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Steele-John: Stop using our Port for inhumane live export trade

10 September, 2018 - Monday, 10 September An Australian Greens bill that would end live sheep exports has passed the Australian Senate, immediately banning the ...

Greens-led Live Exports Ban Bill Passes Federal Senate - Morrison Must Support an end to the “Trade in Misery”

10 September, 2018 - A Greens bill that would ban live sheep exports has passed the Australian Senate. It would immediately ban the export of live sheep and lam...

Hannah Mouncey’s withdrawal shows AFL is not walking the walk when it comes to LGBTIQ+ equality, say the Greens

10 September, 2018 - “The AFL is happy to talk the talk when it comes to LGBTIQ+ inclusion, but Hannah Mouncey’s experience shows when push comes to shove, they...

Greens welcome Virgin’s plastics ban

10 September, 2018 - The Australian Greens have welcomed Virgin Australia’s ban on plastic straws and stirrers.   “The less plastic waste we have finding its wa...

Extraordinary over-reporting of drug use skews police resources

9 September, 2018 - One in four of all drug use and possession events recorded by the NSW government’s top crime statistician never happened. Since 2010 appr...

Shocking new evidence reveals extent of Australia’s wildlife crisis

7 September, 2018 - The government should hang its head in shame on Threatened Species Day today, say The Greens. Dozens of expert submissions to the Senate Inq...

Shocking new evidence reveals extent of Australia’s wildlife crisis

7 September, 2018 - The government should hang its head in shame on Threatened Species Day today, say The Greens. Dozens of expert submissions to the Senate Inq...

Donations shine light on major party ties to pokies, property developers

7 September, 2018 - Tim Hollo, Greens Candidate for Canberra With the annual returns released publicly today by Elections ACT, questions have again been rais...

Question Without Notice: Duck Hunting Season

7 September, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — My question is for the Minister for Agriculture. Today is Threatened Species Day, and it is also...

Larissa Waters Returning to Federal Parliament

6 September, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Larissa Waters is returning to federal Parliament following the confirmation of her appointment as a Senator for Q...

Morrison must now sack Dutton: Greens

6 September, 2018 - Morrison must now sack Dutton: Greens After further claims that Peter Dutton had a personal connection with someone he helped with an au pai...

Lowering the voting age: Overwhelming majority agree young people's voices should be heard in our democracy

6 September, 2018 -     Thursday, 6 September The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will hold its first hearing today in Melbourne on Australian ...

Greens slam NSW Disability Minister’s incompetent understanding of the NDIS

6 September, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Disability spokesperson, Dawn Walker has criticised the NSW Disability Minister, Ray Williams for incorrectly stating that...

Footscray Factory Fire - Question Without Notice

6 September, 2018 - My question today is for the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment.  Last Thursday, a factory fire in West Footscra...

New PM is anti LGBTIQ, say Greens

5 September, 2018 - It has only taken a week for the new Prime Minister Scott Morrison to repeatedly show he doesn’t care about the wellbeing or welfare of youn...