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Greens call for JobKeeper & JobSeeker extension after NSW COVID outbreak

21 December, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP has today called on the government to defer the looming cuts to JobKeeper and JobSeeker in lig...

Coate inquiry an important lesson, but our best defence now is the vaccine

21 December, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said the Andrews Labor Government should use the best available defence against the pandemic, which is the vaccine...

Community clubs are being forced to pay for government's pokies addiction

21 December, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Labor Government to waive any licencing fees for clubs and venues that want to phase out the...

Solar farm frustration (Freo Herald 19 Dec 20)

19 December, 2020 - A good write up in the Fremantle Herald about the frustration I've felt trying to get renewable energy projects off the ground in Fremantle....

Solar farm needs certainty about renewables (Freo Herald)

19 December, 2020 - A good write up in the Fremantle Herald about the frustration I've felt trying to get renewable energy projects off the ground in Frema...

Greens support findings and recommendations of majority report into Tobacco Harm Reduction

18 December, 2020 -  The Greens recognise the potential role of e-cigarettes in tobacco harm reduction but support a precautionary approach in the regulation of...

Federal Court decision welcomed as fight to protect sacred DjubWurrung trees continues

18 December, 2020 - In a stark rebuke to Minister for Environment Sussan Ley, the Australian Greens today welcomed the Federal Court decision to uphold an appea...

Tudge Shouldn’t Be A Minister, Let Alone Education Minister

18 December, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Alan Tudge’s appointment as Education Minister is a disturbing...

City of men

18 December, 2020 - Widely, daily and by design, the modern city excludes those of us who don’t occupy straight white able cis male bodies. And while we can’t e...

We’re on a roll

18 December, 2020 - Well, what a year it’s been. In this adapted version of his welcome speech to last month’s National Conference, Adam Bandt shares some of ou...

Outliving nuclear weapons

18 December, 2020 - The only way to outlive nuclear weapons is to eliminate nuclear weapons. It is either them or us. So has the ongoing nuclear weapons standof...

Change is possible

18 December, 2020 - Earlier this year, Lidia Thorpe made history by being the first Aboriginal person elected to represent Victoria in the Senate. In this excer...

Getting to know our new MPs: Emma Davidson

18 December, 2020 - 2020 has been a huge year for the Greens around the country – particularly in the ACT, where we tripled our representation in the Assembly a...

MYEFO

17 December, 2020 - MYEFO shows yet again that the Liberals are locking in inequality and damage from climate change, the Greens say. “The economy continues to ...

Government failed public housing residents, report is a wake-up call and must lead to real change

17 December, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said the Ombudsman’s report into the hard lockdown of nine public housing towers needs to serve as a wake-up call ...