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Greens NSW MP reveals fears of lung disease from work as stonemason, calls for national ban

29 October, 2018 - Greens NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham has today revealed his former employment as a stonemason places him at high risk of developing the debilitati...

Education Minister Interference in Research Grants "An outrageous overreach"

26 October, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called news that the former Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingha...

Greens refer National Party funding to Auditor-General

26 October, 2018 - Greens environment and water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will today write to the Auditor-General to investigate reports of more s...

Greens slam NSW for voting against developing a climate plan at COAG

26 October, 2018 - NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has voted against an ACT Government motion at the COAG Energy Council for a national emissions reduction schem...

Horrific footage of starving feral horses prompts Greens to call for cull in Kosciuszko

26 October, 2018 - Greens MP and Environment spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has introduced a Bill into the NSW Parliament to overturn the Government’s “foolish” le...

Prime Minister avoiding party room fight over removing discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people in schools: Greens

25 October, 2018 - ‘The Government’s failure to introduce a Bill today proves that Prime Minister Morrison is more interested in avoiding a divisive party room ...

Labor backing of Liberal coal plan outrageous: Bandt

25 October, 2018 - Labor backing of Liberal coal plan outrageous: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today slammed revelations fr...

NDIA eat humble pie, reverse decision forcing Tegan Sharp to pay back more than $100k of funding

25 October, 2018 - Thursday, 25 October Australian Greens disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said he was relieved the NDIA had reversed a...

Greens Senator Slams Lack of Transparency of Private School Slush Fund

25 October, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called the Government's so called 'Choice and Affordability" package a ...

NSW Government refuses to acknowledge outstanding natural and agricultural values of Bylong Valley

25 October, 2018 - The NSW Government today opposed a Greens motion in NSW Parliament to support the local community and recognise the natural and agricultural ...

Greens push for mental health links to criminal justice system to be part of Royal Commission

25 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens’ welcome Labor's announcement of a Royal Commission into mental health and call on Daniel Andrews to ensure that it exte...

Liberal-National government proposes backflip on Byron

25 October, 2018 - The Liberal-National government is preparing to backflip on its holiday letting policy after ridiculing the concerns of the Byron Bay communi...

Mandatory Gas Connection in new developments - bad for households and bad for the climate

25 October, 2018 - The practice of property developers mandating gas connection and gas use in new homes is locking South Australian families into higher energy...

Mental Health Royal Commission welcome, but things should never have got this bad

25 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens Say the Labor Government must take responsibility for its significant role in the mental health crisis in Victoria. W...