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Splinter could save Local Council workers

15 April, 2020 - A newly proposed 12 month Splinter Award that will be made in the NSW Industrial relations Commission today is the first step towards protectin...

Government needs more balanced COVID-19 scrutiny committee

15 April, 2020 - The Andrews Government has announced that it will task the existing Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) with scrutinising its COVID-...

Andrews' relief package could leave thousands of Victorian renters behind

15 April, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have cautiously welcomed the Andrews Government’s announcement of support for renters across the state, including legislat...

Netflix, Amazon & Apple should be backing Australian-made stories

14 April, 2020 - The big streaming companies should play their part in helping fund Australia’s cultural recovery, the Greens say. The Party is also calling on ...

Victorian renters need protection both during and after the COVID-19 crisis

14 April, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said that any package to support renters during the COVID-19 pandemic must also protect them from being saddled with ...

Greens call for roll-out of permanent automated pedestrian signals

14 April, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called for the urgent roll-out of permanent automatic pedestrian signals at intersections to help reduce the potentia...

Putting an end to native forest logging would save the Government $191.9 million

13 April, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Government to immediately stop all native forest logging in Victoria, as new costings show it w...

Higher Education Package Fails Universities, Staff and Students

12 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government’s Higher Education Relief Package f...

Redirect half a billion for Captain Cook celebrations and War Memorial to out-of-work artists

12 April, 2020 - The half a billion dollars for the Captain Cook celebrations and expansion of the Australian War Memorial should be redirected to arts and cult...

Now is the time to save the Powerhouse and $1.5 billion

11 April, 2020 - With the resignation of the NSW Arts Minister now is the time for the Premier to step up and scrap his $1.5 billion Powerhouse mistake. With...

Govt must do more for Australian artists and creatives

9 April, 2020 - The Treasurer is in the box seat to fix the problems with the JobKeeper program that has locked workers in the arts, entertainment and events in...

Inquiry recommends scrapping project to convert the Sydenham to Bankstown Line to metro

9 April, 2020 - The Transport Customer Service inquiry into the Conversion of the Sydenham to Bankstown Line has found that the Metro South West should terminat...

Government Must Extract Housing From The Too-Hard Basket

8 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Housing spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the National Cabinet has manifestly failed to provide...

Greens to move to protect arts, entertainment and event industry in Senate

8 April, 2020 - With workers in the arts, entertainment and event industry largely left out of the JobKeeper program despite being one of the hardest hit by the...

Greens to back international students in the Senate

8 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi said the Greens would back 565,000 international students by toda...