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Greens move for Royal Commission into Australia’s detention regime

30 August, 2016 - The Greens have introduced a motion in the Senate calling on the Government to hold a Royal Commission into Australia’s immigration detention ...

Greens support the Redfern Statement and call on genuine efforts to Close the Gap in 45th Parliament

30 August, 2016 - Senator Rachel Siewert has announced the Australian Greens commitment to the Redfern Statement, which sets out a plan for addressing Aborigina...

Greens lead charge for ‘free’ trade scrutiny with Senate inquiry

30 August, 2016 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said that she will focus on reigning in and scrutinising so called 'free' trade deals, ...

Greens will oppose cuts to Newstart in the budget

29 August, 2016 - The Turnbull Government should abandon cuts to income support and keep the clean energy supplement before Parliament resumes tomorrow, Austral...

Greens will vote against plebiscite legislation

26 August, 2016 - The Australian Greens have resolved to vote against any legislation enabling a plebiscite on marriage equality. "No matter what the enabling l...

Fisheries hunt 2m sharks in breach of their own Guidelines

26 August, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren says the Fisheries Department appears to have set drumlines off Perth's northern beaches in response to multiple sigh...

Greens will vote against plebiscite legislation

26 August, 2016 - The Australian Greens have resolved to vote against any legislation enabling a plebiscite on marriage equality. "No matter what the enabling l...

Greens to table petition calling for WA ban on greyhound racing

25 August, 2016 - Media alert and statement, Thursday 25 August 2016 Greens spokesperson for Animals Lynn MacLaren MLC will this morning at 9.20am on the steps ...

Greens propose powerful parliamentary alternative if Turnbull baulks on banking Royal Commission

25 August, 2016 - The Greens spokesperson for Finance, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, said, “If the Turnbull Government refuses to act on establishing a Royal Comm...

Don't punish doctors for voluntary euthanasia: Greens

25 August, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Dr Richard Di Natale has restated his party's intention to introduce laws to enable dying with dignity, in light of t...

Take Back Our Right to Choose

25 August, 2016 - The NT Greens want Territorians with terminal or degenerative illness to have the right to seek assistance from physicians to have a dignified...

New Greens’ portfolio allocations

25 August, 2016 - The Australian Greens Party Room has changed portfolio responsibilities as we enter this new term of parliament. “Thanks to the outstanding ad...

8 TED talks on democracy that you need to see

25 August, 2016 - Emma Davidson It's that time of year when TEDx events are happening in cities around Australia. During September, there will be independently ...

Roe 8 verdict: Dark day for respect for the views of Traditional Owners

24 August, 2016 - Responding to the Supreme Court decision today to reject the challenge to the Aboriginal heritage approval for Roe 8, Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren...

Federal Government needs to pitch in for Tasmania's water infrastructure needs

24 August, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Finance, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today called on Tasmanian Liberal Senators to provide federal assistance for TasW...