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Greens to introduce Media Freedom Act

19 February, 2020 - A Media Freedom Act to protect the public’s right to know and whistleblowers who speak truth to power, will be introduced into the Senate, G...

Adani toast as India reportedly pledges to stop coal imports: Greens

19 February, 2020 - The Australian Greens have responded to reports that India will stop importing thermal coal within 4 years, saying that it is the death knel...

Stop the US extradition of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange

19 February, 2020 - This meeting of the Northern Territory Greens held on Sunday, 19th January 2020 condemns the continuing persecution of Wikileaks’ publisher ...

ACT Greens urge other parties to back ‘fair fines’ to help prevent social disadvantage in Canberra

19 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens have urged the other parties to support new laws for ‘fairer fines’ in the ACT to help address social disadvantage in the ACT...

Bandt: PM's technology target nothing more than a smokescreen

18 February, 2020 - The Prime Minister's leaked plan to adopt a so-called "technology target" instead of committing to Australia reaching net zero emissions by ...

Bandt: We need a Royal Commission into wage theft

18 February, 2020 - The Greens are calling for a Royal Commission to fully investigate the extent of wage theft and below-award payment in Australia following r...

Relaxing Water Restrictions Irresponsible

18 February, 2020 - Relaxing Sydney’s water restrictions while the impacts on water quality from runoff from heavy rainfall into the Warragamba dam remain uncer...

ACT Greens welcome heritage changes; call for sacred scarred trees protection

18 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens have lobbied for improvements that would help protect scarred trees of cultural significance to Canberra’s Ngunnawal communit...

ACT Greens secure housing accessibility commitments

18 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens today secured amendments to make it easier for people who require accessible housing to find appropriate homes. “If you’r...

Casey community shouldn't have to wait until 2024 to elect new representatives

18 February, 2020 - The Victorian Greens will be supporting the Government’s decision to dismiss Casey Council, but have said that people living in Casey should...

Students are not guinea pigs for Latham’s education vanity project

18 February, 2020 - The Greens have today published a dissenting report to the Parliamentary Inquiry into “Measurement and outcome-based funding in New South Wa...

Greens move for inquiry into clean energy transition

18 February, 2020 - Today the Victorian Greens will move to establish an inquiry into how Victoria can move to 100 per cent renewable energy, and out of coal, a...

Holden Cuts Demand Manufacturing Renaissance, Green New Deal: Greens

17 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Industry Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to news that General Motors will axe the Holden brand and 600 w...

Response to Federal Court dismissal of ABC case - Govt must rule out charging journalists

17 February, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for Media and Chair of the Senate Inquiry into Press Freedoms Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Federal Court’...

Bandt calls for growth in ‘renewables mining’ with a Green New Deal

17 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has called for a growth in ‘renewables mining’ jobs and a phase out of thermal coal as part of the Green...