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Greens in Macnamara balance of power Childcare push

3 February, 2022 - Media Release Greens candidate for MacNamara, Steph Hodgins-May, today announced that if she is elected, she will push in balance of power...

World Wetlands Day a reminder not to let wetland protection fall by the wayside: Greens

2 February, 2022 - Wetlands are some of the largest carbon reservoirs on earth, storing more than one-third of the world’s terrestrial carbon. In the last 50 ye...

Greens demand transparency and truth on Great Barrier Reef report

2 February, 2022 - A report requested by Unesco on the state of the Great Barrier Reef remains in question after the Morrison Government’s failure to publish it...

Myanmar coup: one year on and still no action from Australia

1 February, 2022 - Australian Greens foreign affairs spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has condemned the Australian Government’s resounding inaction against the M...

Labor backing Morrison’s Trojan Horse for gas

1 February, 2022 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt has expressed disappointment at Labor’s capitulation to Scott Morrison’s plan to give $600 million in public money t...

Millions in corporate donations proves need for urgent reform

1 February, 2022 - Political donations data published today by the Australian Electoral Commission shows that the Liberals, Nationals and Labor raked in a combi...

POLICY LAUNCH: Get coal and gas money out of politics

31 January, 2022 - The Greens will stop big polluters corrupting democracy by banning donations from the fossil fuel sector to political parties, candidates, an...

Aid to Afghanistan must be boosted

31 January, 2022 - Australian Greens International Aid and Development spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Senator Janet Rice h...

Get coal and gas money out of politics

31 January, 2022 - Since 2012, the fossil fuel sector has donated over $9 million to the major parties. The Greens will stop big polluters corrupting democracy ...

Greens launch policy platform for 2022 Federal Election

30 January, 2022 - The Australian Greens have today launched the first part of their policy platform for the 2022 election, showcasing a broad policy agenda tha...

You can't save the Reef while making the climate crisis worse

28 January, 2022 - Lines attributable to Queensland Senator Larissa Waters: “A belated cash splash on the Great Barrier Reef is a joke from a government that ha...

POLICY LAUNCH: Greens plan for circular economy

28 January, 2022 - Too much unnecessary waste is polluting our oceans and ending up in landfill while Australians are missing out on jobs because this governmen...

GREENS PLAN FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY

28 January, 2022 - Too much unnecessary waste is polluting our oceans and ending up in landfill while Australians are missing out on jobs because this governmen...

Greens push to cut arms exports and establish a civilian Maritime Service

25 January, 2022 - Media release  The Greens have said cutting government support for the global arms trade is on the Greens balance of power list. A...

GREENS ANNOUNCE PLAN FOR NATIONAL TREATY WITH FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE

24 January, 2022 - DjabWurrung, Gunnai and Gunditjmara Senator for Victoria and Greens First Nations spokesperson Lidia Thorpe announced our plan to develop a n...