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Government misses deadline imposed by the Senate for details of shoddy cashless welfare card report

17 November, 2016 - The Government has failed to comply with an order of the Senate for a production of documents pertaining to the cashless welfare card ‘progr...

Shark nets don't make the ocean safe, especially for marine life

17 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has strongly criticised the Federal Environment Minister, Josh Frydenber...

Passenger levy should end when taxi compo ends

17 November, 2016 - The Greens are urging the South Australian Government to guarantee an end date to its $1 per trip passenger levy, which is being introduced ...

Greens Women Take the Lead

17 November, 2016 - Greens women across the state are stepping up to take the lead in local government, with three taking on a Mayoral position, and another two...

Services at Banksia Hill must be run by WA MHC

16 November, 2016 - The WA Greens are calling on the Barnett Government to ensure the Mental Health Commission plays a key role in the management of the new acc...

Gender pay gap data shows discrimination alive and well

16 November, 2016 - With the release of data on the gender pay gap today showing women are paid an average of nearly $27,000 less than men, the Australians Gree...

The government's vendetta against Gillian Triggs

16 November, 2016 - The prime minister's confirmation that Gillian Triggs will not be reappointed as President of the Human Rights Commission is the final indig...

Feds must intervene in Macquarie Harbour salmon farm regulation

16 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has used the latest EPA reporting on the state of Macquarie Harbour to w...

Slam shut the revolving door between politics and big polluters

16 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens say former Minister Ian Macfarlane's proposal to make environment groups stick to “digging up lantana” shows the dange...

Labor and Liberal vote against protecting local steel industry jobs

16 November, 2016 - In a shameful display of crass politics, the Labor Party today voted with the Liberals to defeat a Bill that would have required all State G...

The lens of history

16 November, 2016 - Our member-driven policy platform is one of the foundations of the participatory democracy within our party. This year has been bedding down...

Transition on course

16 November, 2016 - 2016 has seen the transition to the new national structure proceed apace, the beginning of the strategic planning process and a set of grant...

Another world is possible

16 November, 2016 - We must not let ourselves be distracted by the far-right's attempts to have us lay the ills of the world on those who are already doing it t...

Two steps forward

16 November, 2016 - Despite the challenges that 2016 brought us, the Greens made the case for a more caring future and we’re getting results, blocking the worst...

Campaigning, climate and courage

16 November, 2016 - It's been a hectic year — straight into the campaign trail, then hard work on schools, justice, small business and now immigration while Tas...