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Appointing eminent mates could downgrade Australian Human Rights Commission’s Status

8 April, 2022 - The Australian Human Rights Commission’s status as a National Human Rights Institution is under threat because of the Morrison Government’s medd...

A real plan for Tasmanian women

8 April, 2022 -   This election is a real chance to deliver for Tasmanian women, with the Greens in the balance of power to push the next government to go furth...

Greens in the Senate will ensure buybacks are restored to save the River Murray

8 April, 2022 - Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s promise to deliver South Australia’s fair share of water under the Murray Darling Basin Plan is welcomed, h...

More money earlier: Greens launch plan to lower age pension age back to 65 and increase pension rate

8 April, 2022 - Greens Welfare spokesperson Senator Janet Rice and Queensland Lead Senate candidate Penny Allman-Payne will today in Brisbane announce the Green...

Greens announce plan to lower pension age and increase payment rate

8 April, 2022 - Greens Welfare spokesperson Senator Janet Rice and Queensland Lead Senate candidate Penny Allman-Payne will today in Brisbane announce the Green...

We need to protect all athletes from CTE, say Greens

7 April, 2022 - “We need to protect all athletes from CTE: chronic traumatic encephalopathy,” said The Greens spokesperson for Sport, Senator Lidia Thorpe. CTE ...

Greens start their EV engines in tight SA Senate race

6 April, 2022 - Fresh from a record vote in the State election, the Greens have kicked off their federal election campaign in SA announcing a $6.1b plan to boos...

Urgent government action needed to fix Tasmanian rental affordability

6 April, 2022 - The release of the April edition of CoreLogic's Quarterly Rental Review report is yet another indication that government must take urgent action...

Greens start their EVs engines in a tight SA Senate Race

6 April, 2022 - Fresh from a record vote in the State election, the Greens have kicked off their federal election campaign in SA announcing a $6.1b plan to boos...

IPCC says it’s “now or never” to quit coal and gas - or last drinks for a liveable planet

5 April, 2022 - IPCC says it’s “now or never” to quit coal and gas - or last drinks for a liveable planet    5 April 2022 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

Labor lockstep with Liberal on tax to drive US-style inequality in Australia

4 April, 2022 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt MP, says Labor’s appeasement to right-wing flat tax reforms and keeping tax breaks for trusts and property investors i...

Federal Government scraps recovery plans for Tasmanian flora and fauna at risk of extinction

1 April, 2022 - Tasmanian species on the brink of extinction have today lost their federally funded recovery plans despite the Federal Government being well awa...

Greens back aged care workers pay boost

1 April, 2022 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt MP, has backed in calls from aged care workers and their unions for a 25% wage increase for the aged care sector, sayi...

Historic Win for First Nations Land Rights and Human Rights

31 March, 2022 - Last night, the Greens Senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe successfully introduced a Private Senators Bill that will ensure this Country complies...