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Why wait? The Green's anti-corruption bill could be voted on next week

27 July, 2021 - The Greens say Australia can have a robust and effective federal anti-corruption framework in place within weeks if the government brings the Gr...

New PBO costing reveals extreme inequality of tax cuts for the rich

27 July, 2021 - New costings by the Parliamentary Budget Office reveal the extreme inequality of stage 3 tax cuts, which give as much to the top 1% of income ea...

CHARM health research conference opens online to public and professionals

27 July, 2021 - The Canberra region’s top health research conference opened today, providing free online access to internationally renowned keynote speakers and...

Victoria should pick up ball dropped by A-Gs and 'raise the age'

27 July, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said given the failure of state and territory attorneys-general to act, it’s time for the Victorian Government to lead...

Labor's negative gearing betrayal

26 July, 2021 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to Labor’s move to dump its commitment to winding back negative gear...

Labor’s complete capitulation on tax cuts for billionaires a betrayal

26 July, 2021 - The Greens have slammed Labor's reported capitulation on Stage 3 Tax Cuts, saying the resolution to back the Liberals and not repeal the unfair ...

Greens urge Arts Minister to stop talking and start spending

26 July, 2021 - The Morrison Government must urgently deliver targeted and adequate funding support to the the Arts and Entertainment Industry, the Greens say. ...

Research shows 260,000 Australians at risk of slipping below the poverty line

26 July, 2021 - The Greens have released new research showing up to 260,000 single parents, students and jobseekers in locked-down states of NSW, Victoria and S...

Funding for a more inclusive and accessible Canberra

26 July, 2021 - The ACT Government has announced a total of $125,000 to improve access and opportunities for Canberrans through the Disability Inclusion Grants ...

Greens call for younger people to have access to vaccines

24 July, 2021 - The National Vaccine Strategy should be adapted to reflect the changing nature of the pandemic, which is increasingly putting young people and c...

Greens push legislation for JobKeeper repayment

23 July, 2021 - In response to new research showing $4.6 billion in JobKeeper went to businesses that increased their turnover through the first wave of the Cov...

Greens back calls for greater support for Arts Industry

23 July, 2021 - Greens Spokesperson for the Arts and Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young has backed calls today for greater support for the hard-hit ...

New report shows devastating impacts of Morrison's two-class income support response

23 July, 2021 - The Australian Greens say that ACOSS’ Report “Locked out in Lockdown: A report about people with the least trying to survive in lockdown” highli...

Help improve outcomes for veterans and their families

23 July, 2021 - Applications are now open for the Ministerial Advisory Council for Veterans and their Families (MACVF) to advise ACT Government on how to better...

Greater Sydney needs a 28 day deferral to plan for a COVID-safe local government election

23 July, 2021 - The Greens NSW are calling for an immediate deferral of 28 days for local Government elections in Greater Sydney they are currently scheduled fo...