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Parliamentary pill testing summit: stop heavy handed policing this summer festival season

27 September, 2018 - Dozens of representatives from the music and festival industry as well as policing, drug and harm minimisation experts and activists attend...

Australian Greens Senator Offers to Hold Citizenship Ceremonies for NSW Councils Stripped of Their Power

26 September, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has offered to officiate citizenship ceremonies for NSW councils that have been ...

Labor Can’t Have it Both Ways on Public Education

26 September, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called on Labor to join the Greens in working to ensure that the $4.6...

Time to establish a national publicly owned electricity retailer

26 September, 2018 - In a speech to the National Press Club the Leader of the Australian Greens, Dr Richard Di Natale, will today announce a plan to establish a...

Greens to seek urgent inquiry into ABC Board political interference

26 September, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling for an urgent senate hearing with the ABC board to investigate political interference with staffing and r...

Milne must go

26 September, 2018 - Justin Milne has proven he cannot be trusted as the chair of our public broadcaster and must stand down, the Greens say.   “Mr Milne’s posi...

Government blocks support for Richmond River

26 September, 2018 - The government has just blocked a motion in the NSW Legislative Council calling on the NSW Government to protect the Richmond River, demons...

Greens welcome cancellation of Central Coast CSG licence and push for stronger community protection

26 September, 2018 - The Greens have welcomed today's announcement that the NSW Government has cancelled the PEL 461 coal seam gas exploration licence on the Ce...

Dump nuclear waste plans: Greens

25 September, 2018 - The Coalition Government must abandon its plans to dump nuclear waste in South Australia, not extend their consultation process, the Greens...

The Greens’ Smartbus Solution

25 September, 2018 - The Greens will commit $500 million for a network of SmartBus routes to be rolled out across Melbourne as part of a suite of policies to tr...

ABC must stand strong against attacks from Coalition Government & Murdoch

24 September, 2018 - A well-funded, independent public broadcaster is essential for a healthy democracy, the Australian Greens say. “At a time when trust in pol...

Greens question State Government over compulsory acquisition of land for new Tweed Hospital

24 September, 2018 - Greens MP and Health spokesperson, Dawn Walker has questioned the NSW Government over their plans to compulsorily acquire land for the new ...

Dutton hanging by a thread: Bandt

20 September, 2018 - Dutton hanging by a thread: Bandt Greens Co-Deputy Leader and Member for Melbourne today said that the one vote difference (67 in favour, 6...

Royal Commission: Major parties block disability community's opportunity for justice

20 September, 2018 - Wednesday, 19 September An Australian Greens motion calling for the terms of reference of a proposed Royal Commission to be expanded to cov...

Senate Calls on Federal Government to Enact a National Homelessness Plan

20 September, 2018 - The Australian Senate has today called on the Federal Government to take a national approach to homelessness and to develop a National Home...