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NACC: Foxes can't design the henhouse

5 October, 2022 - Tuesday 5 October 2022  Of course the Coalition wants an impossibly high bar for NACC public hearings, they are protecting their self ...

Greens Call for Covid-19 Pandemic Payment and Isolation to Continue

5 October, 2022 - On the 8th of November, the National Cabinet decided to remove the requirement for people to isolate while positive for Covid-19 from the 14th...

What scares us makes them rich: weapons expo puts global arms dealers in the spotlight

4 October, 2022 - 4 October 2022 Greens Senator and Defence Spokesperson David Shoebridge will join with peace activists to speak outside Land Forces 2022, a...

Zero extinction unachievable with new coal and gas

4 October, 2022 - The Albanese Labor Government will fail to achieve its 'no new extinctions' objective if it continues to open new coal and gas projects, the G...

OECD education report a national shame

4 October, 2022 - The latest OECD Education at a Glance report reveals unforgivable cuts to public education spending in Australia during the Covid pandemic, th...

Greens set to negotiate with government on housing bill

4 October, 2022 - With the Greens likely to be in balance of power on Labor’s forthcoming housing bill, the Australian Greens Party Room has formally empowered ...

The burning of native forest biomass is not renewable energy

30 September, 2022 - Today the Federal Government’s Native forest biomass in the Renewable Energy Target consultation paper was released with submissions open t...

Renters $3000 better off under Greens rent freeze plan

29 September, 2022 - Analysis by the Parliamentary Library estimates that renters across Australia would be $7.1 billion better off if rents had been frozen nat...

Loy Yang early closure reinforces need for National Energy Transition Authority

29 September, 2022 - AGL’s announcement today that it will be shutting the Loy Yang A power station in the Latrobe Valley nearly a decade earlier than planned a...

Goodbye to the Cashless Debit Card

28 September, 2022 - Australian Greens Social Services spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has welcomed the end of the cashless debit card after the bill passed ton...

Senate Estimates

28 September, 2022 - The Greens understand that the Senate will today support our motion requiring Reserve Bank governor Dr Philip Lowe to appear at Senate Esti...

Greens move for abortion access Senate inquiry

28 September, 2022 - In the wake of Roe v Wade, the Australian Greens will today establish a Senate inquiry into abortion access in Australia.  This inquiry wil...

Optus data breach exposes weaknesses in the AFP and Australia's data security laws

27 September, 2022 - 27 September 2022 There are serious questions over the Australian Federal Police’s capacity to lead the investigation into serious data ...

Greens call on Labor to back National Energy Transition Authority Bill

27 September, 2022 - The Greens have called on Labor to support its bill to establish a National Energy Transition Authority, which was introduced in the Senate...

Childcare changes should be strengthened and brought forward

27 September, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government’s Cheaper Childcare Bill, in...