Qld News & Media Releases

Stronger measures needed to create safe workplaces for women

3 November, 2022 - The Greens will move for stronger measures in the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill to protec...

Teacher shortage plan silent on public school funding

3 November, 2022 - The Greens say the government’s Draft National Teacher Workforce Action Plan will not solve the teacher shortfall crisis unless Labor gets se...

Greens secure Senate inquiry into school refusal

27 October, 2022 - The Senate Education and Employment References Committee will undertake an inquiry into the alarming rise in students that are unable to atte...

Labor’s 1 million home claim is a complete con job

26 October, 2022 - Lines attributable to Max Chandler-Mather MP, Greens spokesperson for housing and homelessness: Over the last five years the private sector b...

Labor’s private school cash splash a Morrison throwback

26 October, 2022 - Labor’s budget has failed the public schools test, committing even more to private schools than the Morrison Government pledged in its March ...

No buck for the bang in ‘women-centred’ budget

26 October, 2022 - Labor’s Women’s Budget Statement outlines the problems women face, but offers very little when it comes to delivering the solutions women nee...

Paid FDV Leave passes the Senate, finally!

26 October, 2022 - The Greens welcome passage of the Bill to give employees access to 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave. It is a long overdue refo...

Ending pay secrecy alone won’t close gender pay gap

21 October, 2022 - The Greens welcome the announcement this week that the government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill will include new rules to end pay secrecy cl...

Labor must establish National Energy Transition Authority in Budget

21 October, 2022 - The Greens say coal workers and communities deserve a National Energy Transition Authority in Tuesday’s budget in the wake of Queensland and ...

Families link arms to save East Brisbane State School from $2.5b Gabba Olympics disaster

20 October, 2022 - Students, families and community members will rally at East Brisbane State School this morning to fight for the future of their school, under...

Full funding, not just words, needed to end family and domestic violence

17 October, 2022 - The Greens welcome the release of the new National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032, but without additional funding ...

No benefit for students in cookie-cutter solutions

17 October, 2022 - A new report calling for a bank of centralised lesson plans for teachers is a one-size-fits-all solution that undermines teacher expertise an...

Without super, or an increase to the amount of PPL, women are still losing out

15 October, 2022 - The Greens welcome the Albanese government's announcement to extend Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to 26 weeks with shared care, but will continue...

Greens set to negotiate with government on housing bill

4 October, 2022 - With the Greens likely to be in balance of power on Labor’s forthcoming housing bill, the Australian Greens Party Room has formally empowered ...

Loy Yang early closure reinforces need for National Energy Transition Authority

29 September, 2022 - AGL’s announcement today that it will be shutting the Loy Yang A power station in the Latrobe Valley nearly a decade earlier than planned a...