Qld News & Media Releases

Underfunding to blame for inequality crisis in schools

20 January, 2023 - The Greens say the findings in today’s Productivity Commission report into the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) are irrefutable eviden...

Labor’s Christmas gift for underfunded public schools: a kick in the teeth

18 December, 2022 - The Greens will explore options to remove the legislated 20% cap on the Commonwealth’s contribution to public school funding, after Labor an...

OK Google, let’s talk about your abortion ad ban

16 December, 2022 - The Greens will demand an explanation from Google over its decision to ban medical abortion ads in Australia, and push to have the appear at...

Unprepared teachers no solution to shortage crisis

7 December, 2022 - The Greens say the Federal Government’s plan to fast-track interns into classrooms would further entrench education inequality while doing ve...

Greens rent freeze plan could’ve saved renters almost $5,000 each last year

6 December, 2022 - Updated analysis by the Parliamentary Library estimates that renters across Australia would be $10.7 billion better off if rents had been fro...

Statement: Brittany Higgins

1 December, 2022 - Many victim-survivors of sexual, family and domestic violence describe the court process as horrific and retraumatising. The Greens suppor...

Time for respect is now

30 November, 2022 - Today’s release of Time for respect: fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces shows that implementing the Respect...

QLD climate costs can’t be ignored

28 November, 2022 - The Climate Council report released today shows that the costs of climate change-driven weather events cannot be ignored. The Greens are onc...

School disruption inquiry puts target on teachers’ and students’ backs

28 November, 2022 - The Greens say a Senate inquiry into school disruption, initiated by the Liberals and backed by Labor, risks being used as a platform t...

Greens welcome passage of Respect at Work Bill

25 November, 2022 - The Greens welcome the passage of the Respect at Work Bill in the Senate today, after facilitating a decision to send contentious costs prov...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

25 November, 2022 - On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women the Greens are once again calling for full funding and meaningful goals f...

Labor’s Housing Accord will only provide 184 new affordable homes

24 November, 2022 - Analysis by the Parliamentary Library suggests that only 2.02% of the one million homes the government’s Housing Accord aims to build over 5...

Greens say no to Hanson's hateful bill

23 November, 2022 - I rise to speak on the Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) Bill 2020. I feel like I'm un...

Greens secure costs reform commitment

22 November, 2022 - The Greens have facilitated a welcome decision to review costs protections, rather than the government pushing ahead with the ‘costs neutral...