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Government’s DV Commission is more about optics than women’s safety

24 November, 2021 - The Greens say the government’s Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission is an inadequate response to the women’s safety crisis that ...

Greens call for increase in WGEA’s powers

24 November, 2021 - The Greens say the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) must be given more powers to tackle gender inequality in the workplace, including...

Greens launch plan to strengthen renters' rights

24 November, 2021 - The Greens have today launched a plan to strengthen renters’ rights and fund tenancy advocacy services. Nearly a third of all Australian hou...

Greens call on ACT’s Federal Labor MPs: Help stop Beetaloo, the world’s biggest new gas mine

24 November, 2021 - On Wednesday 24 November the Senate will vote for a second and final time on a Greens move to block the Morrison government giving $50 milli...

Greens launch plan to strengthen renters' rights

24 November, 2021 - Media release  The Greens have today launched a plan to strengthen renters’ rights and fund tenancy advocacy services. Nearly a thir...

Opening the Scarborough a climate crime: Greens

23 November, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the decision to approve a massive new methane gas project in the weeks following the Glasgow climate pact, calling t...

The Greens announce First Nations Health Initiative to combat Coalition incompetence

23 November, 2021 - Decisions made by successive governments have resulted in health inequality. Whether you’ve been here for 5 years, 5 generations or 5 000 ge...

Senate saves ABC from partisan political interference

23 November, 2021 - The Senate has today voted to suspend the senate inquiry initiated by the Morrison Government through a backdoor process to attack and under...

New laws at odds with Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

23 November, 2021 - After passing over 70 counter-terrorism laws in the past two decades, the Government passed the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Hig...

Shameful and traumatic family law inquiry comes to a welcome end

23 November, 2021 - The Greens say today’s tabling of the Final Report of Pauline Hanson’s toxic family law inquiry marks the welcome end of more than two years...

Greens back jailed protester

23 November, 2021 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt has said a 12-month prison sentence for a young climate activist engaging in peaceful civil disobedience was harsh ...

Coalition continues to push through legislation no one wants

23 November, 2021 - The Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2021 was passed into law yesterday despite some key stakeholders opposing ...

Kindness and care for our precious animals with new household netting requirements

23 November, 2021 - The ACT Greens have moved to create legislation on household netting requirements so that animals are no longer caught, injured or killed in...

The Greens announce First Nations Health Initiative to combat Coalition incompetence

23 November, 2021 - Media release  Decisions made by successive governments have resulted in health inequality. Whether you’ve been here for 5 years, 5 ...

Greens announce plans to make gender affirming healthcare free on medicare

23 November, 2021 - Media release  The Australian Greens have today announced their plan to make gender affirming healthcare a permanent part of Medicar...