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Residential tenants and landlords encouraged to work together this lockdown

19 August, 2021 - To ensure the physical, financial and mental wellbeing of tenants, landlords and rental providers during this lockdown, the ACT Government is ...

Blaming individuals is not a Covid strategy

18 August, 2021 - Statement from Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, following today’s announcement of 633 new locally-acquired Covid-19 cases in NSW: “T...

Morrison's Afghan Refugee Offer an Insult

18 August, 2021 - Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s refusal to increase Australia’s humanitarian intake to respond to the Afghanistan crisis is an insult and a fa...

Prospective Marriage Visa holders

18 August, 2021 - The Greens welcome the news that holders of Prospective Marriage Visas, who applied more than 12 months ago, will be exempt from the travel ba...

Australia must go beyond our annual humanitarian intake to support Afghanistan

17 August, 2021 - The Greens have responded to reports the Australian Government will pause deportations to Afghanistan, saying it is not nearly enough given ou...

More support needed so people can stay safe at home

17 August, 2021 - The Greens say that State, Territory and Federal Governments need to provide more financial support to people on income support and low income...

NSW Health System Understaffed and Unprotected

17 August, 2021 - The rising number of Covid-19 cases in health care workers in NSW is a result the Berejiklian Government’s preference for building shiny new h...

Electoral Act amendments would undermine democracy and stifle dissent

16 August, 2021 - The Greens are calling on Labor and the crossbench to oppose government amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act that would limit democrat...

Australia must respond to Afghanistan crisis

16 August, 2021 - The Australian Government should provide immediate assistance to Afghan people both on the ground in Afghanistan and by providing protection h...

Delta variant increases urgency for children and teenagers to be vaccine priority

16 August, 2021 - The Greens say children and teenagers must be urgently included in the government's national vaccine targets and without children and teenager...

Early learning services must be supported

16 August, 2021 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that early learning and care services impacted by lockdowns must be s...

Neo-Nazi revelations more evidence of far-right organising

16 August, 2021 - A shocking investigation by Nine into Australia’s largest white supremacist group has uncovered the most horrific evidence yet of a growing fa...

Parliament should return online, Greens say

16 August, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have called for Parliament to return safely as soon as possible so that urgent reforms can be passed to support those har...

Free food and essential items for Canberrans in need during lockdown

14 August, 2021 - The ACT Government has responded quickly to provide emergency food relief for Canberrans in need during this seven-day snap lockdown.  ...

A bold vision for South Australia

14 August, 2021 - Today the South Australian Greens announce a bold vision for South Australia, a vision that will deliver a fairer future for all South Austral...