Qld News & Media Releases

Women falling behind as gender pay gap widens

19 August, 2021 - The Greens have renewed their calls for action on closing the gender pay gap after the Workplace Gender Equality Agency today revealed that th...

Electoral Act amendments would undermine democracy and stifle dissent

16 August, 2021 - The Greens are calling on Labor and the crossbench to oppose government amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act that would limit democrat...

Government ordered to produce documents relating to dodgy fracking grant

10 August, 2021 - The government must release documents relating to the awarding of a $21 million grant to Liberal Party-aligned fracking company Empire Energy,...

Greens move for independent inquiry into Christian Porter

4 August, 2021 - The Greens today will move for an independent inquiry into Christian Porter’s fitness to be a Minister after the PM this week promoted the form...

Why wait? The Green's anti-corruption bill could be voted on next week

27 July, 2021 - The Greens say Australia can have a robust and effective federal anti-corruption framework in place within weeks if the government brings the Gr...

Government's Beetaloo grants gift public money to party donor

7 July, 2021 - The Greens say today’s awarding of $21 million of public money to a private corporation to frack the Northern Territory will turbocharge climate ...

Greens today will seek to progress Porter inquiry bill on anniversary of his accuser’s tragic death

24 June, 2021 - On the one-year anniversary of the suicide of Christian Porter’s accuser the Greens have called on the government, One Nation and Senator Jacqui...

Libs and Labor join forces to crush Senate transparency and democracy

23 June, 2021 - The move by the Coalition and Labor to permanently axe Senate motions is an attack on transparency and democracy that entrenches the big parties...

Greens renew call for publicly funded abortion after private clinic closures

18 June, 2021 - The Greens have renewed their call for publicly funded abortions after private service Marie Stopes announced yesterday it was shutting down fou...

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...