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Australian Greens express their solidarity with the women of Iran

26 September, 2022 - The Australian Greens remain deeply concerned at the recent crackdown on dissent in Iran, with official reports of at least 22 protesters k...

Abolishing the Cashless Debit Card is a start, but we must end all compulsory income management

24 September, 2022 - Australian Greens Social Services spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has welcomed the end of the cashless debit card in four affected communit...

The Munupi Clan defeats a fossil fuel giant

21 September, 2022 - In a landmark hearing, Federal Court Justice Mordecai Bromberg, has ruled Santos failed to consult with Traditional Owners over its Barossa...

Australian Greens to introduce Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill

19 September, 2022 - The Greens will introduce the Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill to deliver 26 weeks of paid leave paid at replacement wage capped, with super...

It’s time to care for those who work and care

16 September, 2022 - Today Parliament will begin hearing evidence from industry and community groups about juggling work and care responsibilities. The Select C...

Animal welfare documents reveal sickening cruelty

15 September, 2022 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for animal welfare, has reacted to the release of all 8015 pages of the 2020 ...

Destructive ‘Burrup Hub’ finally under investigation

15 September, 2022 - Save Our Songlines, a grassroots campaign led by Murujuga Traditional Custodians, remains vigilant in its fight to protect their sacred roc...

ARC documents reveal CEO meddling in hundreds of research applications

14 September, 2022 - Senator Faruqi’s order for the production of documents required the Government to provide data on the ARC CEO’s requested revisions to the ...

Gomeroi Nation's fight for survival

14 September, 2022 - In a legal first, the Gomeroi Nation is using the public interest test, commonly used by fossil fuel companies to fight native title cases,...

School funding inequity still the elephant in the room

14 September, 2022 - The Greens say an interim report by the Productivity Commission into the National Schools Reform Agreement (NSRA) obscures the fact that pe...

Greens call for National Cabinet to extend Pandemic Leave Payments

13 September, 2022 - Greens social services spokesperson, Senator Janet Rice, has urged the Federal Government to extend Pandemic Leave Payments beyond Septembe...

Greens call on Labor to shut down seismic blasting off WA coast

13 September, 2022 - The Greens call on the Labor Government to immediately shut down plans for seismic blasting that could impact the Mermaid Reef and Rowley S...

Chevron favours Asian markets over everyday Australians

9 September, 2022 - California-based energy company, Chevron, wants Western Australia to be excluded from the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism, so as ...

RBA again fails to acknowledge record high corporate profits

8 September, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the RBA Governor, Philip Lowe’s, speech today in which he again failed to...

Scottish government freezes rents - time for the Federal Labor government to do the same

7 September, 2022 - Today the Scottish government has announced they are freezing rents for all public and private rental properties until March 2023 and bannin...