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Local jobs must be guaranteed in ship building plan

17 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens have called on the Government to implement local employment targets to ensure South Australians are prioritised for the tho...

Manus documents show torture is government policy

17 May, 2017 - Documents showing a plan to make conditions worse for people in Australia's Manus Island detention centre are proof that the torture of innocent ...

Greens support calls for a Royal Commission into the abuse, violence and neglect of people with disability

17 May, 2017 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed reports that an open letter has been signed by 100 academics urging the Federal Government ...

Greens stand with students protesting against uni cuts

17 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens stand in solidarity with students protesting around the country today against the government's harsh university cuts. "This...

Dutton and Turnbull abandon the men of Manus Island

16 May, 2017 - The Australian government is preparing to completely wash its hands of the men it has detained for four years on Manus Island. "After four years ...

Labor wants to give Bank CEOs more platforms to delay levy and cry poor

16 May, 2017 - Greens Banking spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says while the Greens will support any inquiry to the specific bank levy legislation, we...

ScoMo should bring forward the account portability measures to stick it to the big banks

15 May, 2017 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on Scott Morrison to bring forward the account portability measures in the b...

Manus Island report reveals Dutton's neglect and lies

15 May, 2017 - Amnesty International's report on the Manus Island shooting and concessions from PNG police have made clear Peter Dutton's catastrophic failure t...

Greens support report on Aboriginal incarceration that calls for justice targets and custody notification services

15 May, 2017 - A report into Aboriginal incarceration rates in Australia that focuses on the plight of Aboriginal women being disproportionately imprisoned need...

Statement on Australian Greens position on Government education package

13 May, 2017 - Statement from Australian Greens education spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: I would like to clarify the Greens position on the government...

Concerns drug testing may be imposed on Bunbury income support recipients: Greens

12 May, 2017 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has said today that she is worried her home state of Western Australia may become a target for drug test...

Labor’s Buffett-lite raises less than 4% of what a proper Buffett Rule would

12 May, 2017 - Greens Treasury Spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has called upon Labor to stop fiddling at the edges with top-end tax rorts and adopt a ...

Buffett Tax, deficit levy and undoing top-end tax cuts a fairer way to raise revenue

11 May, 2017 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on the Parliament to implement a Buffett Rule to make sure that executive fa...

Extraordinary Labor split puts Great Australian Bight Marine Park at risk

11 May, 2017 - A Senate inquiry into the plans of companies like BP and Chevron to drill for oil in South Australia’s Great Australian Bight Marine Park has pro...

Australian Greens welcome children’s television creators to #SaveKidsTV campaign

11 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens are proud to stand with children’s television producers from around the country in fighting to maintain, and strengthen, lo...