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Greens bill to boost jobs and green car industry in South Australia

10 November, 2015 - South Australian Senator, Robert Simms, will introduce a green jobs package into the Senate to boost employment in South Australia today. T...

The future of transport is electric and local under Greens bill

10 November, 2015 - The future of transport is electric and local under Greens bill Electric, green vehicles and local jobs are the winners under a Greens Bill ...

Doorknocking for our climate

10 November, 2015 - Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are heading to the world climate talks in Paris in just weeks - alongside our Greens Senators Richard Di N...

Greens call on Turnbull to reject bigotry in the Coalition ranks

10 November, 2015 - The Greens say a group of Coalition MPs who are invoking the Human Rights Charter in defence of their opposition to marriage equality are re...

Greens strengthen climate position, Leader & Deputy to attend Paris climate talks

10 November, 2015 - The Greens have strengthened the party's position on international climate change targets, ahead of Leader Richard Di Natale and Deputy Lead...

Expat Australians unfairly targeted by HECS recovery bill

10 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens say the Overseas Debt Recovery Bill, which passed the Senate last night, will raise a pittance compared to other poten...

Save Our Sharks

10 November, 2015 - "When you enter the ocean, you enter the food chain, and not necessarily at the top" Jacques Cousteau When the Barnett Government announced ...

Collaboration, commitment and consensus

10 November, 2015 - Catherine Garner One of my favourite things about the Greens is our commitment to member-driven policy and this commitment is both wide and ...

Looking ahead

10 November, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale Over the weekend we saw the fruits of our party's constitutional reform in action. A highly productive, respectful...

Senate calls on Government to reinstate world-class marine reserves

9 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed Senate support for her motion calling on the Government to reinstate Australia’s world-...

Greens call on Government to ban private brokers

9 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to ban brokers in the VET FEE HELP system in light of an paltry 8% graduation rate. "It i...

Narrow defeat of Turnbull Government anti-choice abortion Senate motion is alarming

9 November, 2015 - The Senate has narrowly defeated a Turnbull Government motion opposing Greens' state and territory legislation for exclusion zones outside ab...

Court case to argue Turnbull Government failed Reef responsibility in re-approving Adani coal mine

9 November, 2015 - 09/11/2015 The Australian Greens welcome the Australian Conservation Foundation’s legal challenge against the federal government’s re-ap...

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility draft criteria ignore cultural, environmental and social impacts

9 November, 2015 - The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility criteria, released by the Turnbull Government today, fail to rule out the $5 billion facility ...

Private health review won’t improve patient care

9 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale says a review of private health insurance is sorely needed, but the best deal for Australians is a...