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Looking backwards, looking forwards

28 June, 2019 - Thank you for an incredible election result for the Greens! Now, it’s time to prepare for what comes next. By Richard Di Natale Have you...

Australia can't follow Trump into another disastrous war in the Middle East

27 June, 2019 - The Australian Greens are gravely concerned at reports today that the Morrison Government is considering joining Donald Trump in his counter-pro...

Charges laid over teenager’s death long overdue: Greens

26 June, 2019 - Greens spokesperson for Worker Safety and Industrial Relations  the Hon Alison Xamon MLC has expressed dismay over the length of time it ha...

Media statement in relation to Minister Meegan Fitzharris

26 June, 2019 - Today the ACT Greens acknowledge the work of Minister Meegan Fitzharris, who has today tendered her resignation from the Ministry and the ACT As...

Angus Taylor and Josh Frydenberg must explain their actions

21 June, 2019 - It is very disappointing, but hardly surprising, to hear yet again that Coalition Ministers are more interested in profits for themselves and th...

Labor leadership needs to stick firm in tax cuts opposition

21 June, 2019 - The Labor leadership needs to stick firm in its opposition to the Government's tax cut package, despite the pressure it may be feeling from a ha...

Greens to introduce bill to ban live export of sheep and cattle following new animal cruelty footage

21 June, 2019 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has today announced that she will introduce a Greens bill to ban all ...

How did the Greens fare in Indonesia's general election?

21 June, 2019 - In April, Indonesia held its general election. While the incumbent Joko Widodo was returned as president, how did the country’s fledgling Green ...

If not GDP, then what?

21 June, 2019 - Many of the social and environmental issues the Greens seek to tackle lie outside the measurability of gross domestic product (GDP). So what’s t...

New Spy Powers Unjustified

19 June, 2019 - Peter Dutton's plan to allow the Australian Signals Directorate to spy on Australians is a dangerous and unjustified attack on fundamental right...

Bitter budget from the Liberals and Nationals

19 June, 2019 - Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP and Greens NSW Spokesperson for the North Coast says that whilst this budget delivers some of the bare bones...

Greens bring Psychedelics to NSW Parliament

19 June, 2019 - In the inaugural event of a series of Science in the House forums, Greens MP Cate Faehrmann hopes to spark a discussion about the potential bene...

State government’s record expenditure on private schools betrays Gonski commitment

19 June, 2019 - The NSW Government is handing a record $6.1 billion dollars of public money to private schools over the next four years, with unprecedented capi...

Plastic bag ban welcome

19 June, 2019 - The Victorian Greens are delighted the plastic bag ban will come into effect in November, but say we need to follow the rest of the world in ban...

Re-elected Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young to continue to fight for SA

18 June, 2019 - Following the final count of the SA Senate vote by the AEC today, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has been returned to the Senate with the lar...