Tag: Australian Greens

Australian Housing Bill Deferred as Greens Play Hardball with Labor’s Social Policy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s key legislation that was lauded as a way to provide tens of thousands of social housing around Australia has faced another roadblock after the Greens’ motion to delay a vote on the bill until October succeeded. The motion proposed by the Greens senate leader Senator Sarah Hanson-Young argued the delay would…


Australian Greens Refine Demands on $10 Billion Housing Fund

The Greens are holding firm on their demands for renters as talks continue on the federal government’s proposed multibillion-dollar housing fund. Crunch time is approaching for the government’s $10 billion housing future fund legislation, which is due to hit the Senate during the upcoming sitting fortnight. The $10 billion would be invested to generate returns…


Greens Offer Labor Billion Dollar Olive Branch on Housing Fund

The Greens have held out an olive branch to the federal government over the stalled Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) bill offering to halve their demands and pass the bill if the Labor will take an immediate interim freeze on rent increases and provide billions in funding for public, community, and affordable housing. The $10 billion…


Government Backflip Means Polluters Not Held To Account: Greens

The Australian Greens are decrying the federal government’s decision to allow a temporary reprieval on shipping plastic overseas to be recycled. This comes after it was revealed on May 18 that the Minister for the Environment, Tanya Plibersek, had given temporary approval for recycling company Oately Resources Australia to export some of Australia’s most easily…


South Koreas Business Lobby WarnsAustralia’s Gas Could be Dumped If Intervention Doesn’t Stop

South Korea’s business lobby group has warned that the Australian government’s intervention in the gas market will lead to a price hike, the same problem that the government was hoping to solve. The comment comes after the Labor government revealed on April 26 it was considering extending its controversial price cap on wholesale gas prices…


Greens Lock Horns With Labor Again Over Aussie Battlers

The federal Labor government has been accused of failing lower-income Australians after deciding not to increase the Jobseeker rate, as well as rental assistance. Greens leader Adam Bandt said the decision showed Labor did not care about the Aussie battler. “Labor is forcing people to live in poverty while giving a $9,000-year tax cut to…


Senator Calls on Lidia Thorpe to Grow Up

Tasmanian Senator Jacquie Lambie has called on controversial Senator Lidia Thorpe to take responsibility for her actions after a late-night tirade outside a Melbourne strip club. The incident was the latest in a series of colourful incidents involving the former Greens senator who, just a few weeks back, was involved in a scuffle with police…


Honeymoon Over for Labor and Greens as Prime Minister Calls for Reality Check

The honeymoon may be over for the Greens and the Australian Labor Party after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launched a stinging attack on the left-wing party during question time in parliament on Thursday. The prime minister and the Greens are currently at loggerheads over the federal government’s $10 billion (US$6.7 billion) affordable Housing Australia Future…


Greens Senator Calls Out Climate Group During Emissions Reduction Negotiations

Greens Senator Nick McKim has broken ranks with the climate lobby to call out their behaviour during negotiations over the federal government’s safeguard mechanism. McKim, the Economic Justice and Treasury spokesperson for the Greens said emissions reductions would be significantly less under the mechanism but negotiations were hampered by the climate lobby. “Listening to senior…


Greens Senator Calls Out Climate Group on Emissions Reduction Negotiations

Greens Senator Nick McKim has broken ranks with the climate lobby to call out their behaviour during negotiations over the federal government’s safeguard mechanism. McKim, the Economic Justice and Treasury spokesperson for the Greens said emissions reductions would be significantly less under the mechanism but negotiations were hampered by the climate lobby. “Listening to senior…