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Greens announce billionaires tax to fund schools, dental, and jobs for all

28 March, 2021 - The Greens will today announce key election policies, including a ‘billionaires tax’ to help fund genuinely free public schools, dental into Me...

Greens push for 700% renewables

27 March, 2021 - Under a Greens shared power parliament Australia will strive to generate 700% of existing electricity demand with renewables, Adam Bandt MP has...

Far-right investigations must spur action on fascist terror

26 March, 2021 - Australian Greens Anti-racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that numerous investigations published today by ABC, Nine and Guardi...

New costing shows billions lost from mining super profits tax reversal

26 March, 2021 - If the Resource Super Profits Tax had not been watered down and then repealed, it would have raised $34.6 billion dollars, enough to give free ...

Teetering on the rental cliff

26 March, 2021 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that eviction moratoriums are ending today in NSW, and on Sunday in Vict...

Greens legislate to keep Snowy clean

26 March, 2021 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, will introduce a Bill into the House of Representatives that would prevent the government using the Snowy Hydro grou...

New draft VIC horse management plan will help protect alpine areas

26 March, 2021 - The ACT Government has welcomed Victoria’s new draft feral horse plan, which expands management options and better aligns with our zero-toleran...

Australia’s first public hydrogen refuelling station opens in Canberra

26 March, 2021 - The first publicly available hydrogen refuelling station in Australia has today opened in Fyshwick. Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduct...

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...

NDIS independent assessment process subject to massive conflicts of interest

25 March, 2021 - The Morrison Government is allowing corporations with massive conflicts of interest - including one run by former NDIA CEO Robert De Luca - to ...

The PM’s reshuffle does nothing to make Australian women safer

25 March, 2021 - The Greens say the Prime Minister’s expected Cabinet reshuffle is another cosmetic response to systemic failures and have called on the governm...

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...

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...