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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...

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 ...

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 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...

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...

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...

Greens welcome the release of the Media Reform Green Paper

27 November, 2020 - Greens Media and Communications Spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: “We have seen two positive steps forward on media reform from ...

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...

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 warn water ministers not to put up white flag on saving the Murray-Darling tomorrow

26 November, 2020 - The Greens are warning water ministers not to put up the white flag on saving the Murray-Darling Basin and the environmental flows needed to...

New Parliamentary Group Formed to Combat Violence Against Women

25 November, 2020 -   On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Greens Senate Leader and spokesperson on Women, Larissa Waters, has ca...

Two more years in the fight to save Narrabri

25 November, 2020 - Despite Federal Government approval for the Santos Narrabri gas field, the community still has two years to stop the project and save Narrab...

Greens condemn violence in Western Sahara

25 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens condemn the violence and breakdown in the UN-backed ceasefire in Western Sahara. Any acts of aggression by the Morocca...

Narrabri Gas approval a dangerous climate bomb

24 November, 2020 - Today’s federal approval of Santos’ Narrabri gasfields will do untold damage to our ability to keep global warming to 2 degrees, the Austral...

Counting koalas won’t save national treasure

23 November, 2020 - A koala census won’t save our national treasure and a moratorium on the clearing of critical habitat is still urgently needed, the Greens sa...