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Ten years of making change happen

28 August, 2020 - It’s ten years since Adam Bandt was elected to the House of Representatives and the Greens formed a minority government with Labor. Looking ba...

An ode to rubbish

28 August, 2020 - There’s no question the waste crisis is something we must address from the top-down. But there’s something to be said for viewing rubbish thro...

A farewell to Richard Di Natale

28 August, 2020 - All good things must come to an end, and this week marks the end of one of the best. In this excerpt from his valedictory speech to the Senate...

Orwellian Gov bill defines gas as clean energy, war as peace and freedom as slavery

27 August, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, has today slammed as Orwellian a new Bill from the Morrison government that redefines ‘low emissi...

New environment laws carbon copy of Tony Abbott’s 2014 attack

27 August, 2020 - New environment laws introduced by the Morrison Government today are carbon copy of Tony Abbott’s 2014 attack, the Greens say. Greens Spokespe...

PM must strip Abbott’s pension if reported foreign ties are true

27 August, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has said Scott Morrison must strip Tony Abbott of his Prime Ministerial pension, if reports are correct that Abbott...

Caroline Le Couteur Valedictory Speech

27 August, 2020 -   Madam Speaker, I would like to start by saying thank you to the thousands of people who have voted for me over the four ACT elec...

Thank you for all your contributions, Caroline Le Couteur MLA, ACT Greens Member for Murrumbidgee

27 August, 2020 - This week, Caroline Le Couteur took her place in the ACT Legislative Assembly for the last time, after a total of eight years representing the...

Libs dancing to Latham's toxic uranium tune

26 August, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the Berejiklian Government to reject the Mark Latham-led push for uranium mining in NSW. "The Liberals sh...

Press freedom changes proposed by intelligence committee don’t go far enough to protect journalists

26 August, 2020 - The press freedom changes recommended by the Parliament’s Intelligence Committee do not go far enough to protect journalists, the Greens say. ...

Paid pandemic leave a step in the right direction but needs to go further for all Tasmanians

26 August, 2020 - Tasmanian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson today welcomes the announcement from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that paid pandemic leave will b...

CRS Fyshwick waste proposal

26 August, 2020 - Comments below attributable to Jo Clay regarding the CRS Waste facility: The ACT Greens today called on waste company CRS to publicly clari...

Georges River Koala Reserve Welcome First Step in Saving NSW Koalas

26 August, 2020 - Today’s announcement of a new Georges River Koala Reserve is a welcome first step if the Government is going to live up to its promise to doub...

Victorian Greens launch over 80 candidates for local election

26 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have officially launched more than 80 candidates for the upcoming local election as part of a major campaign for Greens r...

Greens call on PM to stand down Sukkar

25 August, 2020 - The Greens are calling on the Prime Minister to stand down Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar while the Department of Finance investigates the...