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25.01.2022 The Senate passed the Greens bill for a federal corruption watchdog 1 year ago today, so why are we still waiting? Maybe its because the Morrison government is up to its eyeballs in dirty donations, deals for mates, and pork-barrelling? Times up Morrison. Lets get this done.

25.01.2022 The Australian Greens are proud to launch our COVID-19 economic recovery plan, Invest to Recover. Now is the time for bold government investment to create hundr...eds of thousands of jobs, build the foundations of a cleaner, fairer economy and leave no one behind. Young people have been smashed by the economic fallout of COVID-19. Thats why our plan includes the Next Gen Guarantee to get young people back on track and set you up for the future

25.01.2022 Here's how your Senators voted last week

25.01.2022 Q: Why isnt Parliament sitting today? A: Cause the Liberals think its very complicated. Today, like millions of others, I did all my meetings via the int...ernet. Parliament was supposed to be sitting, but was cancelled meeting face-to-face was too risky, but theres no digital solution?! Even in difficult times its vital that the important work still gets done. Morrison needs to front up with an actual solution its very complicated is not good enough. See more

24.01.2022 Keep August 11 on your calendar. Delicious scones will be available by pre-order or drive through at the QCWA Bundaberg rooms 15 Quay Street, Bundaberg.

24.01.2022 Queenslanders! You only have until tomorrow to enrol to vote in this state election. Visit https://www.aec.gov.au to make sure your your enrolment details are up to date!

24.01.2022 Together we are unstoppable! Just a few months ago we launched the biggest campaign in Queensland Greens history and now we're just over 4 months away from the... state election. Tomorrow night I'll be chatting with Michael Berkman - Greens MP for Maiwar about what he's been working on in the last 3 years since he made history and became the first Green elected to Queensland Parliament. We'll go live from my Facebook page at 7pm on Thursday night. RSVP to our event here: Q&A Facebook Live with Larissa Waters and Michael Berkman Queenslands economic recovery cant be left up to Labor and the LNP who have taken millions in corporate donations, sold off our public assets and privatised essential services. This election well be campaigning for: Public ownership of essential services Thousands of jobs in manufacturing, construction of public infrastructure and 100% opublicly owned renewable energy World class public healthcare and education all funded by finally making big business pay their fair share. Whether its joining our online forums, training sessions or calling from home, we have a plan to win and it involves you. Together were unstoppable! Join us on Thursday night to find out how you can make it happen or check out our website greens.org.au/winqld

23.01.2022 Go to work sick or miss a days wages? No-one should have to make this choice during a global pandemic. The Fed government could help employers meet the costs ...of giving all employees paid sick leave. It would be money well spent. The Greens have a bill for 14 days paid COVID-19 sick leave and well push the government to support it when parliament resumes. See more

22.01.2022 Labor has lined up with Morrison on gas. This is a dangerous move that will completely blow our carbon budget and is disastrous for the climate. Gas is a fossil... fuel, and a major cause of the climate crisis. Gas is just as dirty as coal. Why are the Liberals and Labor in lockstep on gas? Could be the millions in donations both parties have accepted from gas companies. We don’t need new gas. Solar is already the cheapest form of energy in history. Join the fight to keep gas where it belongs in the ground: https://greens.org.au/no-new-gas

22.01.2022 The Coalition and Labor both support the so-called gas led recovery from Covid. But in 2019-20 28 gas companies generated $55Billion in revenue and paid $0 in t...ax. If that wasn’t enough, the gas industry has sacked 10% of its already small workforce, polluted our atmosphere, made millions in political donations and shipped most of their profits off-shore.

19.01.2022 When the COVID-19 crisis is over, what shape will Australia's future take? I spoke in parliament this week about not leaving anyone behind and making sure our r...ecovery sets us up for a fairer, prosperous and sustainable future. Today in the Saturday Paper, Adam outlines the Greens vision for a Green New Deal, a bold and creative plan to tackle inequality, address climate change, and create new jobs.

