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Government continues to ignore local communities with renewed push for cashless welfare card in regional QLD

27 February, 2018 - News today that the Federal Government plans to renew its push for the cashless welfare card in the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region shows th...

Government must provide equitable access for free-to-air TV: Greens

27 February, 2018 - Tuesday, 27 February The Government is failing to support the rights of deaf, blind, hard-of-hearing and vision-impaired Australians to acce...

Drug testing income support recipients will still be a harmful waste of time: Greens

27 February, 2018 - It is a disappointing development that the Coalition Party Room is continuing its ideological approach to policy with its support for anothe...

Decryption will set a dangerous precedent for Australian cyber-security: Greens

26 February, 2018 - Monday, 26 February Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has flagged introducing legislation obligating Australian companies to assist governm...

Any new Coalition agreement must be made public: Greens

23 February, 2018 - Following Barnaby Joyce's resignation as Nationals Leader, Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale has called for any new agreement between ...

Greens say governments must heed Infrastructure Australia on public transport investment for our cities

23 February, 2018 - The Greens call on the federal, Victorian and NSW governments to heed Infrastructure Australia’s warning that they must commit to building t...

Dodgy new TPP must be scrutinised: Greens

21 February, 2018 - The revived Trans-Pacific Partnership must be heavily scrutinised through a Senate inquiry before any legislation passes the Parliament, The...

Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals

21 February, 2018 - Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals. Greens MP Adam Bandt today challenged Labor to come clean about reports of preference negotiatio...

Sharp slowdown of expenditure for Disability Support Pension should be a cause for concern: Greens

20 February, 2018 - A Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report that shows a sharp slowdown in expenditure for the Disability Support Pension (DSP) should not be...

Direct Action is a sham, safeguard mechanism not safe: Bandt

19 February, 2018 - Direct Action is a sham, safeguard mechanism not safe: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said reports today ...

Automating Centrelink debt recovery still a disaster: Greens

15 February, 2018 - One in six robo-debts being wiped or changed in the first year shows that the program continues to be a disaster, Australian Greens Senator ...

Carbon Capture and Storage won’t save coal & is a waste of money and a waste of time: Bandt

15 February, 2018 - Carbon Capture and Storage won’t save coal & is a waste of money and a waste of time: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Ad...

Billions of litres of environmental water saved from the clutches of greedy corporate irrigators

15 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens’ push to stop billions of litres of water from being stripped from the environment to feather the nests of greedy corp...

Old parties vote down $75 increase to Newstart in the Senate

15 February, 2018 - The Turnbull Government and the Labor party have together voted down a Senate motion calling for an increase of the single rate of Newstart ...

Independent audit of Murray Darling Basin Plan must begin immediately

15 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling for an independent audit of the Murray Darling Basin Plan, including where taxpayers’ money has been spent...