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We will keep up the pressure; disability community responds to Independent Assessments Win

16 July, 2021 - Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John said that the outcome of today’s meeting of State and Territory Disability Ministers demonstrates the power of...

Reintroduce carbon price, lift 2030 targets to protect exporters from EU tariffs

15 July, 2021 - With the European Union finally laying out their timetable for implementing carbon tariffs, the Greens have said that the Liberals’ repeal of th...

Greens slam minor tweaks of NSW supports as woefully insufficient

13 July, 2021 - The Australian Greens have slammed the government’s changes to support measures for the NSW lockdown, saying that the paltry concessions are a w...

Housing build would support those fleeing family violence

12 July, 2021 - The Greens have welcomed the release today of the Nowhere To Go report by Equity Economics, which finds that a significant build of social housi...

Government’s Great Barrier Reef lobbying exposes climate denialism

12 July, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government for the desperate measures it has taken to avoid UNESCO listing the Great Barrier Reef as "In Da...

Government's Beetaloo grants gift public money to party donor

7 July, 2021 - The Greens say today’s awarding of $21 million of public money to a private corporation to frack the Northern Territory will turbocharge climate ...

MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND OUR SUPPORT WORKERS

1 July, 2021 - Thursday 1 July, 2021 Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said it was outrageous that less than 1 in 5 disabled ...

LIBERALS MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISMANAGEMENT OF NDIS

30 June, 2021 - Wednesday 30 June, 2021 Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said projections in the 2021 Intergenerational Repo...

Recycling industry ignored in lead-up to waste export ban

30 June, 2021 - The Government’s failure to mandate Australia’s recycling targets is to blame for any recyclable items sent to landfill because of tomorrow’s in...

Greens today will seek to progress Porter inquiry bill on anniversary of his accuser’s tragic death

24 June, 2021 - On the one-year anniversary of the suicide of Christian Porter’s accuser the Greens have called on the government, One Nation and Senator Jacqui...

Morrison must strip Nationals of water portfolio

23 June, 2021 - Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young has today called for the Nationals to be stripped of the water portfolio following the ret...

Libs and Labor join forces to crush Senate transparency and democracy

23 June, 2021 - The move by the Coalition and Labor to permanently axe Senate motions is an attack on transparency and democracy that entrenches the big parties...

Greens force release of draft standards phasing out battery cages

23 June, 2021 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has forced the release of draft animal welfare standards for poultry throug...

NDIS age cap both arbitrary and discriminatory

22 June, 2021 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has backed calls for the NDIS to scrap its age cap and allow disabled peopl...

Great Barrier Reef in danger, government in denial

22 June, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the government’s knee-jerk climate denialism as the world delivers yet another stark warning that we risk losing the Gre...