Qld News & Media Releases

First Speech - Max Chandler-Mather

1 August, 2022 - It is abundantly clear to me that billionaires and big corporations run parliament. Indeed, when it comes to representation, I imagine that peo...

First Speech - Penny Allman-Payne

1 August, 2022 - Monday 1 August 2022 5:02pm Transcript: I begin this evening by acknowledging that we are meeting on the sovereign and unceded lands of the Ngu...

My first speech to the Senate

1 August, 2022 - Thank you, President. I begin this evening by acknowledging that we are meeting on the sovereign and unceded lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri...

First Speech - Elizabeth Watson-Brown

28 July, 2022 - Acknowledgement of Country Thank you, speaker. I am Elizabeth Watson-Brown, proud Greens MP for Ryan. I come from Meanjin, Brisbane, the lands o...

Greens welcome paid DV leave, call on Labor to act on housing

28 July, 2022 - The Greens welcome the introduction of laws making 10 days paid domestic and family violence leave available to all employees, but have called o...

First Speech - Stephen Bates

27 July, 2022 - Thank you Mr Speaker. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land upon which we gather - the Ngunnawal people, and...

Abortion should be available in public hospitals

20 July, 2022 - Responding to comments by Anthony Albanese today around abortion, Greens spokesperson on Women Senator Larissa Waters said: “I urge the Prime Mi...

Jobs for mates undermines democracy

18 July, 2022 - With the Grattan Institute today revealing that at least one in five government board appointments are being gifted to political mates, the Gree...

Kick Morrison out to save the Reef

11 May, 2022 - The Greens say confirmation in the Reef Snapshot:  Summer 2021-22 of the sixth mass coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef lays bare the Morri...

POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT: Supporting First Nations Parents and Babies

6 May, 2022 - The Greens will today announce an investment in culturally appropriate healthcare for First Nations parents and babies, from pregnancy to early ch...

Greens policy platform delivers on “In One Generation” campaign demands

4 May, 2022 - The Greens welcome the comprehensive In One Generation report from the National Women’s Safety Alliance today, and are proud to support its 20 pri...

Aspen Medical scandal shows we need to kick the corporations out of Canberra

3 May, 2022 - The Greens say the Aspen Medical scandal confirms the Morrison Government as the dodgiest and most irresponsible in Australian history. Lines attr...

Greens pledge $30 million to fund eradication of yellow crazy ants

25 April, 2022 - With joint state and federal funding set to run out in June, the Greens have pledged $30 million to extend the Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Pro...

Greens would fast track a strong Labor ICAC through the Senate

16 April, 2022 - The Greens say they would fast track a future Labor government’s ICAC bill through the Senate provided it was able to hold public hearings, act...

Australia’s worst kept secret: Government rules out a federal ICAC

14 April, 2022 - The Greens say the PM’s admission that he has no interest in legislating an effective federal corruption watchdog is the final nail in the coff...