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LNP sign off on 20 years of more forest destruction

3 December, 2018 - Greens NSW MP Dawn Walker has labelled the decision by the State and Commonwealth Governments to sign off on new Regional Forest Agreeme...

Historical frontier wars site set to be destroyed for an open cut coal mine

1 December, 2018 - A site that saw a series of violent confrontations as part of the Frontier Wars in the early 1800s is set to be destroyed to make way for an ...

Greens announce $10m per year for HIV prevention and $1m per year for stigma

30 November, 2018 - The Australian Greens have announced $10 million per year of funding into ending HIV in Australia, with a further $1 million for national ca...

Greens back young people striking for climate action

30 November, 2018 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young stands in solidarity with the young people striking for climate action in Adelaide today....

Parliamentary report released: Big new unfair tax needs to be buried

30 November, 2018 - The Parliamentary Inquiry considering the Government's "Fire and Emergency Services Levy" has today released its findings, concluding the ta...

ACT Greens: Reversing the rollback on donation integrity

29 November, 2018 - The ACT Greens will today welcome an electoral reform bill in the Assembly, as they seek to reverse a “troubling” rollback in electorate don...

Students Strike for Climate Change

29 November, 2018 - Today, teachers in SA were striking for better schools. Tomorrow, their students will be striking for a safer climate. “I’m proud to see ...

Greens will protect LGBTQ+ teachers and staff by amending Labor's bill that only includes students

28 November, 2018 - The Australian Greens will move amendments to Labor’s bill to ensure discrimination against LGBTQ+ teachers and staff, as well as students, ...

Protecting koalas from extinction

28 November, 2018 - What do you think of when you think of Australia? The vast stretches of our outback, our magnificent beaches, our incredible Aboriginal and ...

Senate Votes in Favour of Australian Greens Motion for Strong Gun Control

28 November, 2018 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Gun Control and Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the Senate voting for her motion reaffir...

Minister Tehan’s New Research National Interest Test Farcical and Dangerous

28 November, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson and Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has called the Liberal/National Government’s new research n...

Proud to see students acting on climate change

28 November, 2018 - Students planning to participate in a national school strike this Friday calling for emergency action on climate change should ignore the Pr...

Defence call out laws

27 November, 2018 - The passage of laws to make it easier for Governments to use the army within Australia is a dangerous step for our country, Greens Justice s...