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Secure supply of masks must be ensured to protect health workers.

5 March, 2020 - Today’s reports of insufficient access to protective masks for front line GPs in the face of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency is of signific...

Government delays inquiry into Victoria's flawed and undemocratic voting system

5 March, 2020 - In yet another attempt to delay reform on Victoria’s upper house group voting system, today the Andrews Government announced that the Electoral ...

Lack of sick leave a coronavirus ‘ticking time bomb’, stimulus payments needed: Greens

4 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP and Greens Community Services spokesperson Rachel Siewert have called on the government to extend the Disaster Recov...

Minister, Secretary confirm ADF has no plan for 4 degrees warming

4 March, 2020 - Wednesday, 4 March 2020 Department of Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds have conceded in estimates today there...

Senator Di Natale to quiz government on coronavirus response

4 March, 2020 - Greens spokesperson for Health and public health specialist Dr Richard Di Natale will quiz senior government officials on the Australian and int...

Victoria will undertake inquiry into 100% clean energy transition

4 March, 2020 - Today the Victorian Parliament voted in support of a Greens inquiry that will look into how the state can phase out coal and transition to 100 p...

ACT gas phase-out gaining momentum

4 March, 2020 - Canberrans are voting with their feet, transitioning away from natural gas and making the switch to 100% renewable electricity – again cementing...

Today's rate cut lays the foundation for a Green New Deal: Whish-Wilson, Bandt

3 March, 2020 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, and leader, Adam Bandt MP, called on the government to respond to today’s interest rat...

Attorney-General should come clean on whether Commonwealth Integrity Commission would cover Sports Rorts

3 March, 2020 - Attorney-General Christian Porter continues to avoid a clear answer on whether his long overdue proposal for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission...

Private School Favouritism Confirmed With Broad Slush Fund Guidelines & New Bill

3 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said that private schools will be able to spend the $1.2 bi...

Green Issue: Editorial February 2020

3 March, 2020 - By Rob Delves, for the Green Issue Editorial Team Adam Bandt has come out swinging in favour of a Green New Deal (GND) and this is the main t...

Local Government Bill will wipe independent and minority voices from councils

3 March, 2020 - Today the Local Government Bill will be debated in Victorian Parliament, and, if passed, will effectively wipe out independent and minority coun...

Bandt wants ‘war-cabinet’ to tackle the climate emergency

2 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt will introduce a Bill into the House of Representatives this morning, seconded by the Member for Waringah Zali Steggall...

Senate Estimates reveal Australia not on track for Paris climate targets: Bandt

2 March, 2020 - The climate crisis is heating Australia faster than other nations and answers to Greens questions at Senate Estimates today confirm Australia wi...

Jordon Steele-John’s February Update

2 March, 2020 - Saddened by the bushfires and the Federal Government’s response to them, and by the testimony coming from the Disability Royal Commission By ...