Qld News & Media Releases

Greens to vote against aged care legislation as Labor caves in to the Coalition and for-profit providers

21 November, 2024 - The Greens will vote against Labor’s new aged care reforms after Labor joined forces with the Coalition to block Greens amendments that woul...

Major party stitch up leaves electoral reform bills unchecked

21 November, 2024 - Responding to the Government and Opposition blocking the Greens move to refer the electoral reform bills to a Senate inquiry Greens Senate l...

Greens would establish Commission to define and eliminate poverty

10 October, 2024 - With evidence pointing to an increase in child poverty under Labor, and a Productivity Commission report showing that people currently living...

Federal Labor must step up to save public schools

30 September, 2024 - With the Education Minister's school funding deadline to the states expiring today, the Greens say Federal Labor must raise the federal pub...

JobSeeker indexation grotesquely inadequate

20 September, 2024 - The Greens say Labor claiming a win on a tiny JobSeeker indexation and a paltry increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) is an insult...

Greens policy to pay super on PPL finally passes with support from Labor

19 September, 2024 - The Greens welcome the passage of the bill to pay parents superannuation on paid parental leave (PPL). Lines attributable to Greens lead...

Greens win changes to Respect at Work costs protection

19 September, 2024 - Almost a year after introduction, the Greens welcome passage of new court costs rules which will improve workers’ rights to enforce workpla...

Multipartisan menopause report tabled, recommendations need implementing

18 September, 2024 - Today Senator Waters tabled the landmark consensus multipartisan report from the Greens-initiated issues related to menopause and perimenop...

Crossbench urges Labor to fully fund public schools

16 September, 2024 - Labor’s proposed ‘Better and Fairer’ Schools Agreement will lock in another decade of underfunding for public schools, cementing Australia’...

Labor’s aged care deal with Dutton deserves scrutiny

13 September, 2024 - The Greens say older people must be given the chance to properly scrutinise Labor’s aged care deal with the Coalition, and that they are co...

Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission established, with less transparency than hoped

12 September, 2024 - Today legislation to establish an Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission has finally passed the Senate, and will now commence on 1 ...

Labor dancing to Dutton’s tune on aged care

10 September, 2024 - The Greens say Labor is dancing to the Opposition’s tune on aged care with reports that the Coalition is putting the brakes on a deal for a...

Frontline services funding is welcome, but one in four women still not getting the help they need

6 September, 2024 - Today’s National Cabinet announcement brings total funding for the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children to $3.7 billion ...

Labor's reverse Robin Hood: Public schools bleeding money to private schools

6 September, 2024 - The Greens say Labor’s school funding plan is a ‘reverse Robin Hood’, bleeding public schools dry to give to wealthy private schools. New...

National Cabinet a test of government’s funding priorities

5 September, 2024 - Ahead of National Cabinet, the Greens are calling for full funding for frontline family and domestic violence services. Comments attribut...