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Greens slam state of childcare after more malpractice cases uncovered

10 October, 2025 - The Greens say the early education and care system is in desperate need of overhaul after today’s shocking reports revealed further safety an...

No commitment to stop Barossa gas flowing into leaking Darwin LNG tank

10 October, 2025 - The Labor Government and the offshore regulator, NOPSEMA, have refused to commit to preventing the Barossa Gas Project from pumping gas into ...

Greens call on Monash to halt “reckless dismantling" of climate research institute

8 October, 2025 - The Greens are calling on Monash University to reverse course after plans were made public yesterday to “disestablish” Monash Sustainable Deve...

Greens say childcare executive bonuses are further proof the for-profit system is failing our children

25 September, 2025 - Revelations that executives at major for-profit childcare companies, including G8 and Affinity, pocketed bonuses worth hundreds of thousand...

Labor’s utter failure of a climate target is a massive win for coal and gas corporations

18 September, 2025 - The Australian Greens have lashed Labor’s capitulation to coal and gas corporations as a massive betrayal of people and the planet. Desp...

BHP’s back down on decarbonisation shows fossil fuel companies can’t be trusted to lead on climate

9 September, 2025 - BHP has abandoned major renewable energy projects that would have cut its emissions this decade, a move inconsistent with climate science an...

Greens warn against “cooked” BCA climate modelling, reiterate call for bold 2035 target

5 September, 2025 - The Greens are warning the Albanese Government not to fall for Business Council of Australia (BCA) spin after it claims ambitious climate ac...

It’s business as usual for Labor, as Watt rubber stamps polluting coal mine extension

3 September, 2025 - The Australian Greens have called Murray Watt’s decision to approve the extension of a coal mine - the first coal mine of the new Parliament...

Greens drive inquiry into Labor’s secret climate risk report

27 August, 2025 - Greens drive inquiry into Labor’s secret climate risk report By Steph Hodgins-May, Senator for Victoria  With the government prep...

Greens secure Senate Inquiry into childcare quality and safety, with funding model firmly in sight

25 August, 2025 - On the first day of the resumed Parliament, the Australian Greens have successfully established a Senate Inquiry into the quality and safety o...

Naming and shaming won’t fix childcare, Greens urge ministers to confront the for-profit system at meeting today

22 August, 2025 - On the day of a national meeting of Education Ministers, the Greens are urging ministers to go beyond band-aid fixes and tackle the systemic p...