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Media Release: Australia must add substance, local and global action, to PM’s words on AI

22 September, 2026 - It is a welcome change to see Australia join with a global alliance of 22 countries to acknowledge the imminent threat of runaway AI. ...
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‘Un-Australian scam artists”: Greens call for action on airline’s Grand Final gouging

22 September, 2026 - Reports that Qantas and Virgin are charging Fremantle and Brisbane fans up to $6,000 for return flights to Melbourne this AFL Grand Final w...
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Triple Zero Inquiry recommends nationalising of Triple 0, mandated domestic roaming and a review into ACMA's role in regulating Triple Zero

21 September, 2026 - The long running senate inquiry into the Triple Zero service outage has today released its report with 11 recommendations. The full report ...
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Triple Zero Inquiry recommends nationalising of Triple 0, mandated domestic roaming and a review into ACMA's role in regulating Triple Zero

21 September, 2026 - The long running senate inquiry into the Triple Zero service outage has today released its report with 11 recommendations. The full report ...
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Media Release: National standards recommendation a landmark step for children in youth justice

18 September, 2026 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee's inquiry into Australia's yout...
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Labor’s migration policy a bumbling return to Abbott era

17 September, 2026 - Immigration Minister Tony Burke’s delayed migration announcement is an incoherent mess seeking to take Australia back to the Abbott era in ...
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Apology to LGBTIQA+ veterans

17 September, 2026 - The Greens have welcomed the government’s commitment to apologise to LGBTIQA+ Defence personnel and veterans who suffered historical discri...
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Labor Tinkers Around the Edges of Broken Aged Care Assessment Tool

17 September, 2026 - Last night, the Labor government circulated an amendment to their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner Bi...
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International students political footballs once again as Labor panders to One Nation

17 September, 2026 - Responding to reporting that Labor is about to announce restrictions on visas for the families of international students, Senator Mehreen F...
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Greens welcome Government backdown on cuts to Veterans health care

17 September, 2026 - The Albanese Government has been forced to abandon its plan to impose a $5,000 annual cap on veterans' allied health care.Minister for Vete...
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Undermining Copyright would be selling out Artists, Creatives and all Australians to big AI

16 September, 2026 - Responding to reports the Government’s proposed ‘opt out’ copyright legislation, Greens spokesperson for the Arts, Senator Sarah Hanson-You...
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Greens say universities must stop steamrolling staff and students in AI rush

16 September, 2026 - UNSW and the University of Sydney have both in recent weeks signed agreements with OpenAI to roll out ChatGPT Edu, ignoring concerns from s...
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James Cook University must reverse proposed axing of vet lab

16 September, 2026 - In a speech to the Senate today, Queensland Greens Senator Penny Allman-Payne has called on James Cook University to rethink its plan to ax...
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Bathla collapse: the case for a public developer

16 September, 2026 - Thousands of Bathla homebuyers are waiting in limbo to find out if their homes will be built or if they’ll lose their deposits, after Bathl...
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Greens to push for Mandatory Domestic Roaming, Automatic Compensation for Consumers and Enforceable Reliability Standards to Telcos

15 September, 2026 - Following the recent telecommunications outages that have caused major disruptions across Australia the Greens will push to make domestic r...
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