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Disabled people & Carers need the $550 COVID-19 supplement

25 March, 2020 - Wednesday 25th March, 2020 Australian Greens disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called on Minister Ruston to urgently exten...

Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders

25 March, 2020 - The Federal Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders impacted by the coronavirus shutdown, Greens Immigration spokespe...

Senate Inquiry calls for sweeping changes to medicinal cannabis access

25 March, 2020 - A Senate Committee Inquiry examining access to medicinal cannabis in Australia has made a series of landmark recommendations to significantly i...

Greens amendments to protect renters pass NSW Parliament

25 March, 2020 - The Greens NSW successfully amended the COVID-19 Emergency Measures Bill in NSW Parliament last night, to enable protections for renters to be ...

WA legal system must adapt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without undermining justice

25 March, 2020 - Greens spokesperson for Justice Hon Alison Xamon MLC has today called for stricter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in WA courts, whi...

Supporting those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic

25 March, 2020 - Over the past several weeks we have watched in alarm as the COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly around the world. As of today here in Victo...

Greens WA call for reduction in prison population to reduce spread of coronavirus

25 March, 2020 - Greens WA spokesperson for Health and Corrective Services Hon Alison Xamon MLC has urged the Government to ensure measures for reducing the spr...

Greens call for urgent nation-wide extension of workers compensation benefits to cover COVID-19

24 March, 2020 - Too many workers don’t have leave entitlements to allow them to economically survive a diagnosis of COVID-19. Frontline staff in people-facing ...

Greens call for release of COVID-19 modelling

24 March, 2020 - Dr Richard Di Natale has today called on the Australian government to urgently release its COVID-19 modelling in the face of confusing and frag...

Lack of wage, job guarantees already starting to bite: Greens

24 March, 2020 - The Greens have said that today’s Depression-era job queues follow the Morrison Government’s failure to link its billions in stimulus payments ...

Greens will keep pushing for targeted package for arts and creative industries

24 March, 2020 - The Greens will continue to push for a targeted package for the arts and creative industries after the Morrison Government refused to support G...

Extraordinary new justice measures

24 March, 2020 - The significant measures proposed by the Government in their emergency measures laws to respond to the COVID-19 crisis highlight the need to ha...

McGowan Government must take steps to close WA schools

24 March, 2020 - Greens spokesperson for Education Hon Alison Xamon MLC has backed the State School Teachers Union of WA, calling on the WA Government to take i...

Individuals working with vulnerable clients must have immediate access to PPE

24 March, 2020 - Greens spokesperson for Community Services Hon Alison Xamon MLC has called on the Government to ensure that community workers caring for vulner...

Victorian renters shouldn't be forced to choose between rent and food

24 March, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Government to ensure no-one is made homeless or pushed into housing insecurity as a result of t...