Qld News & Media Releases

Porter inquiry Bill blocked in embarrassing and cynical display

17 June, 2021 - Lines attributable to Greens leader in the Senate and spokesperson on women Larissa Waters: “The government and One Nation have again conspired ...

Government ducks scrutiny in shameful anti-democratic display

16 June, 2021 - Lines attributable to Senator Larissa Waters: This is a shameful day for this government and the Australian Parliament. There are unresolved rap...

Greens’ Commission of Inquiry would test Christian Porter’s fitness as a minister

1 June, 2021 - The Greens say the Prime Minister has run out of excuses and can no longer continue to run cover for Christian Porter, now that he has discontinu...

Greens launch policy: $25 million a year to provide free period products in Australian schools

28 May, 2021 - On World Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Greens have announced their plan to combat period poverty in Australia by providing free period products in a...

Release the Foster report, PM

25 May, 2021 - The Greens have called on the PM to drop the veil of secrecy and release the review by Stephanie Foster into processes for responding to serious ...

So-called “women’s budget” falls well short

12 May, 2021 - The Greens say the government’s much-touted spending announcements for women have barely moved the needle on economic security and safety. Greens...

Spoiler alert: Evidence-based respectful relationships education works

6 May, 2021 - The Australian Greens have welcomed today’s release of the positive evaluation of Our Watch’s primary school education program, Respectful Relatio...

Tragic week of gendered violence a reminder of the government’s failings

27 April, 2021 - The Greens have called on the federal government to provide critical and overdue funding of frontline domestic violence and sexual assault serv...

Morrison fails women again with bizarre new consent videos

19 April, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison government’s confusing and bizarre “Good Society” sexual consent videos which feature milkshakes, tacos an...

Respect@Work response welcome but devil will be in the detail

8 April, 2021 - The Greens have cautiously welcomed the Morrison government’s long overdue response to the Respect@Work recommendations, but say that the PM has...

Morrison government’s failings exposed as Australia’s gender gap widens

31 March, 2021 - Australia has fallen six places to 50th in the World Economic Forum’s latest global rankings on gender equality, reflecting a growing divide be...

Queensland pays the price for Morrison’s flawed vaccine rollout

30 March, 2021 - The Greens have laid the blame for Brisbane’s three-day COVID lockdown at the Morrison government’s door, saying its failure to ensure all fron...

Cabinet reshuffle is cold comfort to Australian women

29 March, 2021 - The Greens say the Prime Minister’s reshuffle is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic and won’t fix entrenched cultural and systemic issu...

The PM’s reshuffle does nothing to make Australian women safer

25 March, 2021 - The Greens say the Prime Minister’s expected Cabinet reshuffle is another cosmetic response to systemic failures and have called on the governm...

Prime Minister’s sincerity will be judged on actions

23 March, 2021 - Responding to today’s press conference by the Prime Minister on women’s safety and the culture of parliament house, Greens leader in the Senate...