Category: Greens Senators

Senator Jordon Steele-John Magnitsky sanctions on the Myanmar junta and Iranian officials are welcome news and a win for our community. Today, we are reflecting on why it took the...

Mehreen Faruqi The major parties raked in more than $241m in donations last financial year. Political donations distort political decision making. We need to take politics out of the pockets...

Senator Lidia Thorpe Treaty has been on the table for decades. It's not new. Here's a yarn about it from @QandA 👇🏾 https://t.co/Z4CB9ajm8n[embed]https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1620617301799358465/pu/vid/1280x720/1tgMjcF6PbzzJjmH.mp4[/embed]Show TweetTreaty has been on the table for...

Mehreen Faruqi Shining a light on the historical realities of colonialism is a promising first step. But we also must acknowledge that colonialism has driven so much injustice and the...

Larissa Waters Today’s data once again shows that money talks, with more than $241 million pocketed by the major parties in the last financial year. crikey.com.au/2023/02/01/pol…Show TweetToday’s data once again...

Larissa Waters Fossil fuel corps don’t donate millions to the major parties bc they’re huge fans of democracy – they do it because it gets results. With Greens in balance...

Nick McKim Today we learned that the big banks donated $400,000 to help get Labor elected. In return, Labor reneged on a deal to impose $1 million fines on dodgy...

Mehreen Faruqi University wokester here to tell you that people shouldn’t be crushed by debt just to get an education. https://t.co/sNWRmysLX4Show TweetUniversity wokester here to tell you that people shouldn’t...

Barbara Pocock This week’s Work and Care Senate Inquiry heard Amazon's tech staff outnumber its retail employees in Australia with a heavy reliance on labor hire in their warehouses and...

Janet Rice Such a massive loss. Thanks Will for your lifetime of work. So much love to everyone grieving for Will. He leaves a huge hole. twitter.com/pepcanadell/st…Show TweetSuch a massive...

Janet Rice "7 years of pretending to my kids that I’m not hungry or that I’ve already eaten." Testimony from an anonymous witness to the Poverty Inquiry that every policy-maker...

Janet Rice Free education, wiping student debt, raising Youth Allowance & lowering the age of independence - that locks out 400,000 students from Centrelink payments - would all help create...

Janet Rice When students are living in poverty, they aren't able to focus on their studies or prosper at uni. Many drop out. The stress of not knowing how you'll...

Janet Rice All income support, including Youth Allowance, must be raised above the poverty line. The government has a responsibility to ensure students aren't forced into poverty while they're studying....

Janet Rice Millions of people in this country are living on starvation payments, with no access to affordable housing, and no way to afford their most basic needs. Meanwhile, 78%...

Janet Rice We need a strong social safety net for all who need it. That means reversing Liberal gov’s changes that extended the newly arrived residents' waiting period, which made...

Janet Rice The constant stress of not knowing. Not knowing how to afford the basics, put food on the table, what to do if the car breaks down or you...

Mehreen Faruqi I'm pleased to be at the Senate Poverty Inquiry today alongside @janet_rice hearing incredibly important evidence about the extent and nature of poverty amongst migrant and refugee communities...