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Childcare package to leave hundreds of thousands worse off, needs work: Greens

4 April, 2016 - The government's childcare package will result in hundreds of thousands of families being worse off and will need to be amended, the Australian ...

Dutton's deception 'deplorable': Greens

3 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on the Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to rule out sending any children currently in Australia back to Nau...

Labor and Liberal Parties’ reef hypocrisy both dangerous and insincere

3 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens condemn Queensland Labor’s reported decision this morning to approve mining leases for the Adani mega coal mine. “Despite ...

Greens support Uni’s decision over ‘invasion’

2 April, 2016 - Friday, 1 April Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier continues to fail Aboriginal people by denying the truth of Australia’s settlement, ac...

Nukes deal on Chernobyl disaster anniversary a new low

1 April, 2016 - To choose the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster to announce a uranium deal with the Ukraine marks a new low in the history of Australia...

Public forum: Supporting Safe Schools and Inclusive Communities

1 April, 2016 - Thu, 2016-04-07 18:30 - 20:00 Thebarton Secondary College, 40 Ashley Street, Torrensville SA 5031 ...

Nuclear Waste Dump

1 April, 2016 - Friday, 1 April “We are very concerned about the conflict between commonwealth approval for Tellus Holdings’ Sandy Ridge project and state legis...

Ministers sacrifice animal welfare in unbelievable “free-range” decision

1 April, 2016 - The decision by state and federal ministers to define “free-range” as up to 10,000 birds per hectare* is a win for intensive egg producers over ...

A good idea but chronically underfunded

31 March, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader and former public health doctor, Senator Richard Di Natale, today said the government’s new chronic illness package ha...

Ditch the plebiscite to save pain and money

31 March, 2016 - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) support for marriage equality is further evidence of the need for the go...

Country of Origin labelling is a step in the right direction but it could be clearer: Greens

31 March, 2016 - Australian Greens spokesperson on Agriculture Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed the roll out of country of origin labelling by the Government...

Turnbull puts education in too-hard basket, with health

31 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens say Prime Minister Turnbull has now put public school funding in the too-hard-basket, along with health "Instead of havin...

Delusions of grandeur in Western Power sale

31 March, 2016 - Thursday, 31 March Record state debt is pushing this government to make rash decisions, after the Premier yesterday admitted selling state-owne...

Homophobic ‘gay panic’ defence needs to be abolished in all states: Greens

31 March, 2016 - South Australia and Queensland need to abolish the homophobic ‘gay panic' defence, Australian Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simm...