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Death of the plastic bag?

1 August, 2018 - By Anthony Pyle, Greens candidate for recent Darling Range By-election and Co-editor GI The plastic bag ban has already begun, yet there’ll ...

Rachel Siewert’s August Update

1 August, 2018 - By Senator Rachel Siewert We are coming through the winter ‘break’ (when Parliament doesn’t sit for a period and we are out in the electorat...

$500,000 in taxpayer funding of Greyhound Race An Absolute Disgrace

31 July, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has reacted to news that the NSW Government will half fund a new $1 milli...

Statement from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on 3AW apology

30 July, 2018 - “I was pleased to hear 3AW apologise on air on Sunday. This apology further evidences how reprehensible and defamatory Senator Leyonhjelm’s stat...

Israel must release detained Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessel: Di Natale

30 July, 2018 - Greens leader Richard Di Natale today expressed deep concern at reports that the vessel Al Awda – part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla coalition’s ...

Cambodian elections a 'sham', Turnbull must not recognise results

30 July, 2018 - Cambodia’s weekend elections are a ‘sham’ and an indictment of the corrupt Hun Sen regime, the Australian Greens said today, calling on the Turn...

Nine/Fairfax deal a blow to public interest journalism

30 July, 2018 - Media diversity in Australia has taken a hit today following the announcement of the Nine/Fairfax merger, The Greens say. “This merger paints a ...

Land tax relax for landlords offering affordable rentals

30 July, 2018 - ACT Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur is introducing a motion to the Legislative Assembly this week to improve rental affordability in the ACT. ...

New figures shows woeful results for drug dog program

30 July, 2018 - Data obtained by the Greens shows the continued failure of the drug dog program with false positive outstripping 'successful' searches. Remarkab...

Coroner finds deadly gaps in police mental health response

30 July, 2018 - The coronial findings released today into the police killing of young woman Courtney Topic while in severe mental distress have exposed a police...

The Greens will move to enshrine warrant requirement in MyHealth: Di Natale

27 July, 2018 - The Greens will pursue a Private Senators Bill when Parliament returns next month to ensure that any access to my health record data by law enfo...

Turnbull must refuse help in Trump’s Iran sabre rattling: Di Natale

27 July, 2018 - Leader of the Australian Greens Richard Di Natale has today condemned reports Australia may be providing assistance to the United States in prep...

Dame Phyllis Frost Centre mothers and children program

27 July, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — My question is for the Minister for Corrections, and it is with regard to the November 2017 Ombudsma...

Adjournment: Jumps racing

27 July, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Racing. On Wednesday by way of a members state...

Minister - Stop the National Energy Guarantee

26 July, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe - Question in Parliament — My question is to the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. Since the South Australi...