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Small steps forward, but not the funding needed to meet FDSV demand

13 May, 2026 - Despite clear calls from the family, sexual and domestic violence sector that current funding is failing to meet demand, there were no significan...

Budget bakes in housing inequality

13 May, 2026 - Labor promised to deliver a budget that would tackle intergenerational housing inequity but failed to deliver. The Greens say Labor’s budget b...

Budget fails communities of colour and students: No changes to JRG, nothing for the National Anti-Racism Framework

13 May, 2026 - Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education and Anti-Racism, Senator Faruqi, has responded to last night’s federal budget, which f...

PM’s childcare “legacy” built on empty promises and pay cut 

13 May, 2026 - PM’s childcare “legacy” built on empty promises and pay cut  The Greens spokesperson for Early Childhood Education and Care, Senator Step...

‘Good’ character removed as a consideration in sentencing for sexual offences

12 May, 2026 - A person’s ‘good’ character will no longer be considered in sentencing for sexual crimes after the NSW Parliament passed laws today, including sa...

Labor’s budget backs corporate profits & the 1% over people

12 May, 2026 - In their first budget of the term, Labor has chosen corporate profits over people, by delivering real cuts to services while allowing corporate p...

Three more NSW hospitals flailing under a public-private partnership, Inquiry hears

12 May, 2026 - Staff at Bathurst, Orange and Bloomfield hospitals told an inquiry today about the failures of their profit-driven management model, including a ...

Greens say “Cohealth needs long term funding and long term security” not just just band-aids and crumbs

8 May, 2026 - The Greens say Cohealth clinics need long term funding to stay open - not just the band-aids and crumbs offered by Labor today. The Federal gov...

Labor finally adopts Greens-driven early childhood commission proposal but stalls on real reform

8 May, 2026 - The Greens have welcomed the government finally moving to “consult” on a national early childhood education and care commission, but say families ...

Laws to abolish ‘good character’ for sexual offenders pass NSW Upper House

7 May, 2026 - The Greens worked across the Parliament to pass nation-leading reforms in the NSW Upper House that would end consideration of “good character” as ...

Inquiry calls for gas tax review after Middle East conflict

7 May, 2026 - The Greens-led Select Committee into the taxation of Australia’s gas resources has tabled its final report, agreeing that the gas export tax regim...

Labor’s fuel crisis budget will pick a side: ordinary people or corporate profits

7 May, 2026 - As the illegal war in the Middle East fuels inflation and economic inequality, Labor's budget must choose a side: deliver for people, or deliver f...

GAS RESERVE WILL PROLONG THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN RIP OFF: GREENS

7 May, 2026 - Labor’s adoption of the Australian Energy Producers-supported gas reservation policy as Australian government policy is yet another capitulation t...

Greens motion calls for strategy to tackle youth homelessness crisis

7 May, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Laura Nuttall MLA, ACT Greens spokesperson for young people "All Canberrans have a right to a roof over their head, but ...

GREENS SAY LABOR HAS CHOSEN GAS CORPORATIONS OVER THE FUTURE OF EVERYDAY VICTORIANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

7 May, 2026 - The Greens have slammed Labor’s decision to approve the largest new gas project in over a decade, saying they chose gas corporations over everyday...