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Proposed Voluntary Live Export Suspension in Northern Summer Too Little, Too Late

4 December, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called the announcement from live exporters that the...

Bandt introduces bill to stop government bankrolling coal

4 December, 2018 - Bandt introduces bill to stop government bankrolling coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today introduced the C...

Bandt welcomes Labor support for coal-fired power funding prohibition bill

4 December, 2018 - Bandt welcomes Labor support for coal-fired power funding prohibition bill Greens climate and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, has welcome...

State Heritage protection to save iconic Corn Trail

4 December, 2018 - An urgent application for State Heritage protection for the Corn Trail has today been lodged by Greens NSW MP David Shoebridge to protect it ...

Organ harvesting report requires immediate commitments

4 December, 2018 - The report from a Federal Government inquiry considering global organ trafficking has strongly asserted the need for Australia to strengthen ...

Liberal/Nationals lack ambition needed for energy policy fit for 21st Century and reducing risk of climate change

4 December, 2018 - Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has decried the vacuum in national energy policy and the triumph of ideology over energy reform at the...

Greens Welcome Senate Report Into PFAS Contamination - Government Must Act Now

3 December, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the recommendations  of the ...

Nation's Capital Deserves Metro News Status - Greens

3 December, 2018 - The Greens today called on Nine to ensure the Canberra Times is not downgraded as part of the merger with Fairfax, following news that the in...

LNP sign off on 20 years of more forest destruction

3 December, 2018 - Greens NSW MP Dawn Walker has labelled the decision by the State and Commonwealth Governments to sign off on new Regional Forest Agreeme...

Historical frontier wars site set to be destroyed for an open cut coal mine

1 December, 2018 - A site that saw a series of violent confrontations as part of the Frontier Wars in the early 1800s is set to be destroyed to make way for an ...

Greens announce $10m per year for HIV prevention and $1m per year for stigma

30 November, 2018 - The Australian Greens have announced $10 million per year of funding into ending HIV in Australia, with a further $1 million for national ca...

Greens back young people striking for climate action

30 November, 2018 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young stands in solidarity with the young people striking for climate action in Adelaide today....

Parliamentary report released: Big new unfair tax needs to be buried

30 November, 2018 - The Parliamentary Inquiry considering the Government's "Fire and Emergency Services Levy" has today released its findings, concluding the ta...