7-Eleven must reveal how they will pay employees owed wages after closure of...
Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has said that reports that 7-Eleven has closed down the Fels Wage Fairness Panel are deeply concerning and called on 7-Eleven to immediately...
View Article7-Eleven head office must be made responsible for owed payments: Greens
In light of 7-Eleven management sacking the independent Fels Wage Fairness Panel, Greens Employment spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on the government and Labor to get behind the Greens’ bill to...
View ArticleBandt releases penalty rates ad after Greens focus national attention on...
Following the second week of the campaign beginning by focussing on the parties' differences on penalty rates, Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has released a campaign video to...
View ArticleGreens welcome local traders proposal to manage drug issues in Richmond
The Greens today said the proposal from local traders in Richmond to support a supervised injecting facility for the area and not simply CCTV cameras was worthy of consideration to help deal with drug...
View ArticleGovernment’s workplace changes may not help exploited 7-Eleven workers: Greens
Greens Employment & Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the government’s proposal for changes to workplace laws may not help the exploited 7-Eleven workers, nor prevent...
View ArticleGreens release plan for giant boost to science and research
The Australian Greens want to put Australia on a path to spending 4% of GDP on science and research by 2030.Announcing the policy at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in the...
View ArticlePEFO confirms need for more active fiscal policy: Greens
Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook released today confirms there are bleak economic conditions ahead if the government continues with its...
View ArticleAustralia dirtiest power station to close
Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt has welcomed reports that Australia’s dirtiest coal fired power station, Hazelwood, may close, but warned that Federal and State governments urgently need to put...
View ArticlePublic must claw back the big bank subsidies revealed by RBA: Greens
Following the Reserve Bank’s estimate that the major banks in Australia receive implicit public support worth up to about $4 billion a year, Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on...
View ArticleGreens release plan to revive Australian arts
The Australian Greens today launched the first part of their arts policy, which will reverse the Liberals’ attacks on the arts by restoring their funding cuts and invest an additional $270.2 million...
View ArticleGreens’ super plan would save $11 billion while boosting retirement income of...
Greens’ Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt today announced that the Greens would save $11bn over the next four years by reining in unfair and unsustainable superannuation tax concessions, while...
View ArticleNew costings show company tax cut even more expensive: Greens
New costings from the independent Parliamentary Budget Office show the Budget would be $51b better off it the government’s big business tax cuts were blocked, suggesting the measure will cost more than...
View ArticleGreens commit to keep community radio by restoring funding cuts
The Australian Greens will ensure funding for community digital radio, saving the sector from Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to axe funding and, ultimately, the community radio sector.Greens MP Adam Bandt...
View ArticleGreens will preference Labor in inner-Melbourne seats
Greens MP Adam Bandt today confirmed that the Greens will preference Labor second in the fiver inner-city Melbourne seats of Melbourne, Batman, Wills, Higgins and Melbourne Ports.“The Greens have made...
View ArticleGreens release plan to help artists make a living
Greens Arts spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today released the Greens' plan to support artists to make a living and save for their retirement ahead of the National Arts Debate at the Wheeler Centre....
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