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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: SUPPORT FOR THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

2 May, 2024 - We, the undersigned, represent leading civil society, human rights, political, faith organisations and trade unions in New South Wales. We will a...

Logging of Koala habitat in Kiwarrak set to commence on Wild Koala Day

2 May, 2024 - Planned logging in critical Koala habitat in Kiwarrak State Forest near Taree is set to commence this Friday 3 May to coincide with Wild Koala Day...

Inner West Council Corruption Findings Highlight Need for Fully Funded ICAC

1 May, 2024 - Last night the ICAC released their findings following a lengthy investigation into misconduct by a former Inner West Council employee, and employe...

Mobilising for nature conservation, Government inaction on biodiversity called out

1 May, 2024 - In August last year, a review into the NSW Biodiversity Conservation laws slammed the failure of laws to protect the environment. The Government c...

Greens welcome targets to increase CALD leadership in the APS

30 April, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader Senator Mehreen Faruqi, who has long advocated for the need to increase the representation of people of colour ...

Kiwarrak betrayed, koala extinction logging to proceed despite unanimous support for flora reserve

30 April, 2024 - Logging is planned to continue in Kiwarrak State Forest on the Central Coast despite a unanimously supported motion in the NSW Parliament that ...

Australia exported $1.5 million worth of weapons to Israel in February 2024, fresh DFAT data shows

26 April, 2024 - Just published data from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade shows that in February 2024 alone Australia directly exported over $1.5 mi...

CPI shows student debts to rise by 4.8% on June 1, as Greens demand indexation be scrapped in May budget

24 April, 2024 - Student debts will go up 4.8% this June adding an estimated $3.3billion to the debt burden of Australians unless the Labor Government urgently ...

Greens celebrate historic victory for junior doctors

24 April, 2024 - In a landmark decision, more than 20,000 doctors who served between 2014 and 2024 will finally receive compensation for years of unpaid overtim...

Greens support Gaza solidarity encampment at Sydney University, call on universities to divest from Israel

24 April, 2024 - The Australian Greens are rallying behind the students and staff at Sydney Unviersity who have started an encampment on the quad lawns, protest...

International students being scapegoated by the Labor Government, say Greens

24 April, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi has reacted to recent revelations that universities are ...

Labor’s Defence strategy, more words, more billions but no change to the broken fundamentals

17 April, 2024 - The Albanese Labor Government has launched another lengthy report concerning Australia’s military, which changes almost nothing but manages to ...