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Greens back calls for greater support for Arts Industry

23 July, 2021 - Greens Spokesperson for the Arts and Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young has backed calls today for greater support for the hard-hit ...

New report shows devastating impacts of Morrison's two-class income support response

23 July, 2021 - The Australian Greens say that ACOSS’ Report “Locked out in Lockdown: A report about people with the least trying to survive in lockdown” highli...

Help improve outcomes for veterans and their families

23 July, 2021 - Applications are now open for the Ministerial Advisory Council for Veterans and their Families (MACVF) to advise ACT Government on how to better...

Greater Sydney needs a 28 day deferral to plan for a COVID-safe local government election

23 July, 2021 - The Greens NSW are calling for an immediate deferral of 28 days for local Government elections in Greater Sydney they are currently scheduled fo...

What you need to know about Beetaloo

23 July, 2021 - Heard about Beetaloo? Get used to hearing that word a lot. It will become as well-known as ‘Adani’ in the coming years. Here’s why. By Adam B...

The dangers of farm work in Australia

23 July, 2021 - Behind the picture-perfect postcards, modern slavery is prevalent in the Australian agricultural industry. By Christina Stenseth and Apsara S...

The intersections of suffering

23 July, 2021 - each specific occurrence of suffering is connected to a multitude of others. If we can’t see this, or if we refuse to, our responses to injustic...

A green vision for the Solomon Islands

23 July, 2021 - In the Solomon Islands, climate change isn’t a future concern – its effects are very real and very worrying right now. But with no Greens in the...

Australia needs to step up on nuclear

23 July, 2021 - The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force in January. As a nuclear-endorsing nation, Australia's signature is critical...

Australia's biggest coal and gas customer to slash coal and gas use by 2030

22 July, 2021 - Australia’s biggest thermal coal and LNG customer, Japan, has announced new 2030 targets for their electricity sector, slashing the amount of co...

JobKeeper 2.0 calls catching on, Morrison reluctance putting nation at risk

21 July, 2021 - As the need to reestablish a large-scale JobKeeper becomes increasingly obvious, the Greens say the same coalition that dragged the Prime Minist...

Private Buildings Cladding Scheme launched

21 July, 2021 - The ACT Government has today opened the Private Buildings Cladding Scheme, which will assist eligible building owners to test whether their buil...

JobKeeper 2.0 and JobSeeker lift needed: Greens

20 July, 2021 - The Morrison Lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne are taking a political toll on the Prime Minister, but the Greens say the long-term damage of the...

Anti-Muslim racism revealed in AHRC report

20 July, 2021 - Australian Greens Anti-racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that a new report by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found...

Morrison Government abandons people on income support

20 July, 2021 -    The Australian Greens said today the Morrison Government has abandoned people on income support payments during the middle of the pandemic.  ...