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Manus Island illegal; time to close the camp and bring the people to Australia

26 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the PNG Supreme Court's decision, declaring the Manus Island camp to be illegal, and have called on Malc...

Greens proposal reduces student debt burden

26 April, 2016 - Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Robert Simms has revealed the Greens plan to reduce HELP debts by 20 per cent and re-instate stude...

Tough day in Kununurra and Wyndham as cashless welfare card rolls out

26 April, 2016 - The Greens say today will be a tough day for income support recipients in Kununurra and Wyndham, with the cashless welfare card trial beginning...

30th Anniversary of Chernobyl – Time for SA to think about our future

26 April, 2016 - “As South Australians toy with the idea of further entrenching ourselves in the nuclear industry, the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear...

Police need to enforce laws to protect cyclists

25 April, 2016 - Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber says Victoria Police need to do a better job of enforcing road rules to protect cyclists. Police reports ob...

Slow clap for Turnbull's non-announcement to keep negative gearing

24 April, 2016 - Today the Australian Greens extend a slow clap to Malcolm Turnbull for his predictable non-announcement to keep negative gearing, which is lock...

Liberals' dental shocker undermines universal care

23 April, 2016 - The Greens have rejected the Liberals' pre-election promise to change Australia's publicly funded dental care program, warning it will limit pa...

Mining royalty increase should fund energy transition

23 April, 2016 - Greens energy spokesperson Ellen Sandell says revenue raised by increasing mining royalties should be invested in transitioning Victoria’s ener...

Labor must end the tax cuts arms race: Greens

23 April, 2016 - In response to reports today the government will cut company and income taxes in the upcoming Budget, Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt M...

Cabinet Ministers undermining Paris agreement being signed tonight by questioning climate science

22 April, 2016 - 22/04/2016 With Cabinet Ministers questioning climate science, the world will have little confidence in Greg Hunt’s signature on the Paris clim...

Greens commit to fairer students with disability funding

22 April, 2016 - The Greens have committed to increase resources for students with disability by $4.8 billion over the next four years, as part of a comprehensi...

Green’s rental survey reveals hardship

22 April, 2016 - Nearly 50 per cent of renters are spending half of their wage on rent according to preliminary feedback from the Green’s Rental Affordability S...

Australian Greens pledge to implement Paris Agreement

22 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have joined with over 90 Greens parties around the world in committing to implement the Paris Agreement, reached at the U...

Greens commit to fairer students with disability funding

22 April, 2016 - The Greens have committed to increase resources for students with disability by $4.8 billion over the next four years, as part of a comprehensi...

Cabinet Ministers undermining Paris agreement being signed tonight by questioning climate science

22 April, 2016 - With Cabinet Ministers questioning climate science, the world will have little confidence in Greg Hunt's signature on the Paris climate agreeme...