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Arts, entertainment and creative industry left behind without changes to JobKeeper

6 April, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s refusal to change the JobKeeper program to include more casuals will leave workers in the arts, entertainment and crea...

Government must provide clarity to public sector on remote-working arrangements during COVID-19 crisis

6 April, 2020 - Greens WA spokesperson for the Public Sector Hon Alison Xamon MLC has called on the Government to provide clear direction to public sector organ...

Frontline workers need legal protection

6 April, 2020 - Urgent legal reforms are needed to ensure frontline workers who contract COVID-19 are covered by workers compensation as new data shows there h...

Temporary Visa Holders need genuine income support

4 April, 2020 - The government's response to temporary visa holders in Australia is cruel and callous, Greens Immigration and Citizenship spokesperson Nick McKi...

International Students Abandoned In Heartless Visa Announcement

4 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the federal government has abandoned international ...

National Advisory Group a big win for disability community

3 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has labelled Health Minister Greg Hunt's announcement of the establishment ...

Australia Council funding announcement blow for arts sector already suffering

3 April, 2020 - The Australia Council Four Year Funding for Organisations announcement today is a blow for our arts sector at a time when they are already suffe...

Greens leaders call for immediate release of asylum seekers in detention

3 April, 2020 - The Greens have called for the immediate release of the 67 asylum seekers currently being held at Mantra Bell City in Preston to avoid the risk ...

Govt must rein in tech giants before it’s too late for Australian media

2 April, 2020 - The Federal Government dropped the ball in its response to the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry and must implement urgent reforms if Australian ...

Make Like Tassie & Stop Racing Nationally, Scott

2 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Animal Welfare spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said the rest of the country must follow Tasmania and st...

Set up a COVID response committee to keep democracy healthy: Greens

2 April, 2020 - The Australian Parliament should set up a cross-parliamentary committee to oversee the government’s pandemic and ensure democratic checks and ba...

Pause health insurance payments & abolish PHI rebate: Greens

2 April, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called for a pause on health insurance premiums during the COVID-19 crisis, and for the government to redirect the pr...

Childcare Needs Immediate Lifeline To Avoid Disaster

2 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Prime Minister must announce measures to immedi...

Extension to logging laws in Victorian forests will fast-track extinction and climate emergency, say Greens

2 April, 2020 - The Greens have condemned the 10 year extension of damaging logging laws in Victoria signed off by Premier Andrews and Prime Minister Morrison t...

Andrews Government should not be immune from scrutiny during COVID-19

2 April, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called for the establishment of a parliamentary committee to ensure ongoing oversight of the Andrews Government’s resp...