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Fires one year, floods the next - the grim future of global heating

21 March, 2021 - The Australian Greens have said the disastrous flooding in NSW was a grim look at the future of extreme weather in a climate crisis, warning th...

Government should buy Portland smelter, end secret deals

19 March, 2021 - The Greens have called on the state and federal governments to buy the Portland aluminium smelter and retrofit it with green technology to turn...

Unemployed workers and people living in poverty want to see people supporting and campaigning for them

18 March, 2021 - The Greens say that unemployed workers and people living in poverty have been very clear that they want to see their representatives in Parliam...

ASIO Must Name The Far-Right

18 March, 2021 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens spokesperson for Anti-Racism, has criticised ASIO’s shift away from naming the threat of right-wing extremism, a...

Living on $44 a day is soul-destroying

18 March, 2021 - Today the Government gagged the Senate and allowed no time to even debate the first so-called real permanent increase in the Jobseeker Payment ...

Greens Swipe Left on NSW Police Commissioner Consent App

18 March, 2021 - Greens NSW Women's Spokespeople Abigail Boyd and Jenny Leong have slammed the NSW Police Minister's proposal for a Consent App as a thought bub...

Canberra’s Heritage Festival returns in a new form in 2021

18 March, 2021 - The 38th annual Canberra and Region Heritage Festival will return next month, celebrating Canberra’s First Nation, natural and built heritage. ...

Greens introduce bill to 'raise the age' in Victoria

18 March, 2021 - The Greens will today introduce legislation in the Victorian Parliament to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years...

Former Defence Minister Pyne hosts invite-only drinks with weapons firm at Parliament House

17 March, 2021 - Wednesday, 17 March 2021 An invite-only drinks at Parliament House with Elbit Systems - Israel's largest privately-owned weapons company - has ...

Australia has an obligation to refugees who have contracted COVID

17 March, 2021 - Refugees that the Australian Government exiled to Papua New Guinea contracting COVID should prompt their immediate evacuation to Australia, Gre...

Rural grants to target weeds and pests

17 March, 2021 - Rural landholders can now apply for the latest round of rural resilience grants which will provide $200,000 to our farmers to help tackle invas...

Greens call on Upper House to block Labor's tax on electric vehicles

17 March, 2021 - The Greens have urged non-government MPs to oppose the Victorian Labor Government’s proposed tax on people who drive electric vehicles when the...

Senate supports Greens motion calling for a National Strategy on Climate Change, Health and Well-being

16 March, 2021 - The Senate has today recognised that the climate crisis is the greatest threat to our health this century.  “The fact is, the climate crisis is...

Black Lives Matter: Greens call for ban on lethal choke holds, end to Blak deaths in custody

16 March, 2021 - As the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum around the world, the Greens have today called for lethal choking holds to be banned across a...

Greens reject Online Safety Bill

16 March, 2021 - The Greens will vote against the Online Safety Bill because it is poorly drafted and could lead to widespread, unintended consequences.  "This ...