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Four deaths in a fortnight - Blak deaths in custody a national crisis: Greens

25 March, 2021 - The Greens have again called on the Government to act urgently to end Blak deaths in custody, following reports today of yet another death of a...

Medicinal Cannabis

25 March, 2021 -  I rise to speak on the Narcotic Drugs Amendment (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2021. The Greens were part of the push in this place to start t...

Family Law System

25 March, 2021 - by Adam Bandt — I rise to speak in support of this bill. I commend the member for Morton for bringing this forward, because it is designed t...

The Government is acting for big corporations and billionaires

25 March, 2021 - by Adam Bandt — This Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 is the latest example of the government using COVID as a cover ...

Billionaires have too much power

25 March, 2021 - by Adam Bandt — Big corporations and billionaires in this country have too much power. That is corrupting democracy. And they are also not p...

March 4 Justice

25 March, 2021 - by Adam Bandt — The women of Australia are speaking loudly and speaking clearly, but the men of this government are still not listening. But...

On Snowy Hydro

25 March, 2021 - By Adam Bandt We shouldn't have to introduce the Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 today, but we do beca...

The problem with billionaires

25 March, 2021 - By Adam Bandt How was your 2020? Did you buy a new jet? Did you go on holiday overseas? Or was it more Zoom meetings, homeschooling and do...

Raise JobSeeker

25 March, 2021 - by Adam Bandt  This government is cutting the support for people who are doing it tough as we deal with the pandemic. This government i...

Environment Protection Authority

25 March, 2021 - By Adam Bandt: The relentless destruction of Australia's habitat is causing constant upgrading of the risk to our animals to 'endangered', '...

Andrew Braddock Op Ed: Writing Gungahlin’s Story

25 March, 2021 - Almost one in five Canberrans lives in Gungahlin. Or to be more accurate, one in five Canberrans sleeps in Gungahlin. More than...

Thousands more to be condemned to Cashless Debit Card despite failure of Government to prove it works

24 March, 2021 - The Greens have strongly condemned the lifting of the temporary pause on new income support recipients going on to the Cashless Debit Card prog...

Prime Minister’s sincerity will be judged on actions

23 March, 2021 - Responding to today’s press conference by the Prime Minister on women’s safety and the culture of parliament house, Greens leader in the Senate...

It's closer than you think: new research shows 828 votes away from shared power

22 March, 2021 - A Parliamentary Library Brief, provided to the Greens, reveals that a minority parliament is only 828 votes away, and looms as one of the most ...