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Greens back union & ACF call for independent authority to manage transition away from coal

30 October, 2018 - Greens back union & ACF call for independent authority to manage transition away from coal Greens Co-Deputy Leader and climate change and ene...

Scathing Royal Commission evidence puts MDBA on notice

30 October, 2018 - The final submission to the Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission will send shockwaves throughout Basin communities and should be seen as a w...

Greens slam Liberals on religious instruction plan

30 October, 2018 - Victorian Greens spokesperson for Education, Sue Pennicuik, has called out the Victorian Liberal Party for having its priorities skewed conce...

It's time to move from bank-bashing rhetoric to bank-changing policies

29 October, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments alongside the release of the Greens submission in r...

Greens propose eight Renewable Energy Zones for NSW

29 October, 2018 - The Greens have proposed eight priority Renewable Energy Zones for NSW as part of a national plan to supercharge investment in large-scale so...

Greens NSW MP reveals fears of lung disease from work as stonemason, calls for national ban

29 October, 2018 - Greens NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham has today revealed his former employment as a stonemason places him at high risk of developing the debilitati...

Education Minister Interference in Research Grants "An outrageous overreach"

26 October, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called news that the former Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingha...

Greens refer National Party funding to Auditor-General

26 October, 2018 - Greens environment and water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will today write to the Auditor-General to investigate reports of more s...

Greens slam NSW for voting against developing a climate plan at COAG

26 October, 2018 - NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has voted against an ACT Government motion at the COAG Energy Council for a national emissions reduction schem...

Horrific footage of starving feral horses prompts Greens to call for cull in Kosciuszko

26 October, 2018 - Greens MP and Environment spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has introduced a Bill into the NSW Parliament to overturn the Government’s “foolish” le...

Prime Minister avoiding party room fight over removing discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people in schools: Greens

25 October, 2018 - ‘The Government’s failure to introduce a Bill today proves that Prime Minister Morrison is more interested in avoiding a divisive party room ...

Labor backing of Liberal coal plan outrageous: Bandt

25 October, 2018 - Labor backing of Liberal coal plan outrageous: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today slammed revelations fr...

NDIA eat humble pie, reverse decision forcing Tegan Sharp to pay back more than $100k of funding

25 October, 2018 - Thursday, 25 October Australian Greens disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said he was relieved the NDIA had reversed a...