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Gambling ad ban test for Labor in Senate as Greens slam “shifty” excuses

14 August, 2024 - The Greens say Labor’s excuse for caving-in to the gambling lobby is shifty and they will test the Government with a Senate vote to ban gambli...

Another broken promise as Labor abandons LGBTIQA+ workers

13 August, 2024 - On Friday, the Prime Minister announced at a press conference that he was going to abandon religious discrimination reform after the Oppositio...

Maugean skate needs habitat as well as 'hope'

13 August, 2024 - The Greens have welcomed news of the first captively-bred Maugean skate, but reiterated governments must do more to protect the skate in ...

AUKUS 2.0 Agreement all risk no reward

13 August, 2024 - The new AUKUS agreement concerning the acquisition of nuclear submarines is a complete capitulation by the Albanese Labor Government to the in...

Greens call on Labor to rule out SA nuclear waste dump amid secret AUKUS deal

9 August, 2024 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is Greens Senator for SA, Spokesperson for Environment: “Reports that the Albanese Government have signed a ...

Albanese’s new AUKUS 2.0 deal with secret "political commitments"

9 August, 2024 - US President Joe Biden announced that a new AUKUS agreement has been signed with Australia that contains secret “political commitments”. Thi...

Rebadged loggers threaten Victoria’s native forest ban

8 August, 2024 - Significant forest industry players are trying to undermine Victoria’s ban on native forest logging on public land by using deceptive language ...

Labor must go further on early childhood educator wages

8 August, 2024 - Australian Greens Early Childhood Education and Care spokesperson Senator Steph Hodgins-May says Labor's promise to increase early childhood ed...

Albanese politicising terror threat levels doesn’t keep us safe

5 August, 2024 - Prime Minister Albanese's choice to use a change in the official terror alert level to air political grievances is both divisive and irresponsi...

Gambling ad ban best odds for kids, families and sports fans

5 August, 2024 - Responding to reports that the Albanese Government are shying away from strong gambling reform, Greens spokesperson for communications Senator ...

Plibersek must reject Woodside gas project, or risk climate vandalism

5 August, 2024 - The Australian Greens have called on the Environment Minister to urgently reject Woodside’s Browse gas project, saying it would amount to envir...

Greens accuse Prime Minister of sending in the Trojan Horse at Garma

3 August, 2024 - The Australian Greens have accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of sending in the trojan horse of economic development, the week before the ...

Binskin’s report whitewashes Israeli attack on World Central Kitchen aid workers

2 August, 2024 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and International Aid spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the assertion in the report by S...

Labor’s DRC Response Insults Disabled Community

31 July, 2024 - The Disability Community Royal Commission response was the opportunity for the Labor Government and the community's work to achieve disability j...

Labor’s school funding promise gets an F for fake

31 July, 2024 - The Greens say Labor’s Better and Fairer Schools Agreement (BFSA) locks in public school underfunding for a decade and fails to provide a cohere...