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Cross-party Bill to get kids off Nauru

16 October, 2018 - The Greens will co-sponsor a Bill to get children and their families off Nauru to receive medical treatment in Australia. “This Bill is a dir...

ABC political interference will be investigated

16 October, 2018 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the Senate’s support in establishing an inquiry into the ABC, which will investigate recent instances of ...

The cruelty must end, let’s get #KidsOffNauru

16 October, 2018 - Children and their families languishing on Nauru must be brought to Australia to receive the care they need, Greens Senator for South Austral...

Greens support APVMA inquiry, call for independent review of glyphosate

16 October, 2018 - As the Greens voted to support the establishment of a Senate inquiry into the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Green...

Greens' bill is PM's chance to 'act right now' on ending discrimination for LGBT+ students

16 October, 2018 - Greens LGBTIQ+ spokesperson Senator Janet Rice today said that voting for the Greens’ bill to end exemptions to anti-discrimination laws that...

Greens meet with intersex community representatives at Parliament House before Intersex Awareness Day

16 October, 2018 - The Australian Greens met today with intersex community representatives at Parliament House as part of recognition of celebrations for Inters...

Governments must do more to end harmful LGBT+ conversion attempts: Greens

15 October, 2018 - Following the release of the report into LGBT+ conversion attempts by La Trobe University, the Human Rights Law Centre and Gay and Lesbian He...

Greens put fresh roadblock in way of Adani

15 October, 2018 - Today a Greens motion passed the Senate demanding that the Government stop Adani’s pipeline application from being assessed until the federal...

Senate must work together to clear the air on ABC interference

15 October, 2018 - The cloud that hangs over the independence of the ABC has come no closer to being cleared following the release of the Government’s departmen...

It’s not too late to defeat the TPP, Labor

15 October, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Labor Party to dump its support of the dodgy TPP ahead of the debate in the Senate today.   “The do...

Greens express deep concern over Baha'i persecution in Yemen

12 October, 2018 - Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale expressed his deep concern at news that 24 Yemenis of the Baha’i faith, including a child, continue t...

Humanitarian crisis on Nauru

11 October, 2018 - Medecins Sans Frontiers' revelations about the conditions of the people Australia is detaining on Nauru have laid bare the truly despearte si...

Leigh Creek UCG project must be stopped

11 October, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on urgent Federal Government intervention into the Leigh Creek Energy underground coal gasification project...

Ruddock review recommendations disastrous for LGBTIQ+ Australians: Greens

10 October, 2018 - The Ruddock review recommendations to allow religious schools to expel LGBTIQ+ students and fire LGBTIQ+ teachers would be disastrous, say th...