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Greens commit to ground-breaking $2 billion fund to fix Reef water quality

9 June, 2016 - The Greens today announced a plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef, including a $2 billion fund and a legal cap on run-off pollution fix water q...

It's time for assisted dying laws in Victoria

9 June, 2016 - Greens call for cross-party support to introduce assisted dying laws in Victoria, after the End of Life Choices parliamentary inquiry recommended...

Greens urge blood tests for Defence, residents

9 June, 2016 - Todd Williams, The Greens candidate for Solomon has called for blood testing of Defence personnel who may have been exposed to potentially cancer...

Greens call on government to regulate Uber

9 June, 2016 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says the Victorian Government, Opposition and Sex Party just voted together to make ride-sharing serv...

Childcare overhaul with ‘Universal Access’ model proposed by Greens

9 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will take a policy of 'Universal Access' childcare, with a guaranteed minimum of 24 hours of subsi...

Greens tourism plan to create jobs and protect our precious places

9 June, 2016 - Greens tourism plan to create jobs and protect our precious places The Greens have announced a $100 million package to boost tourism, with a focu...

Parakeelia scandal shows need for corruption watchdog and donation reform: Greens

9 June, 2016 - Greens parliamentary leader Richard Di Natale and Greens spokesperson for democracy Senator Lee Rhiannon said today that the Parakeelia scandal s...

Climate targets push action into the distant future

9 June, 2016 - Greens environment spokesperson Ellen Sandell says the Government’s climate change targets push action off into the distant future and aren’t bac...

Tampon tax must go – old parties need to get with the times and get rid of sexist tax

9 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens are disappointed that both the old parties are giving up on ending the tampon tax. Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Green...

Me. You. Us.

8 June, 2016 - Renee Pettitt-Schipp Me. You. Us. There are twenty-seven Afghan malesthat come to our make-shift schoolin the afternoon.At first I am battlingto ...

Fight for final SA Senate seat heats up

8 June, 2016 - Greens Senator for SA Robert Simms has challenged conservative Family First Senator Bob Day to a debate ahead of the July 2 election following th...

Standing Up for LGBTIQ Rights - the Greens Community Forum

8 June, 2016 - Wed, 2016-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 The Colombian Hotel, 117-125 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Havin...

Greens announce package that ensures longevity and expansion of Indigenous Rangers program

8 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today announced a package that would double funding to the Indigenous Rangers program and ensure extend funding commit...

Greens act on Aboriginal health and launch comprehensive package

8 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today launched a package specifically aimed to Close the Gap on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health....

Greens will preference Labor in inner-Melbourne seats

8 June, 2016 - Greens MP Adam Bandt today confirmed that the Greens will preference Labor second in the fiver inner-city Melbourne seats of Melbourne, Batman, W...