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Anglicare report shows automation of Centrelink still hurting Australians

25 June, 2018 - A report by Anglicare Australia that shows the automation in Centrelink is ‘deliberately designed to make it hard for people’ comes as no surpri...

Live sheep export trade dying – Greens call for government assistance for local processing

25 June, 2018 - The Greens are calling on the Turnbull government to recognise that the live sheep trade is winding down and to immediately provide transition p...

Live sheep export trade dying – Greens call for government assistance for local processing

25 June, 2018 - The Greens are calling on the Turnbull government to recognise that the live sheep trade is winding down and to immediately provide transition p...

Labor's NBN announcement does nothing to fix systemic network, service issues: Greens

22 June, 2018 -     Monday, 21st June 2018 AUstralian Greens NBN spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today Labor's announcement they would implement...

The extinction: by climate or design?

22 June, 2018 - Global warming has become a huge issue. So how are the changing temperatures and rising natural disasters actually affecting the animal kingdom?...

EOFY and why it matters

22 June, 2018 - At this time of year, it’s likely you're getting letters and emails from organisations encouraging you to make a tax deductible donation. But wh...

Tampon tax bill passes the Senate

22 June, 2018 - After almost 18 years in the making, we had a huge win this week when the bill to scrap the tax on menstrual items passed the Senate! By Sena...

Global issues at the National Conference

22 June, 2018 - In a world where everything is interconnected, we mustn't lose sight of global issues at our National Conferences. By Viv Glance   W...

Towards ecological democracy

22 June, 2018 - In 2018, the issues that the Greens have made our focus for a generation are more urgent than ever. But Green politics have stalled, according t...

Senator Steele-John kicks off historic debate on bill to lower the voting age to 16

21 June, 2018 - Thursday, 21st June 2018 Australian Greens Youth spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has delivered his second reading speech on the Commonwe...

Centre Alliance has sold out SA

21 June, 2018 - South Australians will lose $554 million in funding for essential services after Nick Xenophon’s Centre Alliance voted with the Government and P...

Liberals reject recommendation to establish Antarctic research institute leaving Hobart high and dry

21 June, 2018 - Greens spokesperson for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on the Government to reverse its decision not ...

Education Legislation Amendment (Victorian Institute of Teaching, TAFE and Other Matters) Bill 2018

21 June, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) (22:41:32) — I am very pleased that we have in fact got to the stage where we are debating this bill t...

Centre Alliance rips off SA

20 June, 2018 - The Centre Alliance party has let down South Australians by voting with the Turnbull Government to force unfair tax cuts for high income earners...

Telstra cuts show why public services must stay in public hands for public good; Greens

20 June, 2018 - Wednesday, 20th June 2018 After a week of national service outages, Telstra have announced they will be cutting a quarter of their Australian wo...