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Senate Backs Greens Call for Rent Assistance Review

15 October, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW and Housing Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the Senate supporting her call for the Commonwealth to revie...

Future is Female: Girls take over Federal Parliament today

15 October, 2019 - The Greens are proud to support the more than 60 young women who have taken over parliament today, acting as Senators for the day. Greens Co-...

Greens Senator Calls for University Research Human Rights Review

15 October, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called for universities in Australia to undertake a human rights rev...

Future is Female: Girls take over Federal Parliament

14 October, 2019 - The Greens are proud to support the more than 60 young women who have taken over parliament today, acting as Senators for the day. Greens ...

Greens move to dissolve toxic family law court inquiry

14 October, 2019 - The Greens will introduce a motion in the Senate today to dissolve the damaging Joint Select Committee Inquiry into Australia’s Family Law Sy...

Govt’s native fish plan akin to shuffling deck chairs on Titanic

14 October, 2019 - The Government’s “native fish plan” is akin to shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic, the Greens say. Greens Spokesperson for Water Senato...

Greens move to regulate coal like asbestos as IMF says carbon price insufficient

11 October, 2019 - As the IMF warns that even a $111 carbon price in Australia will be insufficient to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, Greens’ climate an...

Public will never forgive ALP if it abandons climate action: Greens

9 October, 2019 - The Australian public will never forgive the Labor Party if it abandons any commitment to taking genuine action on the climate crisis as Joel ...

Australia must not turn its back on Syrian Kurds

9 October, 2019 - The Australian Government must use every diplomatic means at its disposal to insure that Turkey does not invade Kurdish-controlled Rojava in S...

Public-funded private dams prove corporate corruption killing Murray-Darling

8 October, 2019 - Research released today by The Australia Institute showing taxpayers are funding private dams for big business, further proves corporate corru...

Delay of endangered Sea Lion listing could determine its survival

3 October, 2019 - The Federal Environment Minister has again delayed the assessment of flora and fauna species’ threat status in a move that could determine the...

NSW Govt bowing to pressure from Minerals Council shows need for Federal Climate Trigger

2 October, 2019 - The report in Guardian Australia today that the NSW Government is considering laws to stop courts and planners blocking coalmines on climate g...

Proposed Uni Performance Funding Rules Miss the Mark

2 October, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the Government’s announcement today that it will wei...

Di Natale commends Vanuatu PM for West Papua support

1 October, 2019 - The Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Richard Di Natale, today applauded the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Charlot Salwai, for raising hum...