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The ultimate COP-out

26 November, 2021 - COP26 in Glasgow was to be a watershed moment in climate action. But as Sarah Hanson-Young explains, it was an opportunity completely wasted...

Stuck in the slow lane

26 November, 2021 - Like Covid-19, the narrative in the race to dial back climate change also has the Morrison Government stuck in the slow lane. While Individu...

Huge RMIT wage theft bill vindicates casual staff

25 November, 2021 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that RMIT will pay back up to $10 million to casual...

Greens reject Morrison discrimination bill

25 November, 2021 - The Greens have vowed to block Scott Morrison’s religious discrimination bill, saying it was a Trojan horse for hate that went well beyond a...

More action needed to eliminate violence against women

25 November, 2021 - On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women the Greens have called for the Morrison Government to commit serious fund...

Greens move laws to end the ongoing Stolen Generations

25 November, 2021 - The Greens today moved to reform the law in NSW to stop spiralling rates of First Nations child removals by implementing the findings of the...

Greens introduce Economic Inequality Bill to NSW Parliament

25 November, 2021 - Greens MP and Housing spokesperson Jenny Leong MP will today introduce a Private Members Bill to the NSW Parliament, to alleviate financial ...

ACT Greens have high hopes for planning review

25 November, 2021 - The ACT Planning Review is a once in a decade opportunity to reform our planning system to be more sustainable, affordable, and transparent....

Government’s DV Commission is more about optics than women’s safety

24 November, 2021 - The Greens say the government’s Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission is an inadequate response to the women’s safety crisis that ...

Greens call for increase in WGEA’s powers

24 November, 2021 - The Greens say the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) must be given more powers to tackle gender inequality in the workplace, including...

Greens launch plan to strengthen renters' rights

24 November, 2021 - The Greens have today launched a plan to strengthen renters’ rights and fund tenancy advocacy services. Nearly a third of all Australian hou...

Greens call on ACT’s Federal Labor MPs: Help stop Beetaloo, the world’s biggest new gas mine

24 November, 2021 - On Wednesday 24 November the Senate will vote for a second and final time on a Greens move to block the Morrison government giving $50 milli...

Greens launch plan to strengthen renters' rights

24 November, 2021 - Media release  The Greens have today launched a plan to strengthen renters’ rights and fund tenancy advocacy services. Nearly a thir...

Senate saves ABC from partisan political interference

23 November, 2021 - The Senate has today voted to suspend the senate inquiry initiated by the Morrison Government through a backdoor process to attack and under...

New laws at odds with Independent National Security Legislation Monitor

23 November, 2021 - After passing over 70 counter-terrorism laws in the past two decades, the Government passed the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Hig...