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Greens say childcare executive bonuses are further proof the for-profit system is failing our children

25 September, 2025 - Revelations that executives at major for-profit childcare companies, including G8 and Affinity, pocketed bonuses worth hundreds of thousand...

'No $50 showers', Greens tell Minister Rae to fix aged care copayments before November deadline

25 September, 2025 - The Greens have written to the Aged Care Minister, Sam Rae, urging him to act to prevent aged care recipients from having to pay up to $50 ...

Labor leaves Robodebt victims without justice while welfare harms continue

24 September, 2025 - The Greens have used the release of a landmark SBS docuseries, The People vs Robodebt, to call on Labor to implement the remaining recommen...

Communications Minister must urgently intervene to put safety first

22 September, 2025 - Under the urgent carrier licence condition, the Communications Minister has the power to appoint an independent technical expert to oversee...

Pensioners will get smashed and lose care while Minister Rae hides

22 September, 2025 - Older Australians will pay up to $50/hour for basic care at home under Labor’s aged care changes coming on November 1 according to reportin...

Media Release: Recognition of Palestine long overdue, but it will not end the genocide in Gaza

22 September, 2025 - Today at the UN General Assembly, Australia finally joined the vast majority of the world in recognising a Palestinian state.  This...

Massive hole in modelling - Labor’s low ambition target excludes costs of more fires, floods and heatwaves

19 September, 2025 - Massive hole in modelling - Labor’s low ambition target excludes costs of more fires, floods and heatwaves   While Minister Bo...

Labor’s utter failure of a climate target is a massive win for coal and gas corporations

18 September, 2025 - The Australian Greens have lashed Labor’s capitulation to coal and gas corporations as a massive betrayal of people and the planet. Desp...

NT EPA Chief must resign over Darwin LNG scandal

18 September, 2025 - The Greens have called for the resignation of NT EPA chairperson Paul Vogel following revelations about a major methane leak at Darwin LNG ...

UTS’ decision to proceed with restructure is an ‘absolute disgrace’

17 September, 2025 - Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to UTS’ decision to proceed with their pr...

Labor’s 5% deposit scheme will only fuel the housing crisis

17 September, 2025 - Labor’s home guarantee scheme won’t ease the housing crisis. It will pour fuel on the fire. The experts are clear: it won’t work for single...

Prime Minister must stand up for Australian journalists when he meets with Donald Trump

17 September, 2025 - “As the leader of a democratic country with a strong tradition of freedom of the press, Mr Albanese must make it clear he will not stand fo...

Labor Government must act as UN commission finds Israel has committed genocide in Gaza

16 September, 2025 - The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, today made ...

Labor should hit social media companies where it hurts: Greens

16 September, 2025 - Greens respond to Communications Minister Anika Wells’ announcement today of the final rules for social media ban. Quotes attributable t...