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Greens fighting for students against HESLA Bill

26 March, 2018 - The Australian Greens will continue to fight the Liberal Government’s harsh university cuts by opposing the Higher Education Support Legislatio...

Catholic sector special treatment tears up Gonski plan

24 March, 2018 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Catholic Education Commission’s continued bastardisation of Gonski, following new Fairfax reports it is ...

Senate backs SA renewable energy target

22 March, 2018 - The Senate has backed an Australian Greens motion rejecting any moves by the Federal or SA Liberal Government to weaken South Australia’s posit...

Government prioritises big business handouts over university funding

21 March, 2018 - The Greens stand with students around the country protesting against the Government’s cruel $2.2 billion worth of university cuts, as the Gover...

Niall Blair must go to renew faith in Murray Darling Basin Plan compliance: Greens

9 March, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on NSW regional water minister Niall Blair to be sacked after revelations Water NSW grossly misled the Ombudsm...

People power can defeat TPP

9 March, 2018 - The Greens stand with the Australian community in the fight to defeat the corporation-serving Trans Pacific Partnership. “The Greens will fight ...

Leaked MDBA report a damning blow to community confidence

6 March, 2018 - The Turnbull Government and the Murray Darling Basin Authority have questions to answer, Greens water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ha...

South Australian Greens welcome Sea Shepherd to SA

6 March, 2018 - The South Australian Greens have welcomed the Sea Shepherd crew aboard the M/Y Steve Irwin back to Adelaide, and pledge to fight to protect the ...

Fairer Public Transport Fares

27 February, 2018 - The Greens want to see a major revision to bus, train and tram fares to encourage more people to use public transport, according to Mark Par...

Dodgy new TPP must be scrutinised: Greens

21 February, 2018 - The revived Trans-Pacific Partnership must be heavily scrutinised through a Senate inquiry before any legislation passes the Parliament, The...

Billions of litres of environmental water saved from the clutches of greedy corporate irrigators

15 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens’ push to stop billions of litres of water from being stripped from the environment to feather the nests of greedy corp...

Independent audit of Murray Darling Basin Plan must begin immediately

15 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling for an independent audit of the Murray Darling Basin Plan, including where taxpayers’ money has been spent...

Pokies must go for action on harmful gambling addiction: Greens

14 February, 2018 - It is deeply disappointing that the majority of senators have turned their backs on vulnerable Australians by voting down a motion calling f...

Don’t buy into the blackmail, protect the river: Greens

13 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens have reaffirmed their commitment to the survival of the Murray Darling Basin, calling on crossbenchers and Labor to ho...

Don’t go to water over threats from greedy upstream states

9 February, 2018 - Australian Greens Murray-Darling Basin spokesperson and Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young is urging her SA colleagues to hold fi...