Qld News & Media Releases

Senate won’t deal with HAFF until Labor’s National Cabinet deals with skyrocketing rents, say Greens

19 June, 2023 - The Greens today have successfully deferred consideration of the HAFF bill until after National Cabinet determines its approach to rapidly risin...

Rate rises mean more public subsidies for landlords

9 June, 2023 - The RBA’s string of 12 interest rate rises in 13 months will mean an additional $11 billion lost revenue for the Commonwealth budget, PBO figures...

ALP national plan abandons LGBTIQA+ protections

2 June, 2023 - Labor’s decision to significantly cut back their pre-election commitments to protect the LGBTIQA+ community must be condemned, said Australian Gr...

Labor dumps equity and funding commitments from schools platform

2 June, 2023 - Labor has gutted its pre-election schools platform, walking back its stated commitment to fully fund public schools and ensure equity for the mos...

Family and domestic violence funding leaves half of women at risk

31 May, 2023 - In estimates last night the Government revealed that funding to end violence against women and children is less than half the amount the women’s ...

Report recommends maternity services return to all public hospitals

30 May, 2023 - The report from the Greens-initiated Universal access to reproductive healthcare Senate inquiry confirmed that access to maternity and ...

Senate Committee agrees to end the postcode lottery for reproductive healthcare

25 May, 2023 - Today’s report from the Greens-initiated Universal access to reproductive healthcare Senate inquiry confirms that despite being legal, access to ...

Public schools still left behind as Labor tips billions more into private system

10 May, 2023 - Federal Labor has again proven it has no plan to end education inequality with last night’s budget pouring even more money into the private schoo...

Women’s safety left behind, again

10 May, 2023 - With every budget the government ignores the women’s safety sector’s sustained calls for $1 billion in funding, leaving frontline family and dome...

Energy transition announcement welcome but the clock is ticking

5 May, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed Labor’s announcement today that they are moving towards establishing an energy transition authority but say the lack of u...

Budget must make abortion and contraception free

28 April, 2023 - Today is the fifth and final public hearing of the Greens initiated Universal access to reproductive healthcare inquiry. The inquiry has hea...

Single Parenting doesn’t stop at 13

27 April, 2023 - The Greens are urging Labor to use the upcoming Budget to remove the Parenting Payment Single cut off and fully reinstate the eligibility age t...

Government must heed the advice of its Women's Economic Equality Taskforce

19 April, 2023 - The Greens are calling on the Government to accept all recommendations of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce (WEET) in the May Budget, and...

Reviews are in: AAD culture is bad for women

5 April, 2023 - With yet another damning report confirming widespread cultural problems at the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD), the Greens are calling for T...

Greens back Senate inquiry into Brisbane Olympics

30 March, 2023 - The Greens have backed a Senate inquiry into the 2032 Brisbane Olympics which will investigate Australia’s preparedness to host the Games, its ...