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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...

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 ...

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...

COVID-19: Our community, together

1 April, 2020 - The ACT Greens, and the ACT Government, understand that the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic will be unlike anything our society has experienced...

Boost Covid-19 Funding For Pacific: Greens

1 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and International Development spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called on the Australian Government to act im...

Greens call on Govt to save regional papers and reverse ABC cuts

1 April, 2020 - The Federal Government must urgently unlock the Regional and Small Publishers Jobs and Innovation Package to save regional and community newspap...

Expanding community managed mental health services more important than ever during COVID-19 crisis

1 April, 2020 - Greens spokesperson for Mental Health Hon Alison Xamon MLC has called on the Government to ensure community managed mental health services are r...

Government must stop sending vulnerable people to prison for fine default during COVID-19 crisis

1 April, 2020 - Greens spokesperson for Corrective Services and Justice Hon Alison Xamon MLC has called on the Government to stop issuing Warrants of Commitment...

Greens call for urgent support for non-citizens in Australia

1 April, 2020 - Non-citizens living in Australia have been stranded with no income, no housing and no way to leave the country and governments must urgently ste...

Flu vaccine should be free for all Australians: Greens

31 March, 2020 - Australian Greens health spokesperson Dr Richard Di Natale has written to the federal health minister calling for the influenza vaccine to be m...

Airline bailout is not working for workers

31 March, 2020 - Greens transport spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has called on the Government to attach conditions to any bailout money given to airlines to pr...

Greens to amend wage subsidy to cover extra 1M casuals

31 March, 2020 - By excluding casuals engaged for less than 12 months, Scott Morrison’s flat wage subsidy will fail to keep Australians employed, and still repr...

Govt’s Job Keeper payment fails many in arts, entertainment and creative industry

31 March, 2020 - The Federal Government’s Job Keeper payment rules fail many in the arts, entertainment and creative industry which employs many casuals and sea...

Disabled People & Carers left out of $130 billion stimulus

31 March, 2020 - Tuesday 31st March, 2020 Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said the Government's failure to extend the $550 ...