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Greens introduce sick leave bill to prevent second wave

12 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens will today introduce a Bill into the Senate to provide Australian workers with fourteen days of paid sick leave to protect ...

Govt’s money for wildlife disingenuous

12 May, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for the Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Federal Government’s announcement of $150million for Bushfire...

Greens Party Room locks in fight against cuts to JobSeeker and Youth Allowance

12 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens Party Room has today resolved to campaign to keep the raised rate of JobSeeker after the coronavirus pandemic, urging other...

Lower Lakes Independent Review a dire warning

12 May, 2020 -     Responding to the Independent Review into the Lower Lakes, Greens Spokesperson for Water and Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young s...

Greens pitch economic stimulus package to recreate Australia

11 May, 2020 - The Greens will today launch their proposal for an economic stimulus package targeted at engaging the hundreds of thousands of artists and creati...

Childcare Review: Minister Must Ensure Equity And Make Childcare Free For Good

11 May, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said the Education Minister must rule out the reintroduction of childcare fee...

Banking royal commission legislation: at risk of no vote

11 May, 2020 - Greens treasury spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson calls for the banking royal commission’s legislation to go before Parliament, warning pus...

Publicly-owned COVID19 vaccine manufacturer may be only way to save lives: Greens

7 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the government to establish publicly funded vaccine manufacturing capacity in Australia to ensure any COVID19...

68% of Australians want stronger environmental laws, new poll shows

7 May, 2020 - More than two thirds (68%) of Australians want stronger laws to protect our wildlife and environment, new research shows. Poll figures released to...

Greens Back Social Housing As Stimulus

5 May, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has backed a call from a coalition of peak housing and homelessness groups to ramp u...

Visa Holders

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...

Business on the money, we’ve got tackle the climate crisis and the economic recovery together

5 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens have thrown their support behind the push from big business to tackle the climate crisis and the economic recovery from the ...

Greens welcome ICC Chief Prosecutor's announcement on Palestine

4 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens welcome the recent announcement by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court that she believes the court has ...

Government Bending Over Backwards To Deny Higher Ed Support

4 May, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has labelled the government’s latest change to JobKeeper eligibility rules farcica...

Government action needed to prevent more women being killed by violence

1 May, 2020 - The Greens are calling for an urgent crisis response to the number of women killed by violence  
following the murder of Brisbane-based mother Jac...