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UK climate pledge leaves Australia naked ahead of crucial summit next week

4 December, 2020 - Ahead of next week’s Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UK government, Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, said Scott Morrison wa...

Morrison Govt inaction on climate crisis threatens World Heritage Sites

4 December, 2020 - The Australian Greens responded to the International Union for Conservation of Nature declaring climate change the top threat to natural Worl...

Climate emergency declaration put to both houses: Liberals oppose, Labor split

2 December, 2020 - The Liberals and Labor have combined forces to block a Climate Emergency declaration in Australia, on the day our closest neighbours have dec...

National accounts show government spending must continue

2 December, 2020 - Today’s national accounts figures show that government support for people who need it most must continue, Greens economic justice spokesperso...

Liberals and Labor team up to kill privatisation inquiry

1 December, 2020 - The Australian Greens have slammed Labor and Liberal for doing a deal to block the Greens’ inquiry into privatisation. After Greens Leader, A...

General's Campbell & Burr must resign to preserve the integrity of Afghan War Crimes process

1 December, 2020 - Australian Greens Peace spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called for General's Campbell and Burr to resign to enable the recommenda...

Federal bill must take include plastics, take the lead from the ACT

30 November, 2020 - The Government's recycling and waste bill is set for the Senate today where the Greens will raise amendments to ban single-use plastics and ...

COVID is not a climate policy

30 November, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, says the latest reported emissions drop, driven by the Covid-19 shutdowns, should provide no cover for the Morris...

Greens move to give Parliament power over sending troops to war

30 November, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt MP, and Australian Greens Peace Spokesperson, Senator Jordon Steele-John, will in the next sitti...

Disabled people 'forgotten & ignored' by Morrison Government in Covid-19 response

30 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said he was appalled at findings by the Disability Royal Commiss...

Morrison Govt and One Nation vote against koala protections

30 November, 2020 - The Morrison Government and One Nation have teamed up to vote against a moratorium on the clearing of koala habitat in the Senate today. Gre...

Two thirds of Australians think corruption a big problem: time for action

30 November, 2020 - Data shows more Australians are concerned about political corruption and doubt the Government’s ability to clean up our democracy, Greens Le...

Morrison Govt’s environment-wrecking laws dead in water, Senate Inquiry report shows

27 November, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s new environment-wrecking laws do not have enough support to pass the parliament the Senate Inquiry report into the...

Greens caution against weakening of IR laws, welcome Labor backing Greens’ gig-work policy

27 November, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has said his party will fight moves to weaken the ‘better off overall test’ and welcomed Labor’s support for exte...