will vote this week on the enabling legislation of the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) and Australia-India Economic C...

Greens secure electric vehicle deal with Government

22 November, 2022 - The Greens and the government have agreed on amendments to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022 that prioritise ele...

Labor’s gas handouts erode their COP31 chances

21 November, 2022 - Again, Labor has voted with the Liberals to give public money to a gas corporation. This $32 million handout is a total rejection of not ...

Greens move to improve early education and care bill

21 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Greens will move amendments to the Gover...

WA government ignoring solutions to youth detention

18 November, 2022 - No child should be in detention.  In WA First Nations youth are 21 times more likely to be incarcerated, making up 60% of the youth ...

No public money for private schools without full transparency

18 November, 2022 - The Greens spokesperson for schools, Senator Penny Allman-Payne, has written to Education Minister Jason Clare calling on the government to ...

Pledges without plans or policy won't protect our oceans

17 November, 2022 - The Greens support the Government endorsing the Ocean Conservation Pledge to protect at least 30 percent of the ocean by 2030, but warn that...

Government's 2040 recycling pledge is a distraction

16 November, 2022 - The Greens welcome the Government signing up to an aspirational 2040 recycling pledge, but stress Australians want evidence of urgent action...

Universities Accord must rebuild higher education and involve staff and students

16 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Universities Accord process, expected to...

Labor shifting towards Greens’ plan for windfall tax and electricity price freeze

11 November, 2022 - Reports in today’s media suggest the government is considering a windfall tax on the coal and gas giants, which is a key part of the Greens’...

No private school funding transparency? No worries!

10 November, 2022 - The Department of Education has admitted during Estimates that they have no visibility on how public funding to private schools is being spe...

COP27 Finance Day: Australia needs to pay the rent

9 November, 2022 - Today was Finance Day at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, targeting banks, investors and insurers.  Despite the focus on the Green Climate F...