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A farewell to Rachel Siewert

27 August, 2021 - Sixteen years, a handful of elections and an immeasurable impact – Senator Rachel Siewert’s service and passion cannot be OVERstated. In her v...

Why write a history of the Greens WA?

27 August, 2021 - In recognition of its 30-year anniversary last year, the Greens (WA) recently undertook a comprehensive history project to catalogue its journ...

Is green growth possible?

27 August, 2021 - Green technologies alone won’t solve our climate and extinction crises unless we also address the growth imperative. By Rob Delves “Th...

The situation is hopeless. We must take the next step

27 August, 2021 - there is no doubt we face a climate emergency, and given the political realities many feel that the situation is hopeless. However, we must ta...

Won’t someone please think of the children - Kids must be in vax targets now 

26 August, 2021 - The Greens say that Mr Morrison’s failure to include children in the national vaccination targets will cost too many lives.  “Mr Morrison has ...

Labor agrees to spend $50 million destroying Traditional Owners home

26 August, 2021 -   “Traditional Owners of the Gundanji and Garawa nation do not consent to fracking in the Beetaloo basin, but the government has put $50 milli...

Victorian Parliament must continue to sit, should adopt Federal model

26 August, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said it is vital that Victorian Parliament continue to sit in some form during current and future COVID outbreaks, a...

Greens move to re-start NSW Parliament with online sittings

26 August, 2021 - The Greens NSW have drafted fresh laws that will allow the NSW Parliament to hold the first ever wholly on-line sittings of any Parliament in ...

Royal Commission Confidentiality & Whistleblower Protections Pass the Senate

25 August, 2021 - The Greens and the disability community have achieved another huge win! After years of raising the alarm that the confidentiality provisions i...

Labor joins the Liberals to lock in climate bomb fracking rort

25 August, 2021 - The Australian Greens have savaged Labor’s decision to vote with the Liberals today in the Senate to spend public money opening up massive gas...

Ley must act to protect Tasmanian devils

25 August, 2021 - The Greens have called on Environment Minister Sussan Ley to protect Tasmanian devils from becoming mining-industry roadkill by rejecting Vent...

ACT Greens condemn Labor’s support for public subsidies to new gas mine

25 August, 2021 - The ACT Greens have today called on Canberra’s Federal Labor MPs to actually represent the ACT community’s clear desire for strong climate act...

Labor to allow Government's gas-fired rorts scheme

24 August, 2021 - The Australian Greens have slammed Labor for joining the Liberals in allowing $21 million of public money to be handed to a company deeply con...

Labor joins government in undemocratic attack on minor parties

24 August, 2021 - The Greens say Labor’s decision today to wave through changes to the Electoral Act that will increase membership minimums and give existing pa...

Morrison's plan takes us from the 'cave' to the hospital

24 August, 2021 - The Greens have reiterated their calls for at least 80% of the whole population, including kids, to be vaccinated before we can start lifting ...