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Words will do nothing for bank competition, only a People’s Bank will

30 August, 2018 - Greens Finance Spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, says there is no point in Scott Morrison repeating the exact phrase said ad nauseum b...

Restoring equity to Victoria’s planning system

30 August, 2018 - Media Release 30/08/2018 The Victorian Greens have pledged to transform the urban planning system as part of their 2018 election campaign. ...

Rate Capping is Dead - But Local Government Accountability Reform is Still Alive

30 August, 2018 - With a majority of State Parliament’s Upper House now committed to opposing rate capping for local councils, attention should now focus on imp...

Shoalhaven River shouldn't be expected to make up for NSW Govt failure to address Sydney water efficiency

30 August, 2018 - The Greens have condemned the NSW Government for failing to improve Sydney's water efficiency, exposing the Shoalhaven to future water transfe...

NSW Govt fails on water efficiency exposing Sydney residents to risk of extreme water restrictions

30 August, 2018 - The Greens have condemned the NSW Government for failing to improve water efficiency, potentially exposing Sydney residents to future extreme ...

Zed's in trouble

29 August, 2018 - Penny Kyburz, Greens Lead Senate Candidate for the ACT Tim Hollo, Greens Candidate for Canberra The ACT Greens have released the first eve...

Sydney Airport Masterplan is a plan for chaos and congestion

29 August, 2018 - Greens MP and transport spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has slammed the new Sydney Airport Master Plan 2039 as recipe for chaos and congestion. Th...

Stand aside, Littleproud

28 August, 2018 - REISSUED   The Australian Greens are calling on Water Minister David Littleproud to stand aside after fraud charges were laid against his wife...

Greens call on federal government to pressure Malaysia over LGBTIQ crackdown

28 August, 2018 - The Greens are calling on the federal government to immediately raise the strongest of concerns with the Malaysian government about oppression...

Giving Robert financial regulation responsibility shows contempt for Royal Commission

28 August, 2018 - Greens Treasury Spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, comments on the new Prime Minister's appointment of Stuart Robert MP as Assistant Tr...

Barnaby Joyce should look to Cubbie Station for water

28 August, 2018 - Barnaby Joyce’s first act as drought envoy is to attempt to tear apart the basis of the Murray Darling Basin Plan, the Greens say.   “Barnaby...

ACT Greens: Keeping rates fair while we reform the tax system

28 August, 2018 - The ACT Greens are seeking the community’s feedback on a proposal to reform the rates system—namely, changing how rates are assessed, from lan...

Morrison's Ministry gives middle finger to climate change and renewable energy.

27 August, 2018 - Morrison's Ministry gives middle finger to climate change and renewable energy. Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP to...

Morrison’s Cabinet is an attack on the environment and climate action

27 August, 2018 - The Prime Minister’s new Cabinet line-up is a direct attack on the environment and the health of the planet, Greens Environment spokesperson S...

Greens say School Funding Should be Guided by Need and Equity, Not Politics

26 August, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi,has said that need and equity, not desperate electoral strategies, should gui...