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Covid-19 Housing Crisis & Rental Stress Needs Emergency Measures: Greens

18 March, 2020 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens spokesperson for Housing is demanding emergency measures to support people to keep a roof over their ...

Greens call on Government to include not-for-profit organisations in stimulus package

17 March, 2020 - The Greens have called the Government’s failure to include not-for profits in the stimulus package reckless. “Not-for-profit’s provide some of ...

COVID-19: Government must implement comprehensive action plan for disabled people

17 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called on the government to implement a comprehensive action plan to e...

Mutual obligations for all people receiving income support must be immediately suspended

17 March, 2020 - The Greens have repeated their calls for the Government to suspend the mutual obligation responsibilities of people on Centrelink payments that...

Govt ignoring water laws shows Big Mining running Parliament

17 March, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed court proceedings against the Morrison Government for failing to apply national water laws when it assessed Adani’s No...

Death figures mean government must double intensive care beds

17 March, 2020 - Greens leader Adam Bandt MP and health spokesperson Dr Richard Di Natale have called on the Morrison government and national cabinet to explain...

Greens call for half a billion for creative industry on its knees

16 March, 2020 - The Greens are backing the calls by the arts and creative industry for an urgent $500m rescue package to prevent collapse of the multi-billion ...

Stimulus package has significant holes that leave people on low incomes vulnerable

13 March, 2020 - The Greens say that the Government’s response to supporting people on low incomes and income support is piecemeal and will leave vulnerable peo...

Greens to move in Senate to make stimulus fairer & bigger

12 March, 2020 - The stimulus package outlined by the Prime Minister this morning falls far short of what the experts say is needed to weather the economic stor...

One off payment is an insult to Newstart recipients living in poverty 

12 March, 2020 - The Greens said today that people struggling to survive on Newstart need a permanent increase not just a one off payment of $750. "This is an i...

Greens to introduce law for 14 days coronavirus leave for all effected workers

12 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP said that when parliament resumes, the Greens will introduce legislation to provide 14 days’ paid sick leave to all...

Landmark PFAS Settlement Welcomed While Government Response To Inquiry Disappoints

11 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW Dr Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed today’s news that class action participants have reached a settlement of $212....

Greens launch plan for mass housing construction to stave off recession

10 March, 2020 -  Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt MP and Housing Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi have today launched a bold plan to build 5...

Private School Building Boom Exposes Public Funding Exorbitance

9 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that a new analysis of planned NSW private school buildi...