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Greens welcome plans for student debt relief, urge the government to go further and faster

2 November, 2024 -   Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has responded to Labor’s latest student debt me...

ATO confirms 1 in 3 large companies are paying no tax

1 November, 2024 - The latest ATO figures on tax show that one in three large companies is paying no tax during a cost of living crisis that they are helping to...

Lack of supervision caused police dogs deaths?

1 November, 2024 - The death of two police dogs that were not adequately supervised in a police vehicle have sparked questions from the Greens about what protoc...

Senator Mehreen Faruqi on Landmark Court Victory

1 November, 2024 - “This is a good day for people of colour, Muslims and all of us working to build an anti-racist society.  “Today’s judgement is a win...

Greens announce election plan to get mental health into Medicare for SA patients

31 October, 2024 - At a time when the cost of living crisis is both making mental health worse and causing an increasing number of people across Australia to de...

Peter Dutton & Labor must rule out high & intermediate nuclear waste dumping near Port Adelaide: Greens

31 October, 2024 - The Greens have called on Peter Dutton and the Labor Party to unequivocally rule out storing high and intermediate level nuclear waste at Osb...

Greens launch plan to put mental health into Medicare

31 October, 2024 - At a time when the cost of living crisis is both making mental health worse and causing an increasing number of people across Australia to de...

NSW Greens response to Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen

30 October, 2024 - The Federal Government has shortlisted a methodology proposed by the NSW Government as part of their Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) sch...

$19.5 million in hidden grants to Hornsby Shire Council

30 October, 2024 - The current Minister for Local Government was not informed of an additional $19.5 million in grants awarded by the Berejiklian Government to ...

Statement from Senator Shoebridge re the complaint investigation report on Robodebt from the Inspector of the NACC

30 October, 2024 - The Inspector of the NACC has made the most damning findings against NACC Commissioner Brereton finding a comprehensive failure by ...

NSW Police Force attempt to sink Newcastle climate protest

29 October, 2024 - The NSW Police Commissioner has taken the organisers of the planned Rising Tide climate protest at the Newcastle Coal Port to the Supreme Cou...

Rocket launching approval blows up Labor’s environmental credentials in SA

29 October, 2024 - The Greens say federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's decision today to approve a rocket launching site on habitat critical for endan...

Labor’s politics of pollution fueling wildlife wipeout: Greens

29 October, 2024 - The Federal Environment Minister is presiding over a wildlife wipeout in Australia by failing to protect endangered species from extinction, ...

Wong must strongly condemn and sanction Israel after shocking UNRWA bill

29 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid Spokesperson, has condemned new Israeli legislation labelling UNRWA a terr...

Labor’s international student caps policy is wreaking havoc with potential for more than 1,000 uni job cuts

28 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has reacted to reports that over 1,000 jobs could be at r...