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Students Strike for Climate Change

29 November, 2018 - Today, teachers in SA were striking for better schools. Tomorrow, their students will be striking for a safer climate. “I’m proud to see ...

Greens Report Mandatory Gas Connection Practices to Competition Watchdog

2 November, 2018 - The practice of property developers mandating gas connection and gas use in new homes is anti-competitive and should be investigated by the A...

Mandatory Gas Connection in new developments - bad for households and bad for the climate

25 October, 2018 - The practice of property developers mandating gas connection and gas use in new homes is locking South Australian families into higher energy...

Freedom of Information Reform - Why Are We Waiting?

19 October, 2018 - The Upper House of State Parliament voted last night to support Greens’ amendments to the Freedom of Information Act, but without Government ...

Rate Capping is Dead - But Local Government Accountability Reform is Still Alive

30 August, 2018 - With a majority of State Parliament’s Upper House now committed to opposing rate capping for local councils, attention should now focus on imp...

Crunch time for Liberals on fracking - can they be trusted to keep their word?

24 July, 2018 - On Wednesday afternoon, the Upper House of State Parliament will vote on a Greens' Bill to ban fracking for gas in the South East region of Sout...

Auto pay rise for MPs must stop

20 June, 2018 - Greens MLC Mark Parnell has introduced a Bill into State Parliament to stop the automatic flow-on of Federal MP pay rises to State MPs and to gi...

SA Water minister must stand up for our state and the River

7 June, 2018 - Australian Greens Murray Darling Basin spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has written to South Australian Water Minister David Speirs urging...

Turnbull must stand up to Trump on tariffs, not bend the knee

1 June, 2018 - News that US President Donald Trump has imposed new metal tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico is further proof Australia’s ‘special relationship...

School chaplains program is not fit to support our kids: Greens

31 May, 2018 - Questionable religious organisations using their fringe ideals to treat depression, anorexia, combat bullying and push gay conversion therapy met...

SA Government must stand up for the bottom end of the river

27 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens are urging the SA Government to stand up for the Murray and challenge New South Wales’ latest water grab on behalf of big c...

EU stands against ISDS clauses, Australia should too

24 May, 2018 - News today that the European Union and Australia are set to commence free trade agreement negotiations are notable for what is non-negotiable – s...

Tone deaf Liberals plunder from ABC to build yet another Captain Cook monument

23 May, 2018 - The Liberal Government has refused to rule out further cuts to the ABC and does not know the name of the Indigenous nation it is planning to plac...

Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner AM announced as the Australian Greens candidate for Mayo

18 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens are thrilled to announce Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner AM, Ngarrindjeri elder, will contest the seat of Mayo in the upcoming by-elec...

Turnbull Government has no right to risk the Bight

16 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens strongly condemn the Turnbull Government for further opening up the Great Australian Bight for oil and gas drilling. “Despi...