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Libs dancing to Latham's toxic uranium tune

26 August, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the Berejiklian Government to reject the Mark Latham-led push for uranium mining in NSW. "The Liberals sh...

Press freedom changes proposed by intelligence committee don’t go far enough to protect journalists

26 August, 2020 - The press freedom changes recommended by the Parliament’s Intelligence Committee do not go far enough to protect journalists, the Greens say. ...

Paid pandemic leave a step in the right direction but needs to go further for all Tasmanians

26 August, 2020 - Tasmanian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson today welcomes the announcement from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that paid pandemic leave will b...

CRS Fyshwick waste proposal

26 August, 2020 - Comments below attributable to Jo Clay regarding the CRS Waste facility: The ACT Greens today called on waste company CRS to publicly clari...

Georges River Koala Reserve Welcome First Step in Saving NSW Koalas

26 August, 2020 - Today’s announcement of a new Georges River Koala Reserve is a welcome first step if the Government is going to live up to its promise to doub...

Victorian Greens launch over 80 candidates for local election

26 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have officially launched more than 80 candidates for the upcoming local election as part of a major campaign for Greens r...

Greens call on PM to stand down Sukkar

25 August, 2020 - The Greens are calling on the Prime Minister to stand down Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar while the Department of Finance investigates the...

Greens to move to block environment law changes that weaken protections

25 August, 2020 - The Greens will tomorrow move to block the Morrison Government from rushing changes to environment laws through the Senate, with the so-called...

Greens move to stop Government JobKeeper 2.0 wage cut powers

25 August, 2020 - The Greens have described a government bill to extend IR ‘flexibility’ and create a special tier of businesses as corporate welfare at workers...

Morrison Govt should rule out lifting ban on parrot importation

25 August, 2020 - The Greens have called on the Morrison Government to rule out lifting a ban on the importation of exotic parrot species into Australia. Greens...

Richard Di Natale resigns from Parliament

25 August, 2020 - Former Greens Leader and Senator for Victoria Dr Richard Di Natale will deliver his valedictory speech to the Senate this afternoon by remote ...

Uni Bill An Irredeemable Mess

25 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the proposed final version of the Job-Ready Graduates legislatio...

Alarming rates of COVID-19 infection in the workplace highlight need for guaranteed compensation

25 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said the alarming number of health workers contracting COVID-19 in the workplace make clear the need for guaranteed ...

Real reforms to our planning system… but the fight for a climate-ready Canberra goes on.

25 August, 2020 - I’m pleased to announce that the Greens have secured agreement on a range of important reforms that will help make our planning system work fo...