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Senate supports inquiry into Disability Support Pension 

17 May, 2021 - The Senate has supported a Greens referral to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee to conduct a Senate inquiry into the purpose, int...

Statement from the Australian Greens on Israel/Palestine

14 May, 2021 - The Australian Greens are horrified by the ongoing escalation in violence in Israel and Palestine, which has resulted in more than 109 Palestinia...

Greens launch Celeste Liddle as candidate for Cooper

14 May, 2021 - The Greens have today launched Celeste Liddle as the Greens candidate for Cooper, with Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP declaring her a “fierce” advoc...

Labor’s housing plan doesn’t go nearly far enough

14 May, 2021 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Labor’s plan doesn’t go nearly far enough to tackle the housing crisi...

Liberals and Labor join forces to fund new coal and gas with public money

13 May, 2021 - The Liberals and Labor have today voted to fund new fossil fuel projects with public money through the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund, en...

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...

Whale deaths must not be in vain

12 May, 2021 - The Greens have called for action following the death of two whales which have been "dislodged" from the bottom of a Royal Australian Navy ship a...

BUDGET 2021: Budget a pre-election gift to Liberals' billionaire mates

11 May, 2021 - Tonight’s Budget is a pre-election sweetener that fails to make billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share of tax, while growing ineq...

Not enough to fix broken aged care and mental health systems, fails to address poverty

11 May, 2021 - “This budget is a surplus of scatter gun approaches and tinkering around the edges.  “This is a budget that continues the ongoing disdain this Go...

It's gas vs renewables: Greens call on Labor to join fight against Liberal's 'gas-led recovery'

7 May, 2021 - Plans to spend nearly $60 million more of taxpayers money on gas projects will result in a slower transition to renewable energy in Australia. Bud...

US patent waiver support leaves Australia isolated

6 May, 2021 - The Greens are calling on the Morrison Government to support the patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines. The Greens say that the United States’ announ...

Spoiler alert: Evidence-based respectful relationships education works

6 May, 2021 - The Australian Greens have welcomed today’s release of the positive evaluation of Our Watch’s primary school education program, Respectful Relatio...

Privatising Reef protection the wrong way to go

5 May, 2021 - The ‘Implementation of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Partnership’ audit report has confirmed longstanding concerns from the Greens of a dodgy ...