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RBA Governor

14 July, 2023 - The sacking of RBA Governor Dr Phillip Lowe is a victory for accountability, but nothing will change for renters and mortgage holders until Labo...

Australia must walk the walk in G7 ‘Climate Club’

11 July, 2023 - As Australia joins the G7’s climate club, it must demonstrate commitment to climate action by stopping opening up new coal and gas, the Greens h...

A welcome MS-2 step towards better abortion access

11 July, 2023 - Allowing more medical practitioners and pharmacists to supply the abortion pill is a huge step forward in improving access to reproductive choic...

Investment in skills won’t stop teacher exodus from public schools

7 July, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed the report from the government’s Teacher Education Expert Panel – which recommends boosting teacher education – but have...

Childcare fee hikes show the need for universal & free early learning

5 July, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that reports of early childhood education and care pro...

Labor must come clean about the Biak Massacre 25 years on during President Widodo’s visit

5 July, 2023 - Indonesia’s President Widodo’s visit to Australia has ignited a pressing demand for an open and honest conversation about the ongoing West Papua ...

Plibersek's 450GL broken promise risks breaking river Murray

5 July, 2023 - Environment Minister Plibersek is preparing the ground to break the Government's election promise of delivering 450 gigalitres to the river Murra...

Plibersek approves 3 coal mines in 2 months

4 July, 2023 - Minister Plibersek has approved 3 coal mines in the last 2 months. Greens spokesperson for the Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: ...

Federal Government must stop Tasmania’s assault on environment

4 July, 2023 - The Greens have condemned Forestry Tasmania’s move to expand its environmental vandalism to a further 1000 hectares of native forest for logging,...

Labor needs to ensure the RBA stays paused on interest rates

4 July, 2023 - Greens’ Economic Justice spokesperson Senator Nick McKim has responded to the RBA’s decision to keep rates on hold today. “The RBA’s decision ...

Polling shows highest ever support for free uni and TAFE

30 June, 2023 - Independent polling commissioned by the office of Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi shows that m...

Senate hearings show 'Green Wall Street' won't protect nature & should be binned

30 June, 2023 - Responding to evidence presented at the hearing into the Government’s Nature Repair Market Bill held today in Canberra, Greens spokesp...

Nature Repair Market should be scrapped in light of Plibersek’s offsets audit

29 June, 2023 - Responding to Environment Minister Plibersek’s announcement of an environmental offsets audit, Greens spokesperson for the Environment Senator S...

Is Labor up to the task of its Zero Extinction pledge?

29 June, 2023 - Minister Plibersek must show the strong political leadership necessary to uphold her own Zero Extinctions pledge and save the Tasmanian Maugean ...