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Senate pressures Govt to bring on vote for Greens Federal ICAC

10 February, 2020 - The Australian Senate has sent a message to the Morrison Government that it wants a federal corruption watchdog with teeth, voting for the G...

We Don’t Need No Hanson Education Bill: Faruqi

10 February, 2020 - Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to Senator Pauline Hanson’s announcement of “The Prohibiting the Indoct...

Labor joining the Liberals in hugging coal: Bandt

9 February, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP has slammed Labor Deputy Leader Richard Marles comments on ABC's Insiders program and called on Anthony Albanese ...

Greens ask Auditor General to investigate new sports rorts

7 February, 2020 - The Greens have today written to the Auditor General asking for a full investigation of $150 million in sports funding channelled to Liberal-...

BREAKING NEWS:  Indigenous heritage will now be assessed at major Canberra development

7 February, 2020 - Canberrans were outraged to learn this week that the development proposed at the old CSIRO site, on the foothills of Mount Ainslie, could hav...

Cancel Adani's approval after criminal conviction: Greens

6 February, 2020 - The Federal Government must revoke Adani’s coal mine approval after the company was today expected to be criminally convicted of false and mi...

Greens slam cabinet of climate criminals

6 February, 2020 - The Australian Greens have slammed Scott Morrison's cabinet reshuffle, which further cements the climate denialism of this government. Austra...

Inquiry Launched into Air Quality Impacts of Bushfire Smoke and Drought

6 February, 2020 - An NSW Parliamentary Committee will inquire into the health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality caused by bushfire smoke and dr...

Wombat protection a critical step, but thousands still at risk of being killed

6 February, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the Government’s decision to overturn the decades-old legal loophole that allowed wombats to be killed wit...

Bandt in push to double firefighters with coal levy

5 February, 2020 - As part of the Green New Deal to solve the climate crisis, Greens Leader Adam Bandt has called for the doubling of the number of paid firefig...

Greens compel Prime Minister to release Gaetjens Report into sports rorts scandal and emails to Mackenzie

5 February, 2020 - The Senate today passed the Greens’ Order for the Production of Documents compelling the Prime Minister to release the Gaetjens Report and th...

Greens double down on pokies stance despite dodgy donation to Victorian Labor

5 February, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said they won’t be intimidated by the pokies lobby, despite revelations that the Australian Hotels Association dona...

Adam Bandt elected as Greens leader, kicks off fight for a Green New Deal

4 February, 2020 - Adam Bandt MP, Member for Melbourne, has been elected as the Australian Greens Parliamentary Leader. Adam will use his first media conference...

ACT Government condemns rise in racist incidents in response to COVID 19

4 February, 2020 - The ACT Government is today dismayed and disappointed to learn of a number of reports of racist, discriminatory incidents that have taken pla...

ACT announces $214m COVID stimulus package

4 February, 2020 - Last week we announced the ACT Government’s first rapid response to the COVID crisis - a $137 million investment to help support our economy ...