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Greens welcome Truth Commission, say truth-telling must be central to Treaty process

9 March, 2021 - The Greens today welcomed the announcement of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Victoria - a historical opportunity for First Nations peo...

Fund education to dismantle rape culture for International Women’s Day: Greens

8 March, 2021 - In the wake of recent parliamentary sexual abuse revelations and the petition started by Chanel Contos, the Greens have used International Women...

Parliamentary culture review welcome but not the panacea

5 March, 2021 - The Greens have cautiously welcomed today’s announcement into a review of workplace culture in Federal Parliament but say a culture review alone...

Blocked vaccine shipment makes the case for domestic production

5 March, 2021 - The Greens say that halted shipments of Astra Zeneca vaccines from Europe show the risks of relying on international supply chains to inoculate ...

Greens renew call for Drug Law Reform

4 March, 2021 - The Australian Laywer’s Alliance "Doing More Harm Than Good: The need for a health-focused approach to drug use" report clearly shows that a nat...

Inquiry only way to clear cloud over A-G: Greens

4 March, 2021 - Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP has strengthened calls for an independent inquiry into allegations against Christian Porter, sayin...

Anti-Chinese Racism A National Concern

3 March, 2021 - Australian Greens Anti-racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has expressed her serious concerns about a Lowy Institute survey which found t...

Christian Porter must stand down pending an independent inquiry

3 March, 2021 - The Attorney General must stand down and there must be an independent inquiry into the rape allegations, otherwise there will be a chilling effe...

Statement from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on Full Federal Court decision

3 March, 2021 - I welcome the decision of the Full Federal Court in dismissing Mr Leyonjhelm’s appeal of the outcome of my defamation case against him for what ...

Aged Care work must start today 

2 March, 2021 - The Greens say that the Aged Care system is fundamentally broken and there needs to be a sense of urgency in fixing it. "The Royal Commissioners...

Billions in aged care profits must go to care instead

2 March, 2021 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says the first stop for funding needed improvements to aged care in the wake of the Royal Commission, should be to take...

PFAS Ban In NSW Welcome – Now A National Ban Needed

1 March, 2021 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Mehreen Faruqi, has said that today’s announcement of a NSW ban on firefighting foam containing PFAS chemical...

Morrison spins aged care royal commission but avoids the big issue - privatisation has failed

1 March, 2021 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt together with Greens Aged Care spokesperson Rachel Siewert have responded to the Prime Minister’s press conference abo...

Statement on the allegations against a Cabinet Minister

28 February, 2021 - Statement from Adam Bandt MP, Leader of the Australian Greens: There is now a dark cloud over the Cabinet and the government. We need to mak...

Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young’s Statement on Nicolle Flint MP quitting federal politics:

27 February, 2021 - “It speaks volumes that a Government MP has decided to leave parliament because of the toxic culture and sexism in politics. Is it any surpr...