News

Greens welcome Government commitment to COVAX  

24 September, 2020 - The Greens are pleased that the Government has finally announced that Australia has joined the COVAX facility.  Australia’s participation i...

ACT Greens pledge support for student strikers

24 September, 2020 - Ahead of tomorrow’s School Strike 4 Climate Action, the ACT Greens have today pledged to establish stronger regulations that support the pa...

Pavey Must Now Restore Water in Lake Menindee and Darling-Baaka River

24 September, 2020 - The NSW Water Minister Melinda Pavey needs to direct those irrigators in the northern part of the Murray-Darling basin who are holding back...

Liberals, Belco Party having a bet each way on cruel and exploitative greyhound racing industry: ACT Greens

24 September, 2020 - The ACT Greens have today called on the Canberra Liberals to give Canberrans an honest answer on whether they intend to bring greyhound rac...

Greens to create a $50m ‘Just Transition Fund’ to deliver a climate-ready Canberra: for all of us

24 September, 2020 - The ACT Greens will today commit $50 million to create and leverage a ‘Just Transition Fund’ that will cut energy bills and make homes and ...

Chinese government must allow access to Tibet, Greens say

23 September, 2020 - Following reports of a mass forced-labour program in Tibet, Greens Senator Janet Rice has called on the Chinese Government to allow access ...

Uni Rallies Essential To Fight Cuts And Autocracy

23 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said she was proud to speak at and attend heavily-policed student ralli...

NBN Upgrade

23 September, 2020 - The Government's NBN announcement is a small step in the right direction, but there are still significant issues that need to be addressed,...

Menindee Lakes Water Savings Project also to be examined by Dams Inquiry

23 September, 2020 - The NSW Parliamentary Inquiry established last month to examine the rationale for, and impacts of, new dams has now had its Terms of Refere...

Government could save Alcoa smelter by transforming it into a reverse battery

23 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have renewed their calls on the state government to save the Portland smelter from closure, following reports today th...

1000 dnata workers are out of a job because of Scott Morrison

22 September, 2020 - Following dnata’s announcement today that 1000 workers will be made redundant, Greens Senator Janet Rice has condemned the Prime Minister f...

Western Sydney Airport Audit Report Reveals A Rotten Mess

22 September, 2020 - The Greens have said that a report of the Australian National Audit Office on a land purchase for Western Sydney Airport is damning and dem...

Energy roadmap steers us off a cliff

22 September, 2020 - Following reports of the government’s energy roadmap, Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP has slammed the plan, declaring it as a...

Can’t have it both ways on grants

22 September, 2020 - With the unfolding State Government council grants scandal being examined by a Parliamentary Committee, locally communities are focussed on...