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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...

Greens condemn Labor’s failure to save Murujuga songlines

23 August, 2022 - Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has failed to save the Murujuga songlines, in allowing the Perdaman fertiliser plant to continue developm...

Greens join fight for sea country on Tiwi Islands, in legal first

22 August, 2022 - Today, hearings begin as Munupi Senior Lawman Dennis Tipakalippa sues Santos and the Federal Government over their approvals of the Barossa ga...

GG's failure to disclose PM's secret Ministries defied usual practice, records show

20 August, 2022 - 20 August 2022 Annual Reports show the Governor General has historically publicly disclosed details of the appointment and swearing in of M...

Battery cage phase-out long overdue and far too slow

18 August, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that today’s announced Australian poultry stan...

Jobs summit must tackle higher education crisis

17 August, 2022 - Ahead of joining the NTEU picket line at the University of Sydney staff strike this morning, Deputy Greens leader and Education spokesperson S...

We need a Mining Super Profits Tax, not record dividends

16 August, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the announcement by BHP that it will pay a record dividend by calling for a...

Greens urge Labor to recommit opposition to PEP-11

15 August, 2022 - The Greens urge Labor to publicly recommit its opposition to PEP-11 after revelations of the former PM’s extraordinary intervention to kill th...

Family of man who died at Port Phillip Prison demand privacy and respect

12 August, 2022 - Following the death of a man at Port Phillip Prison on Wednesday, the family have asked the media to respect their privacy as they process the...

Greens call for end to toxic parliamentary workplace culture

12 August, 2022 - The Australian Greens say today’s report into workplace culture in NSW Parliament shows that the toxic boys club of politics extends beyond Ca...

Still no credible plan to tackle teacher shortage crisis

12 August, 2022 - The Greens have called on the nation’s education ministers to tackle the root causes of the teacher shortage crisis, after today’s roundtable ...

International offset accounting tricks won’t stop climate crisis, says Greens Leader

11 August, 2022 - On the Climate Change Authority Report into the international offsets market released today, attributable to Greens leader Adam Bandt MP: “The...

Plibersek must choose: Rinehart or climate

11 August, 2022 - The Greens have urged the Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to consider the emissions and climate impact of billionaire miner Gina Rinehart...

Labor's plan will only meet 3% of social housing need

11 August, 2022 - Analysis provided by the Parliamentary Library predicts that Labor’s housing plan will deliver only 3% of the social housing Australia will ne...