The Latest Breaking News from Greens

Race tightens for Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Newspoll

Support for a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has slumped to less than 50 per cent in the latest Newspoll.

The New Daily · Jun 4, 2023

Government rejects Greens olive branch, but where to on housing?

A $500-million-a-year housing future fund is stalled in the Senate amid a political stoush with the Greens.

The New Daily · Jun 4, 2023

Greens stick with two-year rent freeze but give ground on earlier housing demands

A two-year rent freeze is key to Greens' support for the government's housing plan as the minor party scales back previous demands. 

The New Daily · Jun 4, 2023

Get a housemate? It sounds silly, but might be the reality until Labor and the Greens can build some homes

Philip Lowe has become an easy target for struggling renters. But he can’t fix the housing crisis

The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2023

Education minister open to changes on how indexation applies to HECS-HELP debt

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has left the door open for changes to how HECS-HELP debts are paid back, including how indexation is applied to the original debt.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2023

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

Quotes from prominent First Nations activists, writers, academics and politicians who have critiqued the notion of a Voice to Parliament have appeared in new No campaign social media ads. But some are not willing participants.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

South Australia's protest laws are changing. Here's how

South Australia's parliament has passed laws increasing the fine and adding jail time for obstructing a public place in response to Extinction Rebellion protests in Adelaide. But legal experts have raised questions about the wording of the law and its potential consequences.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Interim Edinburgh Council director's £160k salary 'completely indefensible'

Councillors said the role was the highest-paid public sector role in Scotland, working out at over £400k a year on a full-time basis.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 1, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith: calls for uniform to be removed from Australian War Memorial display

Greens say removal would be ‘first step in correcting the official record’ after federal court dismisses defamation case

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023

CSIRO deputy chair David Knox overpaid by $200,000, money still unrecovered

The payment error was revealed by Greens senator David Shoebridge, who asked CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall about the overpayment during Senate Estimates.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023