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Budget must make abortion and contraception free

28 April, 2023 - Today is the fifth and final public hearing of the Greens initiated Universal access to reproductive healthcare inquiry. The inquiry has hea...

Community rally at Mudgee against toxic mineral extraction projects

27 April, 2023 - Members of the Lue Action Group will be meeting at the Mudgee Showground tonight in the next phase of community opposition to Bowdens Silver Mi...

Rent freeze must be on Friday's National Cabinet agenda: Greens

27 April, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt and housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather have called for a national rent freeze to be implemented by the National ...

Single Parenting doesn’t stop at 13

27 April, 2023 - The Greens are urging Labor to use the upcoming Budget to remove the Parenting Payment Single cut off and fully reinstate the eligibility age t...

Premier’s visit to Burrup Peninsula is premature

26 April, 2023 - WA Premier Mark McGowan symbolically marked the beginning of construction of the Perdaman fertiliser plant on the Burrup Peninsula today. Th...

Millions of Australians face “debt avalanche”- A whopping 7.1% rise in their student debt on 1 June

26 April, 2023 - CPI figures released this morning confirm that millions of Australians will be slugged with a 7.1% increase in their student debts on 1 June. ...

BANDT’S NPC ADDRESS WILL LASH LABOR AS THE PARTY OF PROPERTY MOGULS, OUTLINE COSTED PLAN FOR RENT FREEZE

26 April, 2023 - At the National Press Club today, Greens Leader Adam Bandt will accuse Labor of making the country’s rental crisis worse, saying the upcoming B...

Victoria shouldn't delay raising the age to 14 any longer

25 April, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said there is absolutely no reason the age of criminal responsibility can’t be raised to 14 during the current term o...

New funding for clubs will reduce reliance on gambling revenue

24 April, 2023 - Six ACT community clubs will benefit from the latest round of industry funding aimed at promoting the long-term sustainability of the sector. ...

Gas industry boasts about trivial tax payments to avoid $94.5bn tax slug

21 April, 2023 - The gas industry’s public relations campaign to avoid tax reform just highlights the extent to which Australians are getting rorted by the gas ...

Greens to fight to keep government interest rate power

21 April, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt and Treasury spokesperson Senator Nick McKim have said the Greens will fight the proposal to remove the Treasurer’s po...

Victorian Greens Strengthens Code of Conduct

21 April, 2023 - Statement on behalf of the Victorian Greens On the 20th April 2023, the State Council of the Australian Greens Victoria resolved to strength...

Victorian Labor ignores First Nations voices with timid, politicised decision to raise the age to 12

21 April, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14, following reports to...

Woodside must scrap its RAP

20 April, 2023 - Yesterday Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill, addressed the National Press Club in an attempt to scare the federal government from ‘overreaching’ when i...

Statement from Samantha Ratnam on Anthony Close leaving the PBO

20 April, 2023 - Quotes attributable to Leader of the Victorian Greens, Samantha Ratnam MLC: "I want to thank Anthony Close for his service to Victoria as th...