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ARC review welcome but NIT and veto have to go

30 August, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed today’s announced review of the Australian Rese...

Less talk, more action on equal pay

29 August, 2022 - On Equal Pay Day the Greens have called on the new government to redress 9 years of inaction on gender equality, and act immediately to close ...

Do Blak Lives Matter to Shaquille O'Neal?

29 August, 2022 - PointsBet Australian brand ambassador Shaquille O'Neal has met with Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney and Prime Minister Anthon...

Greens to move for energy transition authority in Parliament

29 August, 2022 - The Greens Industry, Transition and Regional Development spokesperson and Gladstone local, Senator Penny Allman-Payne, will give notice of a B...

Deliver fee-free uni and TAFE to boost education

29 August, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement of fee-...

Aid package needed for Pakistan floods

29 August, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Australia must immediately provide aid...

Greens call on Plibersek to act on global leadership in oceans protection promise

28 August, 2022 - The Greens have called on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to take a leading role in convening an emergency meeting with UN member states ...

Greens in Senate won’t rubber stamp Jobs Summit outcomes, want wages lift now

27 August, 2022 - Greens Leader and Workplace Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt has said any deal reached at the Jobs and Skills summit risked becoming nothing ...

Nets out now

26 August, 2022 - After the tenth whale has today been entangled in Queensland shark nets, the Greens are again calling on the state government for an urgent re...

Robodebt Royal Commission must be forward-looking to ensure cruel scheme never happens again

25 August, 2022 - The Greens are calling for a forward-looking Robodebt Royal Commission, and for the Labor Government to address structural factors in our coun...

Greens call for nationwide rent freeze

25 August, 2022 - With the upcoming Jobs Summit and recent Everybody’s Home research detailing the impact the rental crisis is having on the broader economy, Ma...

Public confidence in Australia’s environment laws undermined by Tasmanian and federal bureaucrats

25 August, 2022 - Public confidence in Australia’s environment laws has been undermined by disturbing reports of Tasmanian and federal bureaucrats politicising ...

Tax must be on Jobs Summit agenda: Greens

25 August, 2022 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says Labor’s Stage 3 tax cuts for billionaires and the wealthy must be on the agenda at the Jobs and Skills Summit, j...

Greens push for Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Morrison

24 August, 2022 - The Greens are calling for a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Scott Morrison’s conduct in being secretly sworn into Ministries. Greens...

LGBTQIA+ Workers Left Out of Jobs and Skills Summit

24 August, 2022 - 24 August 2022 The Labor Party has published the Jobs + Skills Summit Issues Paper, and LGBTQIA+ people have been entirely left out despite li...