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Gov admits it has no renewables policy and stands condemned: Bandt

18 September, 2018 - Gov admits it has no renewables policy and stands condemned: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, said the g...

Greens demand release of Ruddock Review

18 September, 2018 - The Greens will tomorrow move an order for production of documents motion in the Senate, demanding the government finally release the Ruddo...

New Live Export Approval Proves Government Isn’t Serious About Animal Welfare: MPs Must Vote to End Cruel Trade

18 September, 2018 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson and Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has called the Federal Government’s decision to appro...

Government approves introduction of anti-encryption bill without making public the consultation process

18 September, 2018 - Tuesday, 18 September The Coalition joint party room must wait until the Department of Home Affairs finishes reviewing public submissions m...

Labor tries to walk both sides of the street on TPP

17 September, 2018 - The Labor Party is fooling the community, and themselves, when they say they can scale back the nasties in the TPP in Government.   “The L...

Grattan Institute Report Shows Need for Government Investment in Higher Education and Jobs

17 September, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to the latest Grattan Institute Report ‘Mapping Australian hi...

Australia must act on Japan’s plan to slaughter whales this summer

15 September, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on urgent action from the Morrison Government to stop Japan’s intention to slaughter whales in the Southe...

Nationals have failed farmers and the river

14 September, 2018 - The Greens have welcomed the strong statement from former environmental water holder David Papps on the incompetence of Barnaby Joyce and t...

Bureau of Meteorology motion

13 September, 2018 - The Senate has passed a motion from Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick McKim calling on the government to abandon plans to centralise the Bureau...

Government lying to Australians as transport pollution skyrockets by 63%, say Greens

13 September, 2018 - The government is deluding itself and all Australians about being on track to meet Paris climate change targets as a report from the Climat...

Greens to move for 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave

13 September, 2018 - The Greens will move to amend the Government’s bill introduced into the Lower House today for five days unpaid family and domestic violence...

Tech giants oppose anti-encryption legislation, support privacy of their users

12 September, 2018 - Tuesday, 11 September Australian Greens Digital Rights Senator Jordon Steele-John said this morning he was thrilled that some of the bigges...

Whish-Wilson: 10 years on from the GFC and the Keating-era banking risks still remain

12 September, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, last night, delivered an adjournment speech on why the GFC is still with us and h...

Climate research shows Australians back Greens plan to phase out coal

12 September, 2018 - Climate research shows Australians back Greens plan to phase out coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today sai...