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Greens table Senate’s largest ever petition to protect takayna/Tarkine

6 December, 2018 - Tasmanian Greens Senators Nick McKim and Peter Whish-Wilson have tabled the Senate’s largest ever petition, calling for takayna/Tarkine to be...

Rolling over logging laws is a death warrant for threatened species

6 December, 2018 - Last week’s rollover of the New South Wales native forest logging laws for another 20 years is nothing short of criminal. “This disastrous ro...

Govt misses opportunity to protect women from epidemic of DV

6 December, 2018 - Australian Greens spokesperson for women, Senator Larissa Waters, on the Morrison Government legislating for 5 days’ unpaid domestic and fami...

Senate passes motion marking one year since marriage equality passed the parliament

6 December, 2018 -  The Senate has passed a motion celebrating the first anniversary of marriage equality being passed in the parliament. The motion also noted ...

Senate calls on Environment Minister to call in Lake Malbena development

6 December, 2018 - The Senate has today called on federal Environment Minister Melissa Price to conduct a full assessment of the Lake Malbena development, inclu...

Canberra's tech jobs, human rights at risk from anti-encryption laws: Dr Penny Kyburz

6 December, 2018 - ACT Greens Senate candidate Dr Penny Kyburz has attacked the major parties for ramming anti-encryption legislation through Parliament, saying...

PM’s bill a Trojan horse that will expand discrimination, not remove it: Greens

5 December, 2018 -  Scott Morrison’s bill does not remove discrimination against LGBTQ+ kids, it opens the door to even more discrimination, say the Australian ...

Senate calls on Government to admit Paris failings

5 December, 2018 - The Senate has backed the Australian Greens’ motion calling on the Government to make a clear statement about its inaction on climate change....

Major parties ignore climate change impacts on the Murray

5 December, 2018 - The Labor and Liberal parties have refused to support including the impacts of climate change in the flawed Murray Darling Basin Plan in the ...

Larissa Waters returns to Greens Co-Deputy Leader role

4 December, 2018 - Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale has congratulated Sen. Larissa Waters on her return to the position of Co-Deputy Leader ...

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...

Government must heed Attenborough climate warning: Bandt

4 December, 2018 - Government must heed Attenborough climate warning: Bandt Australian Greens climate and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, says the Morrison ...