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What a tremendous disappointment.

22 October, 2019 - In a debate on the Litter Act earlier today, the major parties voted to aggressively penalise vulnerable people in our community for litterin...

Litter Act: Greens vote against “aggravated littering” charge that will only punish the vulnerable

22 October, 2019 - The Greens today voted against the creation of a new “aggravated littering” charge as part of the Litter Act, as this new charge would dispro...

Bandt will move to amend free trade laws

21 October, 2019 - Greens Acting Leader, Adam Bandt MP, will move to amend laws designed to implement the controversial Indonesian, Peru and Hong Kong free trad...

Right to Know campaign a welcome offensive against attack on media freedoms

21 October, 2019 - Today’s landmark campaign by media outlets is a welcome offensive against the erosion of media freedom and whistleblower protections, the Gre...

Greens NSW support press freedom

21 October, 2019 - The Greens NSW support the Right to Know Coalition campaign for the decriminalisation of public interest journalism, and greater protection f...

Infrastructure Victoria's report highlights Government's need for strong action on recycling

21 October, 2019 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed Infrastructure Victoria’s interim report on how to tackle the state’s waste and recycling crisis, which su...

Momentum grows for lowering voting age as Greens - local and national - fight for reform

21 October, 2019 - Today the Australian Greens have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to lower the voting age to 16, marking another major miles...

Communities are being neglected by Government in state's waste crisis

21 October, 2019 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Government to put the health and safety of communities first and fix the waste crisis. With news t...

Medevac Repeal report

18 October, 2019 - Evidence heard during the medevac inquiry made an overwhelming case for keeping the legislation in place, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nic...

Horse Traceability Scheme Vital Following ABC 730 Horse Racing Cruelty Exposé

18 October, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to a shocking ABC 730 exposé into the abuse and cruel ...

State government’s silicosis initiatives will fail workers

18 October, 2019 - The initiatives announced today by the State government fail to respond to the dramatic nature of the problem of workers dying from silicosis...

Greens Slam Labor and Liberal Collusion to Scrap Education Investment

17 October, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has slammed Labor and the Liberals for striking a deal to sell out TAFE...

Major parties tested by introduction of Greens Parliamentary Standards Bill

17 October, 2019 - The introduction of the Greens Parliamentary Standards Bill in the Senate today will be a strong test of whether Labor and the Liberals genui...

Murray-Darling Basin Plan in tatters

17 October, 2019 - Legislation tabled in the NSW Parliament last night effectively tears up the Murray-Darling Basin Plan leaving the environment and downstream...