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Queensland Election sees the 'Green Wave' continue

1 November, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt MP, and Greens Senate Leader and Queensland Senator, Larissa Waters, have said the success of the...

Labor's gas document a white flag on climate and renewable jobs

30 October, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has responded to Labor’s reported capitulation to the Liberals on coal and gas by saying that with both parties ag...

Andrews' decision to hold Melbourne Cup during a pandemic 'thoughtless'

30 October, 2020 - Even though crowds and owners will not be allowed to attend this year, the Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Labor Government to ca...

Debt raising against income support recipients during a recession is a disgrace

29 October, 2020 - The Greens have called the Government's decision to recommence ‘debt raising’ against income support recipients a disgrace. We are in a reces...

Racing Cannot Be Fixed

29 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that commercial horse racing is a cruel industry that cannot be...

Minister confirms in Estimates that an extension to Jobseeker supplement will be in place by January

29 October, 2020 - The Minister for Social Services has confirmed today during an Estimates hearing that the Government plans to extend the Jobseeker coronaviru...

Scott Morrison the Kim Jong-Un of climate as 75% of coal exports set to collapse

29 October, 2020 - Scott Morrison is isolating Australia from the world and our trading partners with his stubborn refusal to accept the need to decarbonise and...

Greens push for inquiry into destruction of Djab Wurrung sacred trees

29 October, 2020 - Today the Victorian Greens will introduce a motion calling for an inquiry into the destruction of sacred trees on Djab Wurrung land. The i...

Disturbing and shameful allegations of war crimes must be made public

28 October, 2020 - Wednesday 28 October 2020 Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Jordon Steele-John has called for Defence to make both the Cro...

Australians ready to join the rest of the world in action as climate crisis worsens

28 October, 2020 - As the Morrison government talks up fossil fuel subsidies with its so-called ‘gas-led recovery’, only 12% of Australians want our economic re...

Live Export Backflip Will Hurt Animals

28 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the federal government has done an extraordinary and devas...

SAVE THE KOALA: Greens move for moratorium on habitat clearing

28 October, 2020 - The Greens have announced they’ll move for a moratorium on koala habitat clearing to save the national treasure from extinction. The legislat...

Greens' motion calls on government to support a Green New Deal in Victoria

28 October, 2020 - The state government will be asked to support a Green New Deal for Victoria under a motion set to be introduced by the Greens this week and d...

Andrews must cease work on Western Highway project and protect Djab Wurrung trees: Greens motion

28 October, 2020 - The Victorian Greens will today introduce a motion in Victorian Parliament calling on the Andrews Labor Government to immediately cease works...