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NDIS too important to undermine: Greens

9 March, 2016 - Recent speculation about aspects of the NDIS are understandably making people nervous about the future of the scheme, Australian Greens Senator ...

Greens slam homophobic slurs by Liberal MP Bernie Finn

9 March, 2016 - Greens slam Liberal MP Bernie Finn’s comments regarding the Safe School Program as homophobic and transphobic, and call on the Liberals to clari...

Youth suicide prevention must be community based

9 March, 2016 - 9 March, 2016 WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said a new approach for Aboriginal people, by Aboriginal people, must...

Government’s rhetoric means nothing to domestic violence victims if they can’t get leave from work to escape

9 March, 2016 - Reports today that the Turnbull Liberal Government is presiding over the slashing of domestic violence leave for public servants put a lie to th...

Media Release: Ruskin Park under threat from new development

8 March, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens MP for Eastern Metropolitan and spokesperson for Planning, has called on the Planning Minister to heed the calls from Maro...

Jump in suicide rates demands national priority

8 March, 2016 - Jump in suicide rates demands national priority With the latest figures showing a dramatic increase of 11.4% in the national suicide rate, the G...

CommInsure scandal reinforces need for an urgent Royal Commission

8 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today reiterated their call for a Royal Commission into the financial services sector and the culture generated withi...

Ruskin Park under threat from new development

8 March, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens MP for Eastern Metropolitan and spokesperson for Planning, has called on the Planning Minister to heed the calls from Maro...

Media Release: Ruskin Park under threat from new development

8 March, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens MP for Eastern Metropolitan and spokesperson for Planning, has called on the Planning Minister to heed the calls from Maro...

Cash must put money where mouth is for women’s work/life balance

8 March, 2016 - Following Minister for Women Michaelia Cash’s comments on flexibility for women re-entering the workforce during the ‘International Women’s Day ...

Ride sharing here to stay

8 March, 2016 - The Greens know that disruptive technologies are part of our future. Often legislation and/or regulation doesn't keep pace with the new economy....

VET reforms failing students shows need to overhaul for-profit sector

8 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on more support for VET students and increased funding for TAFE amid the continuing failures of the for-profit...

End the plebiscite guessing game with a free vote in the parliament: Greens

7 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to dump the marriage equality plebiscite and bring on a free vote in the parliament. "The co...

Voters right to be cynical on referendum: Greens.

7 March, 2016 - 07/03/2016 The Queensland Greens say voters are right to be cynical about the Labor and Liberal parties' referendum to introduce four year terms...

CLP Fracking cart before the horse.

6 March, 2016 - The NT Greens have accused the CLP Government's Mines Minister of pushing ahead with fracking in the absence of an adequate and appropriate regu...