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Regional Unis And Students Will Still Lose Out

24 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that the National Party has secured Government backin...

10 Years on, Greens-Labor Agreement a formula for progressive change

21 August, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the power sharing Parliament and the agreement between Labor and the Greens...

Environment minister should not put marginal mining project ahead of Tasmanian interests

20 August, 2020 - Tasmanian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson today calls on the federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley not to weaken environmental conditions ...

National tourism plan urgently needed with 172k businesses on brink of bust

20 August, 2020 - 172,000 tourism businesses across Australia are just two weeks away from going bust, the Covid19 Senate Committee has heard today, prompting t...

Australian first as ACT Greens secure commitment to regular pill-testing

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens are pleased today to have secured a commitment from ACT Labor to explore a permanent pill-testing site in the ACT this Summer -...

Australian first as ACT Greens secure commitment to regular pill-testing

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens are pleased today to have secured a commitment from ACT Labor to explore a pill-testing site in the ACT this Summer - an Austra...

Rental protections need to be longer and stronger

20 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed news that the state government will extend its ban on evictions and rent increases. Renters have been am...

Australian first as Greens secure commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility in the ACT

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens have secured a commitment from the ACT Government to support raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years - a...

One in three newly unemployed renters worried about eviction at the end of September: Greens survey

20 August, 2020 - A Victorian Greens survey of nearly 700 renters has revealed that many renters who have become unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic have be...

Climate action in Canberra’s planning system to go to a vote: ACT Greens

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens will bring climate action efforts to a vote (Thursday), as a sweeping planning Bill from Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur in the ...

Health Minister must guarantee compensation for frontline workers: Greens

20 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have renewed their calls on the state government to ensure health workers are protected by workers compensation during th...

COVID vaccine needs action, not Government spin

19 August, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt and Health spokesperson Dr. Richard Di Natale have called on the Morrison government to drop the spin and take real a...

Law change necessary after low minimum wage decision

19 August, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP has today said the 2019-20 annual wage review increase was too low and that a change to the Fair Work Act was now ...

Greens ready major campaign for October 24 council election

19 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed reports that this year’s local government election will be held on October 24, saying their 80+ metro and r...

Ban pokie donations to help restore faith in our democracy: ACT Greens

19 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens will seek to ban gambling entities from donating to political parties, in a major vote due to go before the Legislative Assembl...