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Irrational and illogical international student caps must go

6 September, 2024 - After the third hearing on the ESOS bill Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has said that t...

Labor Letting the RBA Crash the Economy

6 September, 2024 - Treasurer Jim Chalmers is sitting on his hands while the RBA is causing massive pain to young people and mortgage holders and deliberately r...

National Cabinet a test of government’s funding priorities

5 September, 2024 - Ahead of National Cabinet, the Greens are calling for full funding for frontline family and domestic violence services. Comments attribut...

Report should spell the end of compulsory income management

3 September, 2024 - The report from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights into compulsory income management has recommended the complete a...

MEDIA RELEASE: UK starts the ban on weapons sales to Israel - so why won't Australia?

3 September, 2024 - The UK has suspended 30 arms export licences to the State of Israel including the direct transfer of parts of the F-35 fighter jet. The UK d...

Dental in Medicare would save Adelaide families thousands as minority Parliament likely

3 September, 2024 - New data reveals making dental part of Medicare would save SA families thousands of dollars a year as soon as 2025, with all polling pointin...

Labor caves again on environment, breaking election promise: Greens

2 September, 2024 - The Greens have slammed the Albanese Government for flagging they will cave in and do a deal with Peter Dutton to gut their already weak env...

Pollution rises again under Labor, government report shows

30 August, 2024 - The latest quarterly emissions data shows that pollution has risen 2.5% from December to March, and is even higher than it was in the final da...

Pressure builds for PM to help free Captain Paul Watson

30 August, 2024 - The Prime Minister has been implored to use diplomatic channels in any way possible to help free Captain Paul Watson, in a letter signed by th...

Greens to force vote on LGBTIQA+ census inclusion unless PM commits to trans, intersex questions

30 August, 2024 - The Australian Greens have said they will force a vote on including LGBTIQA+ Australians in the 2026 census when Parliament returns if the Pri...

Labor failing Pacific nations on climate

28 August, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for International Aid and Global Justice, is calling on the Labor government to ...

Tax big corporate profits to fix people’s teeth: Greens

28 August, 2024 - All Australians will benefit from access to dental work on Medicare, paid for by taxing big corporations that are profiting off price gouging ...

Adam Bandt to announce Robin Hood tax plan to take on big corporations at National Press Club

27 August, 2024 - The Greens will take a series of ‘Robin Hood reforms’ to the next election, Greens Leader Adam Bandt will tell the National Press Club tomorro...