Qld News & Media Releases

Minister Rae celebrates Aged Care profits while older Australians pay more

1 November, 2025 - From today, Labor’s new Aged Care Act comes into force, meaning older Australians will pay more for essential care, including up to $50 just ...

On World Teachers Day, $11.5 billion in unpaid teacher workload shows extent of the overwork crisis

31 October, 2025 - On World Teachers Day, new analysis shows that Australian teachers are contributing $11.5 billion in unpaid labour every year, demonstrating ...

Tomago aluminium bailout should come with a public stake, Greens say

28 October, 2025 - The Australian Greens have called on Labor to save Australia’s largest aluminium smelter from closure with a public ownership stake, and unde...

Greens slam Deloitte’s unethical behaviour and measly refund over AI report bungle

9 October, 2025 - Greens Senators Barbara Pocock and Penny Allman-Payne have grilled the Government in Senate estimates over the bungled Deloitte report into th...

Weak Watt concedes to Woodside on North West Shelf conditions, allows ancient rock art and climate to be destroyed

30 September, 2025 - The Australian Greens have labelled the federal government weak after revelations the Environment Minister bowed to pressure from Woodside ...

'No $50 showers', Greens tell Minister Rae to fix aged care copayments before November deadline

25 September, 2025 - The Greens have written to the Aged Care Minister, Sam Rae, urging him to act to prevent aged care recipients from having to pay up to $50 ...

Labor leaves Robodebt victims without justice while welfare harms continue

24 September, 2025 - The Greens have used the release of a landmark SBS docuseries, The People vs Robodebt, to call on Labor to implement the remaining recommen...

Pensioners will get smashed and lose care while Minister Rae hides

22 September, 2025 - Older Australians will pay up to $50/hour for basic care at home under Labor’s aged care changes coming on November 1 according to reportin...

Massive hole in modelling - Labor’s low ambition target excludes costs of more fires, floods and heatwaves

19 September, 2025 - Massive hole in modelling - Labor’s low ambition target excludes costs of more fires, floods and heatwaves   While Minister Bo...

Labor’s utter failure of a climate target is a massive win for coal and gas corporations

18 September, 2025 - The Australian Greens have lashed Labor’s capitulation to coal and gas corporations as a massive betrayal of people and the planet. Desp...

NT EPA Chief must resign over Darwin LNG scandal

18 September, 2025 - The Greens have called for the resignation of NT EPA chairperson Paul Vogel following revelations about a major methane leak at Darwin LNG ...

PM picked a climate target last year and without hearing climate doomsday report findings, witnesses reveal

16 September, 2025 - The Prime Minister has not been briefed by the authors of the doomsday Climate Risk Report, and appears to have pre-determined the upcoming...

“Chilling” revelations in National Climate Risk Assessment make net zero by 2035 imperative, say Greens

15 September, 2025 - “Chilling” revelations in National Climate Risk Assessment make net zero by 2035 imperative, say Greens The Greens forced the release of...

Greens urge end to aged care shortages as figures reveal 2,500 people unnecessarily in hospital

12 September, 2025 - State governments have told Labor today that nearly 2,500 people are unnecessarily in hospital waiting for residential aged care or home ca...