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Greens standing up for what matters 27 Jun 2013 | 07:38 am
"With Labor in disarray and the backroom boys removing the first female Prime Minister, the Greens continue to stand as a strong consistent and progressive voice in Australian politics ready to take o...
Gonski passes Senate: Statement from Senator Penny Wright 26 Jun 2013 | 01:42 pm
"After a decade of advocacy from the Australian Greens, Australia is now much closer to a needs-based funding system following the passage of the Australian Education Bill 2013," Australian Greens spo...
Greens propose prefab housing to ease homelessness 24 Jun 2013 | 11:14 am
Australian Greens housing spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam says modern, pre-fabricated homes should play a part in solving the national housing and homelessness crisis, by delivering new homes that a...
Government must abandon data retention 24 Jun 2013 | 09:07 am
The Federal Government must unequivocally reject mandatory telecommunications data retention in the wake of the release of the National Security Inquiry report, the Australian Greens said today. read...
No-one left behind: Greens plan to end homelessness by 2020 21 Jun 2013 | 03:44 am
The Australian Greens launched an ambitious national strategy today to eliminate homelessness by 2020. read more
World Heritage Committee Steps Up Great Barrier Reef Warning 18 Jun 2013 | 11:24 am
The World Heritage Committee has today strengthened its warning that the Great Barrier Reef could be added to the World Heritage list of sites in danger at its meeting in Cambodia. read more
Senate to vote on Greens’ international same-sex marriage bill 17 Jun 2013 | 11:43 am
A Greens’ bill, which would see same-sex marriages from overseas recognised here in Australia, is due to be debated and voted on in the Senate this Thursday. “This is the last chance this parliament ...
Level heads needed in immigration debate 14 Jun 2013 | 08:00 am
"This situation should have been handled delicately, but the Coalition's relentless fear mongering against refugees made that impossible,” the Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Yo...
Australian Government up to its neck in PRISM surveillance; Greens press for the truth 13 Jun 2013 | 03:46 am
Revelations from within Australia's intelligence agencies have confirmed the Government is actively complicit in the United States' surveillance of Australian citizens. read more
Get a Warrant – Greens Bill to prohibit warrantless real-time surveillance 11 Jun 2013 | 10:59 am
The Australian Greens will introduce a Bill next week to strengthen regulation of data collection on Australians, returning normal warrant procedures to law enforcement agencies accessing peoples' pri...
