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Greens call for public ownership of Virgin

15 April, 2020 - Greens leader Adam Bandt and transport spokesperson Senator Janet Rice have called for public ownership of Virgin in light of reports the airli...

Smethurst High Court decision confirms need for Media Freedom Act

15 April, 2020 - Today’s High Court decision on the AFP raid of journalist Annika Smethurst confirms why Australia needs a Media Freedom Act, the Greens say. Gr...

Netflix, Amazon & Apple should be backing Australian-made stories

14 April, 2020 - The big streaming companies should play their part in helping fund Australia’s cultural recovery, the Greens say. The Party is also calling on ...

Higher Education Package Fails Universities, Staff and Students

12 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government’s Higher Education Relief Package f...

Redirect half a billion for Captain Cook celebrations and War Memorial to out-of-work artists

12 April, 2020 - The half a billion dollars for the Captain Cook celebrations and expansion of the Australian War Memorial should be redirected to arts and cult...

Govt must do more for Australian artists and creatives

9 April, 2020 - The Treasurer is in the box seat to fix the problems with the JobKeeper program that has locked workers in the arts, entertainment and events in...

Greens to move to protect arts, entertainment and event industry in Senate

8 April, 2020 - With workers in the arts, entertainment and event industry largely left out of the JobKeeper program despite being one of the hardest hit by the...

Greens to back international students in the Senate

8 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi said the Greens would back 565,000 international students by toda...

Government Must Extract Housing From The Too-Hard Basket

8 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Housing spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the National Cabinet has manifestly failed to provide...

More funds and big tech regulation needed to save public interest journalism

6 April, 2020 - The release of funding for regional media outlets is welcome but much more than $5million is needed and big tech must be forced to pay for conte...

Arts, entertainment and creative industry left behind without changes to JobKeeper

6 April, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s refusal to change the JobKeeper program to include more casuals will leave workers in the arts, entertainment and crea...

International Students Abandoned In Heartless Visa Announcement

4 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the federal government has abandoned international ...

Temporary Visa Holders need genuine income support

4 April, 2020 - The government's response to temporary visa holders in Australia is cruel and callous, Greens Immigration and Citizenship spokesperson Nick McKi...

National Advisory Group a big win for disability community

3 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has labelled Health Minister Greg Hunt's announcement of the establishment ...

Australia Council funding announcement blow for arts sector already suffering

3 April, 2020 - The Australia Council Four Year Funding for Organisations announcement today is a blow for our arts sector at a time when they are already suffe...