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ACT Greens secure win for community against big, dirty waste polluters

29 May, 2020 - The ACT Greens today welcomed the ACT Government’s long-awaited commitment to rule out any incineration of waste - a polluting, dirty means of wa...

A chance to reset

29 May, 2020 - Right now is a crucial moment – a chance to reset – and it calls for climate champions like you. By the Australian Greens This past week,...

What we do next matters

29 May, 2020 - Instead of going back to normal, we can build a better normal. Right now, we have a chance to map our way out of the jobs and economic crisis and...

Doing politics differently

29 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens are very proud to say the party is now led by an office bearer group made up entirely of women. By Willisa Hogarth ...

Australia’s migration system and COVID-19

29 May, 2020 - Refugees and people seeking asylum have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis – and a great deal of it is due to deliberate governmen...

Jack Mundey: why the inspiration lives on

29 May, 2020 - Earlier this month, activist and Greens legend Jack Mundey passed away aged 90. Former senator Lee Rhiannon shares his story and reminds us of hi...

Greens launch campaign to save live music in Victoria

28 May, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have launched a campaign calling on Premier Andrews to create a $50 million dollar dedicated fund for live music venues that...

Federal Court judgement puts all native forest logging on notice

27 May, 2020 -   The Greens say that all native forest logging operations across Australia now face a cascade of legal challenges, after today’s Federal Court ...

Governments must account for process that allowed for destruction of sacred Pilbara site

27 May, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson on First Nations issues Senator Rachel Siewert said: “I am appalled and deeply upset for the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura...

AFP should rule out charging ABC journos too

27 May, 2020 - The AFP should rule out charging ABC journalists Sam Clark and Dan Oakes following today’s welcome announcement that charges won’t be laid agains...

Strip search class action shows need for law change

27 May, 2020 - The announcement today that Redfern Legal Centre and Slater and Gordon are joining together to bring a class action for unlawful police strip sea...

Damning Federal Court ruling shows Andrews must stop logging now

27 May, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on Premier Andrews to immediately bring forward the state’s transition out of native forest logging, following t...

US Marine Rotational Force must not go ahead in order to protect Territorians

26 May, 2020 - Tuesday, 26 May, 2020 Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has expressed deep concern that the United ...

Skills 'Overhaul' Without Free TAFE & New Funding Just Press Club Hot Air

26 May, 2020 - The Greens have said that the Coalition government can’t be trusted to rebuild our vocational education system or create jobs, ahead of the Prime...

Greens to push bill to extend JobKeeper & JobSeeker, invest in recovery

25 May, 2020 - With JobKeeper set for a $60b underspend, the Greens will introduce legislation to the Senate when Parliament resumes in June to extend JobSeeker...