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Greens welcome ACTU climate action

19 July, 2018 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson on climate and energy, Adam Bandt MP, has welcomed the ACTU’s adoption at its National Congress...

Five years of indefinite offshore detention

19 July, 2018 - Five years of offshore detention is five years too long, Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nick McKim says. “There are many hundreds of people sti...

Greens celebrate big win for western Sydney as waste incinerator finally refused

19 July, 2018 - NSW Greens energy spokesman Jeremy Buckingham today said the decision by the Independent Planning Commission to refuse the proposed western Sydn...

AEMO report shows only ‘6 coal-fired power stations’ will be left: Bandt

17 July, 2018 - Despite government spin, the electricity market operator’s plan released today shows a future with almost no coal-fired power is coming, Greens ...

Greens Call on NSW Premier to Follow Queensland and Decriminalise Abortion

16 July, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Spokesperson for the Status of Women, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has reacted to today’s news that the Queensland Government will i...

Greens welcome Uniting Church decision allowing equal marriage

15 July, 2018 - The Australian Greens have warmly welcomed the Uniting Church decision to allow ministers to marry LGBTIQ couples. “This is a great step forward...

Time to end the import of ‘fake’ Aboriginal Art

13 July, 2018 - The Australian Greens have announced today (Friday) they will introduce legislation to ban the import and sale of fake Aboriginal art, to overha...

Pokies profits set to soar in NSW showing Government failure to address community harm

13 July, 2018 - The NSW Greens have described recent changes to NSW poker machine laws as a total failure as new figures show clubs and hotels in the state are ...

Labor locks in behind cruelty

12 July, 2018 - Comments from both Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese confirm Labor has abandoned all compassion on refugee policy, Greens Immigration spokespers...

If you’re ‘technology agnostic’ you’re committing a climate crime: Bandt

12 July, 2018 - If you’re ‘technology agnostic’ you’re committing a climate crime: Bandt Greens Acting Leader and climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Ba...

Greyhound Mass Grave at Marsden Park Shows Nothing Has Changed in Greyhound Racing Industry

12 July, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC has commented on reports that the RSPCA NSW has uncovered greyhound mass g...

ACCC diagnoses energy ‘market’ broken, but prescription will make problems worse: Bandt

11 July, 2018 - ACCC diagnoses energy ‘market’ broken, but prescription will make problems worse: Bandt Greens Acting Leader and climate change and energy spoke...

Senator Hanson-Young dedicates legal fight to women everywhere

10 July, 2018 - Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young is dedicating defamation action against David Leyonhjelm to all women who have experienced...