Federal Greens MPs News

Media Releases

Robodebt class action success is one step closer to justice, now it’s time for a Royal Commission

16 November, 2020 - The Greens welcome the settlement of $1.2billion in the Robodebt Class Action including that the Commonwealth must pay $112 million in compe...

Biden Climate Summit puts pressure on 2030 targets

13 November, 2020 - Time is ticking for the government and opposition to adopt science-based 2030 targets, with an upcoming US-led climate summit to be held bef...

Uni Enrolment Slump Reveals Gendered Downturn

12 November, 2020 - The Greens have responded to new ABS data showing an alarming drop in women studying at university in 2020 as compared to 2019. Senator Mehr...

Greens update MP Guidelines

12 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens Party Room has agreed to strengthen rules for Senators and MPs, making explicit a ban on sexual relations between any ...

Greens Call for Parliamentary Standards

12 November, 2020 - Greens Senator Larissa Waters moved to bring on her Parliamentary Standards Bill this morning to address Parliament's appalling ineffectual ...

Government's Sham ICAC Has No Friends

12 November, 2020 - The Greens echo the Australian Federal Police Association’s description of the Morrison Government’s sham integrity commission as nothing mo...

Cultural problems in the SAS must be addressed

12 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Peace & Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today that the scope of the Office of the Special Investi...

Senate Inquiry into Media Diversity established

11 November, 2020 - The Greens have successfully established an inquiry into media diversity with the support of the Senate today. Greens Spokesperson for Media...

Greens JobMaker amendment showdown pits House vs Senate

11 November, 2020 - The Parliament is potentially at an impasse over the government's JobMaker bill after an Australian Greens initiated amendment to the bill, ...

Fitzgibbon exit puts 2030 test on Labor

10 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has responded to Joel Fitzgibbon’s resignation by calling on Labor to join the Greens in pressuring Scot...

Senate Says Horses Should Not Die At Racetracks

10 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the Senate’s agreement to her motion acknowledging all Mel...

SAS soldiers responsible for war crimes must lose more than their medals

10 November, 2020 -   Tuesday 10 November 2020   Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said any Australian SAS soldier...

Return of Mutual Obligations has seen 74, 434 payments suspended in less than 30 days 

9 November, 2020 - In less than thirty days of mutual obligations being re-instated after they were suspended due to the covid pandemic 74,434 payments have bee...

Senate casts doubt on proposed changes to lending laws

9 November, 2020 - Media Release: Senate casts doubt on proposed changes to lending laws November 9, 2020 The Senate today supported a Greens motion condemning ...

Biden win brings focus back onto 2030 targets

9 November, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says the Greens will back a new climate bill from the crossbench, but that stronger action by 2030 is needed and tha...