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An immediate fix for unsafe cladding

5 February, 2019 - Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam is calling for the urgent replacement of flammable cladding on buildings that have been identifi...

Manus and Nauru medical evacuation legislation

4 February, 2019 - The Prime Minister’s proposed change to medical assessment for people in offshore detention is nothing more than a shuffling of administrativ...

Banking Royal Commission report a small step towards the reform we deserve

4 February, 2019 - Today’s disappointing final report into the banking and financial services industry will slow, but not end decades of money grabbing and unet...

We’ll see you in court: local community starts court challenge to stadium demolition

4 February, 2019 - Local community group Local Democracy Matters have issued a legal challenge to the State Government regarding the approval for the controvers...

Donations data shows our democracy is for sale

1 February, 2019 - The political donations data released today revealing massive corporate donations to the major parties shows our democracy is for sale and do...

Senate inquiry into the APVMA marred by donations from vested interests to Labor and Liberal parties, say Greens

1 February, 2019 - The report of the Senate inquiry into the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been marred by the revelations...

Greens launch policy to clean up politics

1 February, 2019 - The Greens are today launching their policy to clean up politics and end the corrupting influence of big money on our democracy, so we can cr...

Member for Ballina Tamara Smith calls for compulsory acquisition of West Byron site

1 February, 2019 - State Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP has called on the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Environment and Heritage to compulsori...

Private Schools Continue to be Showered in Cash Under Liberals and Labor

31 January, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said that Catholic and private schools will continue...

Statement on the Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission

31 January, 2019 - Today we’ve seen the SA Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission deliver a stinging indictment of a plan that has become a multi-billion dollar ...

Liberals' anti-environment agenda now crystal clear

31 January, 2019 - The Marshall Liberal Government’s willful abandonment of the environment will send species extinct and further degrade struggling eco-systems...

Electric vehicle Senate inquiry recommendations leave Australia in the slow lane: Greens

30 January, 2019 - The release today of the final report of the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles shows Australia is at risk of being left behind in the ele...

Canberra renters deserve a better deal

30 January, 2019 - Rental properties are people’s homes – and renters need to know they have adequate protections to ensure basic housing security. Our current ...

Murray Darling Basin management is sacrificing the environment

29 January, 2019 - The Murray Darling Basin Plan’s compromised legal status must be taken seriously by the SA and Federal governments following the delivery of ...