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Law change necessary after low minimum wage decision

19 August, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP has today said the 2019-20 annual wage review increase was too low and that a change to the Fair Work Act was now ...

Greens ready major campaign for October 24 council election

19 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed reports that this year’s local government election will be held on October 24, saying their 80+ metro and r...

Ban pokie donations to help restore faith in our democracy: ACT Greens

19 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens will seek to ban gambling entities from donating to political parties, in a major vote due to go before the Legislative Assembl...

Vote 1 Greens in the NT Election to protect the Territory from fracking

18 August, 2020 - This Saturday's Northern Territory election has the potential to make history by electing a strong, independent Greens voice to Parliament, Gr...

Centre Alliance must show spine on super

18 August, 2020 - The Greens have today slammed Centre Alliance for reportedly helping the Liberal Party abandon an election promise and delay an increase to wo...

Youth Job Guarantee needed

18 August, 2020 - Responding to today’s devastating job figures that see youth unemployment at a 23 year high, Greens Leader, Adam Bandt MP, called on the gover...

Electoral Matters Committee continues to fail Victorians by delaying voting reform

18 August, 2020 - The Electoral Matters Committee has let down Victorian voters by failing to address upper house voting reform in its recently tabled report on...

Hundreds protest across NSW for Save Our Koalas Day of Action

17 August, 2020 - Photos here. Local residents, koala activists and environmental organisations, including the Bob Brown Foundation, Bellingen Environment Ce...

We need a federal inquiry into the Ruby Princess: Greens

15 August, 2020 - The Australian Greens have today called for a federal inquiry into the Ruby Princess, to allow federal biosecurity officials to testify on the...

Government failure on global vaccine action shocking: Greens

14 August, 2020 - Greens questioning in the Senate COVID Committee today has confirmed the Morrison government has failed to join the COVAX global vaccine initi...

Morrison must take responsibility for Aged Care debacle: Greens

14 August, 2020 - The Greens say evidence given to the Royal Commission into Aged Care and statements of the Prime Minister have become utterly contradictory.  ...

Comment on School Chaplains in Canberra Schools

14 August, 2020 - Disappointed, but unsurprised. Today a Canberra Liberals dominated Committee report pushed for school chaplains to be mandated in Canberra ...

With over 1 million out of work the Government should not be cutting JobSeeker payments

13 August, 2020 - The Greens say that the Government is failing the growing number of people out of work by cutting the Jobseeker payment at the end of Septembe...

Punitive Approach For Struggling Students Will Cause Harm

13 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said the federal government’s move to punish students who struggle to find...