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Greens anoint Wynne the Minister for the Wrecking Ball

5 May, 2017 - Greens Southern Metro MP Sue Pennicuik has anointed Richard Wynne the Minister for the Wrecking Ball following his failure to protect the Greyhoun...

Greens to refer Government education plan to inquiry

5 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens will refer the Government’s education legislation to a senate inquiry when parliament returns next week, to ensure the propo...

Visa fees will only entrench disadvantage

5 May, 2017 - Exorbitant fees for parental visas are deeply unfair and will entrench disadvantage, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick McKim says. "The governm...

Greens call on Labor to urgently implement Collie jobs transition plan

5 May, 2017 - The Greens have urgently called on the State Government to implement a transition plan for Collie workers into renewable energy jobs after today’s...

Back off Barnaby, and take your cruel games with you

4 May, 2017 - Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young has slammed Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan for spruiking a cruel deal to Whyalla steelworker...

Editorial: Aftermath of the WA State election 2017

4 May, 2017 - The Green Issue Editors Swans now glide peacefully across Bibra Lake, as a result of the WA state election which saw construction on nearby Roe 8 ...

Where is Federal Environment Minister in the Macquarie Harbour Mess?

4 May, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on the federal Environment Minister, Josh Frydenberg, to break his ...

Back off Barnaby, and take your cruel games with you

4 May, 2017 - Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young has slammed Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan for spruiking a cruel deal to Whyalla steelworker...

NDIS planning process needs fixing

4 May, 2017 - A report by National Disability Services (NDS) designed to ensure the National Disability Insurance Scheme stays on track to deliver the best serv...

Queensland musician fights back against Labor’s attacks on the music industry

4 May, 2017 - For local musician and Greens candidate, John Meyer, taking on one of the Labor government’s key ministers, in a David and Goliath battle for the ...

Join us in Alice

4 May, 2017 - Rebecca Galdies The Australian Greens are hosting their National Conference in Alice Springs in May, for the first time ever, and I'm excited! I'm...

ACOSS snapshot blasts hole in Government argument that there is ‘welfare blowout’

3 May, 2017 - A snapshot by ACOSS released today that debunks claims by the Government that we have a ‘welfare blowout’ blasts a hole in attempts by the Governm...

ACOSS snapshot blasts hole in Government argument that there is ‘welfare blowout’

3 May, 2017 - A snapshot by ACOSS released today that debunks claims by the Government that we have a ‘welfare blowout’ blasts a hole in attempts by the Governm...

Australian Press in perilous state on World Press Freedom Day

3 May, 2017 - On World Press Freedom Day, where the fundamental principles of press freedom are celebrated, Australia’s media is in its worst shape in years, th...

$20 million trialling the cashless card could be much better spent on services for people struggling: Greens

2 May, 2017 - The Government should abandon the punitive cashless welfare card and invest the money in programs that really work, Australian Greens Senator Rach...