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Senate Inquiry hears Australia now in nationwide recycling crisis [with audio]

14 March, 2018 - Greens waste and recyling spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the evidence heard at the Senate waste an...

Niall Blair must go to renew faith in Murray Darling Basin Plan compliance: Greens

9 March, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on NSW regional water minister Niall Blair to be sacked after revelations Water NSW grossly misled the Ombudsm...

Commonwealth urged to work as a matter of urgency to achieve redress in WA

9 March, 2018 - WA Greens Senator Rachel Siewert and Alison Xamon MLC welcome the Victorian and NSW Governments agreeing to sign up to a national redress scheme...

People power can defeat TPP

9 March, 2018 - The Greens stand with the Australian community in the fight to defeat the corporation-serving Trans Pacific Partnership. “The Greens will fight ...

There needs to be truth-telling about January 26 when City of Cockburn consults further

9 March, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has urged the City of Cockburn to include important information about the true history of January 26 wh...

Cuts to support payment for people seeking asylum

9 March, 2018 - Peter Dutton’s cuts to support payments for people seeking asylum are cruel, punitive and unfair, Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nick McKim say...

Greens call on Labor and Coalition to support bill to axe tampon tax

7 March, 2018 - The Greens today welcomed Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek's comments that she wants to see the GST on menstrual hygiene products scrapped an...

South Australian Greens welcome Sea Shepherd to SA

6 March, 2018 - The South Australian Greens have welcomed the Sea Shepherd crew aboard the M/Y Steve Irwin back to Adelaide, and pledge to fight to protect the ...

Leaked MDBA report a damning blow to community confidence

6 March, 2018 - The Turnbull Government and the Murray Darling Basin Authority have questions to answer, Greens water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ha...

Greens call on Turnbull government to step up to family, domestic and sexual violence crisis

28 February, 2018 - Today’s release of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s report on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence demonstrates Australia co...

We’ve heard this all before. You can’t trust Labor on Adani

28 February, 2018 - One thing about Labor’s position on Adani is certain. Bill Shorten’s supposed “opposition” will melt away after the Batman by-election. Spea...

NBN Captain should have the decency to go down with his ship: Greens

28 February, 2018 - NBN Co is selling WA down the river with its worst technology - Fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) – whilst Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the archi...

The Turnbull Government didn't consult its own advisory panel about drug testing plan: Greens

28 February, 2018 - The Coalition Government has not consulted its own Drug and Alcohol Advisory Committee – The Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol...

NBN report claims unfounded, outrageous predictions for future of internet usage: Greens

27 February, 2018 - Tuesday, 27 February The Australian Greens have labelled a report into the future of the National Broadband Network, which found Australia’s...

Greens will move again to disallow harsh measure that hurts people with disability as a result of addiction

27 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens will oppose renewed attempts by the Government to stop access to the Disability Support Pension for those who enter th...