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Greens ask Parties to Make all Schools Safe

23 February, 2017 - The Greens today pledged to extend the safe schools program to TAFEs and all secondary schools and called on the Liberal Party to commit to ...

US deal chaos causing uncertainty for people seeking asylum

23 February, 2017 - The government's confusion over the US refugee “deal" is creating further anxiety and uncertainty for people who have already suffered for f...

Committee hears incontrovertible evidence of daily illegal works at Beeliar

23 February, 2017 - The snap senate inquiry into the environmental breaches at the Perth Freight Link site heard evidence from numerous witnesses reporting that...

20 Questions with Peter Carden

23 February, 2017 - Emma Davidson Getting to know my neighbour Peter was one of the best things about 2016 for me. His passion and energy for the environment an...

Why I oppose Netanyahu

23 February, 2017 - David Rothfield Netanyahu is bad news. I say that not only as one who fully supports the Australian Greens' policy on Israel and Palestine b...

20 Questions with Effy Elden

23 February, 2017 - Emma Davidson and Rosanne Bersten There are some people who throw themselves heart and soul into a cause. Effy is one of them. Often to be f...

Greens in the Centre

23 February, 2017 - Dalton Dupuy On the 20-21 May 2017, the first Australian Greens National Conference for the year will be held in Alice Springs. This is a ve...

Debt collectors posing as Government department just another line of deceit

22 February, 2017 - A report of a debt collection agency portraying itself as a Government department is just another underhanded and nasty tactic being used as...

Coca-Cola Amatil closure another blow for local factory workers

22 February, 2017 - The Australian Greens extend their condolences to the staff and their families affected by today’s announcement that the Thebarton Coca-Cola...

Come on Labor! Let's have a revenue-raising arms race to address inequality.

22 February, 2017 - The Australian Greens’ Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today challenged Labor to a contest between now and the next elect...

Youth justice minister should heed no-confidence motion

22 February, 2017 - Greens MP Nina Springle says the youth justice minister should heed the no-confidence motion passed by parliament's upper house and start pu...

Debt collectors posing as Government department just another line of deceit

22 February, 2017 - A report of a debt collection agency portraying itself as a Government department is just another underhanded and nasty tactic being used as...

Perth Freight Link environmental breaches snap inquiry

22 February, 2017 - The snap senate inquiry into the continuation of construction of the Perth Freight Link in the face of significant environmental breaches wi...

If Miles wants coal money paid back he should start by asking his own party

22 February, 2017 - Environment Minister Steven Miles reached new heights of hypocrisy this morning calling for the coal industry to pay back millions of dollar...

Coca-Cola Amatil closure another blow for local factory workers

22 February, 2017 - The Australian Greens extend their condolences to the staff and their families affected by today’s announcement that the Thebarton Coca-Cola...