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Private School Building Boom Exposes Public Funding Exorbitance

9 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that a new analysis of planned NSW private school buildi...

Govt ignoring frontline sector calls for additional funding to address domestic violence

9 March, 2020 - The Federal Government did not consult with the peak community advisory group before re-announcing $20 million funding for a controversial loan ...

Schools Local Decisions data shows system-wide underspend of $1.3 billion

6 March, 2020 - Data obtained by the Greens shows $1.3 billion dollars is sitting unspent in school bank accounts under the failing Local Schools Local Decision...

Secure supply of masks must be ensured to protect health workers.

5 March, 2020 - Today’s reports of insufficient access to protective masks for front line GPs in the face of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency is of signific...

Increased funding vital for improving police responses to domestic violence

5 March, 2020 - Greens Senate Leader and spokesperson on Women, Senator Larissa Waters, has written to Minister for Women Marise Payne ahead of tomorrow’s meeti...

Government delays inquiry into Victoria's flawed and undemocratic voting system

5 March, 2020 - In yet another attempt to delay reform on Victoria’s upper house group voting system, today the Andrews Government announced that the Electoral ...

Minister, Secretary confirm ADF has no plan for 4 degrees warming

4 March, 2020 - Wednesday, 4 March 2020 Department of Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds have conceded in estimates today there...

Senator Di Natale to quiz government on coronavirus response

4 March, 2020 - Greens spokesperson for Health and public health specialist Dr Richard Di Natale will quiz senior government officials on the Australian and int...

Lack of sick leave a coronavirus ‘ticking time bomb’, stimulus payments needed: Greens

4 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP and Greens Community Services spokesperson Rachel Siewert have called on the government to extend the Disaster Recov...

Victoria will undertake inquiry into 100% clean energy transition

4 March, 2020 - Today the Victorian Parliament voted in support of a Greens inquiry that will look into how the state can phase out coal and transition to 100 p...

ACT gas phase-out gaining momentum

4 March, 2020 - Canberrans are voting with their feet, transitioning away from natural gas and making the switch to 100% renewable electricity – again cementing...

Attorney-General should come clean on whether Commonwealth Integrity Commission would cover Sports Rorts

3 March, 2020 - Attorney-General Christian Porter continues to avoid a clear answer on whether his long overdue proposal for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission...

Private School Favouritism Confirmed With Broad Slush Fund Guidelines & New Bill

3 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said that private schools will be able to spend the $1.2 bi...

Today's rate cut lays the foundation for a Green New Deal: Whish-Wilson, Bandt

3 March, 2020 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, and leader, Adam Bandt MP, called on the government to respond to today’s interest rat...