24 July, 2020 - Comments from Greens Immigration spokesperson Senator Nick McKim on New Zealand's decision to grant asylum to Behrouz Boochani:
"New Zealand gra...
13 July, 2020 - Confirmation that an immigration detention guard at the Mantra Hotel in Melbourne has tested positive for Covid-19 reinforces the need for detai...
14 May, 2020 - The Government’s latest attempt to prohibit items in immigration detention centres is a massive overreach, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick M...
13 May, 2020 - The Government’s latest attempt to expand ASIO’s powers is cynical and unjustified, the Greens say.
“Yet again, Peter Dutton is trying to increas...
5 May, 2020 - The Australian government should develop and publicly release criteria for temporary visa holders to be allowed to return to Australia. During the...
22 April, 2020 - The Greens welcome moves by some state governments to support temporary visa holders, but they show how people have been abandoned by the feder...
4 April, 2020 - The government's response to temporary visa holders in Australia is cruel and callous, Greens Immigration and Citizenship spokesperson Nick McKi...
25 March, 2020 - The Federal Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders impacted by the coronavirus shutdown, Greens Immigration spokespe...
11 February, 2020 - The Greens welcome the High Court’s decision regarding the government’s ability to deport First Nations peoples.
“Trying to deport First Nat...
10 December, 2019 - The second exposure draft of the Liberals' Religious Discrimination legislation has made already bad legislation even worse.
"The Liberals h...
2 December, 2019 - The Greens urge the Government to use the parliamentary break to amend the serious problems in the proposed religious discrimination laws.
"T...
19 November, 2019 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Nick McKim have condemned the treatment of two Saudi journalists by the Australian government.
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