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Senator Di Natale speaks in opposition to the ABCC bill

18 April, 2016 - Senator Richard Di Natale reject's the government's ABCC legislation, which threatens the basic rights of workers and unions.

Scott Ludlam vs the ABCC

18 April, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (17:36):  What is it exactly that we are doing here? A prorogation...

Legal Aid urgently needs funding boost given high demand for domestic violence family law services

18 April, 2016 - 18/04/2016 With new analysis showing 79 per cent of Legal-Aid-assisted family law cases include domestic violence, the Greens today renewed the...

Greens call on Prime Minister to stop Treasurer from speaking at ACL conference

17 April, 2016 - Australian Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should direct Treasurer Scott Morrison not t...

A Better Way – Greens announce plan to welcome 50,000 refugees a year

16 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have unveiled a bold yet fiscally responsible vision to harness the nation building capacity that people seeking asylum ...

A Better Way – Greens announce plan to welcome 50,000 refugees a year

16 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have unveiled a bold yet fiscally responsible vision to harness the nation building capacity that people seeking asylum ...

Tobacco tax rise should not fund tax cuts: Bandt

15 April, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said if the government is looking to put up the price of cigarettes, they should use that mone...

Nauru rape victim must be transferred to Australia

15 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on Malcolm Turnbull to offer a woman, allegedly raped on Nauru while suffering an epileptic seizure, safe pas...

Most Australians agree with the Greens against taxpayer handouts for big fossil fuel companies

15 April, 2016 - Most Australians (58.9%) believe the government spends too much on fossil fuel subsidies, according to a national ReachTEL poll out today, and ...

Lesson to be learnt from Victoria

15 April, 2016 - Friday, 15 April WA Greens Mining spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said the government should learn from Victoria, who today announced coal mines...

Greens 18 point plan to combat tax avoidance

15 April, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Finance, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today has released the most comprehensive policy platform put forward in Australia...

Most Australians agree with the Greens against taxpayer handouts for big fossil fuel companies

15 April, 2016 - 15/04/2016 Most Australians (58.9%) believe the government spends too much on fossil fuel subsidies, according to a national ReachTEL poll out ...

Greens senator calls on local government to show leadership on LGBTI rights

15 April, 2016 - Greens Senator Robert Simms has told the Victorian Local Government Association's Rainbow Working Group that local government should make the m...

Labor too weak on steel procurement: Greens

14 April, 2016 - Greens Industry spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Labor’s plan to supposedly save the Australian steel industry by ‘maximising’ local steel...