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Public school plan locks in underfunding

31 January, 2024 - Today’s so-called “deal” between the federal and WA Labor governments on school funding looks more like a stitch-up for public school kids th...

Greater Gliders still threatened with logging after Forestry end operations in Tallaganda State Forest

30 January, 2024 - The Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) have quietly ended logging plans in Tallaganda State Forest following an investigation, and possible pro...

“I felt sick to my stomach”: Greens call for reform following study into sexual assaults in flood aftermath

30 January, 2024 - Tamara Smith MP, Greens Disaster Relief Spokesperson and Member for Ballina, has today called on the NSW Labor government to implement e...

‘Enough is enough’ - Greens call on the Labor government to urgently get animals off the MV Bahijah

30 January, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi is calling on the Labor government to intervene urgently and get ...

Greens issue warning to new Premier regarding potentially lethal 'Red Bull' pills detected interstate

30 January, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have warned the new Premier of the risks posed by untested substances to the lives of young people, following reports of...

Private schools should have public funding stripped: survey

29 January, 2024 - With most students returning to school around the country today, Australian parents have sent a clear message to Labor to end school funding ...

Greens say new late-night A380 service shows need for curfew at Brisbane Airport

29 January, 2024 - From October 1, flights EK430 (Dubai to Brisbane) and EK431 (Brisbane to Dubai), will be serviced by A380s, the world’s largest passenger pla...

Asbestos contamination in playgrounds is just the tip of the iceberg

29 January, 2024 - The recent discovery of contaminated mulch in the Rozelle Parklands and other sites around Sydney has triggered a broader examination of how ...

“End the blatant hypocrisy” - Faruqi calls on Wong to restore funding to UNRWA

29 January, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for International Aid and Global Justice, Senator Mehreen Faruqi has urged the Labor government to reve...

Labor's 'spineless' decision will send thousands of waterbirds to slaughter

29 January, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government are cowards if reports are true they plan to green-light yet another duck shoot...

Three times the average wage earner’s tax cut going to billionaires, CEOs and politicians: Greens

26 January, 2024 - Responding to Labor’s reheated Stage 3 tax cuts announcements, the Greens - who have opposed the Stage 3 tax cuts package since their incepti...

Redirect fossil fuel subsidies to accelerate community-led energy transition

25 January, 2024 - The Greens say $11 billion in annual federal subsidies to polluting fossil fuel companies should be phased out and the money redirected to ac...

“Spare no expense”: Tamara Smith MP calls for further action to stamp out fire ants

25 January, 2024 - Tamara Smith MP, Greens Member for Ballina, is calling on the Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty to take further action to eradicate red-...

Greens back class action against public housing demolition

25 January, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed reports of a class action being launched against the Victorian Labor Government’s plan to demolish 44 publ...