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Higher Education Package Fails Universities, Staff and Students

12 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government’s Higher Education Relief Package f...

Now is the time to save the Powerhouse and $1.5 billion

11 April, 2020 - With the resignation of the NSW Arts Minister now is the time for the Premier to step up and scrap his $1.5 billion Powerhouse mistake. With...

Govt must do more for Australian artists and creatives

9 April, 2020 - The Treasurer is in the box seat to fix the problems with the JobKeeper program that has locked workers in the arts, entertainment and events in...

Inquiry recommends scrapping project to convert the Sydenham to Bankstown Line to metro

9 April, 2020 - The Transport Customer Service inquiry into the Conversion of the Sydenham to Bankstown Line has found that the Metro South West should terminat...

Greens to back international students in the Senate

8 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi said the Greens would back 565,000 international students by toda...

Government Must Extract Housing From The Too-Hard Basket

8 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Housing spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the National Cabinet has manifestly failed to provide...

Greens to move to protect arts, entertainment and event industry in Senate

8 April, 2020 - With workers in the arts, entertainment and event industry largely left out of the JobKeeper program despite being one of the hardest hit by the...

Manyana community gets a response on land clearing

8 April, 2020 - A formal response has been lodged to the petition Greens MP David Shoebridge presented to the NSW Parliament on behalf of the Manyana community ...

Scathing Auditor General’s report

8 April, 2020 - The NSW Auditor General’s report into the failed Local Schools Local Decisions (LSLD) program shows how mismanaged and misdirected this multi-bi...

Greens (WA) Announce Lead Candidates for 2021 State Election

7 April, 2020 - Greens announce lead upper house candidates for 2021 State Election The Greens (WA) are pleased to announce their lead upper house candidates...

More funds and big tech regulation needed to save public interest journalism

6 April, 2020 - The release of funding for regional media outlets is welcome but much more than $5million is needed and big tech must be forced to pay for conte...

Arts, entertainment and creative industry left behind without changes to JobKeeper

6 April, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s refusal to change the JobKeeper program to include more casuals will leave workers in the arts, entertainment and crea...

Government must provide clarity to public sector on remote-working arrangements during COVID-19 crisis

6 April, 2020 - Greens WA spokesperson for the Public Sector Hon Alison Xamon MLC has called on the Government to provide clear direction to public sector organ...

Frontline workers need legal protection

6 April, 2020 - Urgent legal reforms are needed to ensure frontline workers who contract COVID-19 are covered by workers compensation as new data shows there h...

Temporary Visa Holders need genuine income support

4 April, 2020 - The government's response to temporary visa holders in Australia is cruel and callous, Greens Immigration and Citizenship spokesperson Nick McKi...