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Greens call on Shorten to commit to scrapping the cashless debit card

21 January, 2019 - The Greens are calling on opposition leader Bill Shorten to commit to abolishing the cashless debit card, should they win Government this yea...

Why the status quo is incompatible with progressive economics

19 January, 2019 - The Greens have faced criticism over the years for not being ‘economically credible’. But as NSW MLC candidate Abigail Boyd explains in this ...

Senator & Water Engineer Faruqi Visited Menindee Lakes & Broken Hill

18 January, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and water engineer, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has visited the Menindee Lakes and Broken Hill to meet with locals a...

This is a climate emergency, and Canberra can lead emergency action

18 January, 2019 - The record-breaking heatwave that Canberrans struggled through this week is only the latest sign that we are headed into a climate emergency,...

Greens Committed to Funding Injection for Roads in Northern Rivers

18 January, 2019 - Greens State Member for Ballina Tamara Smith and Greens Candidate for Lismore Sue Higginson are committing to needs-based funding for roads a...

A year of hope and change

18 January, 2019 - 2019 is shaping up to be a huge year – and we’re going to need all the energy we can gather and more if we‘re going to make it the turning po...

The good, the bad and the ugly of climate change in 2018

18 January, 2019 - As the planet relentlessly warms, action to address it is also heating up.  But while other parties are quickly adopting the cause, the ...

How to spread the #ChangeTheDate message

18 January, 2019 - January 26 marks more than 200 years of ongoing dispossession and oppression for First Nations peoples – but many people are against changing...

20 Questions with Dale Clisby

18 January, 2019 - Dale Clisby is the Digital Organising Coordinator for the Australian Greens. He shares a glimpse into what makes him tick – from his love for...

The Greens won't let Morrison punish councils for doing the right thing: Di Natale

16 January, 2019 - Any local council punished for refusing to host citizenship ceremonies on January 26th under Scott Morrison's new proposal can count on a Gre...

Greens NSW Senator and Engineer to Visit Menindee and Broken Hill Tomorrow

16 January, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, will visit Broken Hill and Menindee tomorrow (17 January) to meet with locals and see first hand t...

Seismic testing go-ahead bad for SA

15 January, 2019 - Seismic testing is the first step to drilling in the Great Australian Bight and will have devastating outcomes for SA, the Greens say.   “Thi...

Govt under pressure to release secret documents over Menindee Lakes

15 January, 2019 - The Liberal National Government are hiding critical information about draining the Menindee Lakes twice in three years, the Greens say.   “T...

Victorian 2019 Duck Shooting Season Must be Cancelled

15 January, 2019 - The Victorian Greens are urging the Andrews Government to cancel the 2019 duck shooting season after the Game Management Authority acknowledg...