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UK trade deal shows Australia dragging the world down on climate targets

9 September, 2021 - Greens around the world have lambasted revelations that Australia has vetoed Paris Agreement climate goals being included in a trade agreeme...

Australia’s TRIPS waiver support takes far too long

9 September, 2021 - Australian Greens International Aid & Development spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that the Australian Governmen...

Safe decarceration now!

9 September, 2021 - “What do the NSW government want? More deaths in custody? Why aren't they applying safe decarceration strategies for non-violent offenders?”...

Two too many: second First Nations person dies from COVID-19

9 September, 2021 -   The second First Nations person to die from COVID-19 has passed away in Dubbo Hospital, this comes after an Aboriginal man in his 50’s die...

Third First Nations person dies from COVID-19

9 September, 2021 - A third First Nations person has died from COVID-19 in less than two-weeks. This comes as infections in western New South Wales have balloon...

Member for Ballina welcomes lockdown lift

9 September, 2021 - Ballina MP Tamara Smith welcomed the announcement that the Northern Rivers can move out of lockdown this weekend, saying that every resident...

A Human Rights Commissioner should care about human rights

8 September, 2021 - Lorraine Finlay had been appointed as the nation's new Human Rights Commissioner. Formerly an upper house candidate for the West Australian ...

1000 days waiting for a federal ICAC

8 September, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the government for its thousand day failure to introduce a federal corruption watchdog, saying that the four-digit d...

Victoria must follow WA's lead and end native forest logging

8 September, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have urged the state government to follow WA’s lead and end native forest logging by 2025, rather than in ten years as ...

1000 days waiting for a Federal ICAC: Time's up

8 September, 2021 - If we had a strong corruption watchdog, Morrison and half his Cabinet might find themselves looking for new jobs. By Larissa Waters ...

Greens caution NSW Attorney General on One Nations ‘Religious Freedoms’

7 September, 2021 - With the release today of the NSW Government’s response to the report from the inquiry into One Nation's disastrous Religious Freedom’s bill...

Greens move to block gas drilling at the 12 Apostles

7 September, 2021 - The Victorian Greens will today introduce a motion to prevent new gas drilling near the 12 Apostles, citing gas as one of the leading causes...

Liberals not fit for Opposition, not fit for office

7 September, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said the state Liberals are not fit for Opposition or office, following this morning’s leadership spill. The Gr...

PM’s Women’s Safety Summit just more political theatre

6 September, 2021 - The Greens say day one of the Women’s Safety Summit was yet another exercise in political theatre for a government that remains completely o...

Amid record corporate super-profits, Greens announce new Tycoon Tax to raise $338 billion for public good

6 September, 2021 - The Greens have today announced they will push for a new 40% corporate super-profits tax on the excess profits made by big corporations, inc...