19.01.2022 Come along and have a chat when our van visits your area: Elliott Heads tomorrow (Sunday 30th Aug) Bargara on Monday the 31st and Burnett Heads on Tuesday the 1st of Sept

17.01.2022 Have you sent off you postcard to demand the #CashlessDebitCard be abolished? If not, you can do that right here greens.org.au/campaigns/send-postcard-scrapthecard

16.01.2022 Another day, another public hand-out to the Morrison Governments Murdoch mates. The PM has handed another $10million to Fox Sports to broadcast womens and nic...he sport, taking the total amount of corporate welfare under this program to Murdoch to $40million. The Morrison Government is handing out millions of dollars of taxpayer money to a private, corporate broadcaster while slashing funding at the public broadcaster. Any support for the broadcast of womens sport should be going to the ABC and SBS which fans can watch for no further cost.

16.01.2022 Happy National Volunteer Week! A heartfelt thank you to every one who dedicates their time and passion as a Greens volunteer. We don't have the mega-bucks of ...the old parties, our movement is grassroots and people-powered! This October the Greens have a huge opportunity to win as many as seven seats in the Queensland election. Help make history, sign up to volunteer here: https://greens.org.au/qld/volunteer

16.01.2022 https://www.winqld.com/ifyouknew

13.01.2022 The climate doesnt care about politics. It just needs an Australian government to show some leadership and deal with the climate crisis.

13.01.2022 Cutting JobKeeper today to fund a tax cut for multi-millionaires next year is savagely unfair and economically illiterate. Scott Morrison is cutting JobKeeper t...o fund an early tax cut for Clive Palmer. This is trickle-down brutality. With so many businesses struggling, unemployment still through the roof and Victoria under lockdown, we can’t afford to cut JobKeeper. If the money is there to give millionaires an early tax cut, then the money’s there to keep JobKeeper going in the middle of a recession. The Senate can stop the JobKeeper cuts. The Greens will move to block the cuts when Parliament resumes next week.

13.01.2022 Sign the petition: #RenewablesNow

13.01.2022 Theres only 1 job for every 15 unemployed Queenslanders on JobSeeker, but the Government is considering winding back JobSeeker rates during the next sitting of... Parliament. This could mean pushing people back down to abysmally low and inappropriate payments that dont allow them to live safely and with dignity. No one should be left without proper support, especially during an unemployment crisis. Thats why Im joining the thousands of people taking action today, calling on the Federal Government to permanently raise the rates of our income support payments. Email the PM: https://thegreens.good.do/raisetherate/email-PM/ Call the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg: https://thegreens.good.do/raisetherate/call-the-Treasurer/ Its time. #RaiseTheRate for good.

12.01.2022 Yesterday the Government's JobSeeker bill was referred to a Senate Inquiry which will report on March 12. A Senate inquiry provides an opportunity for organisa...tions and individuals to participate in policy making by expressing their views in writing or in person. This inquiry is currently accepting submissions until March 5 and is an opportunity for jobseekers to share their experiences living on JobSeeker. It's so important the inquiry hears how the Government's proposed $3.57 a day increase to the JobSeeker and Youth Allowance payment will affect people looking for work. More information on how to make a submission can be found here: https://www.aph.gov.au//Co/Senate/How_to_make_a_submission The link to make a submission is here: https://www.aph.gov.au//Community_/StrengthenIncomeSupport

12.01.2022 In his first days as President-elect, Joe Biden has acknowledged we need to act in this decade on the climate emergency, and the majority of the world leaders a...re with him but Scott Morrison won’t come to the table. Tell Scott Morrison we need to join the fight for global climate action: greens.org.au/globalclimateaction

11.01.2022 Mutual obligations have been suspended until March 31. You DO NOT have to attend work for the dole activities or provider appointments. If your job provider is STILL telling you to come in call us or send us a DM and let us know. (08) 9228 3277

11.01.2022 This is what being governed by obscene parasites feels like ...

11.01.2022 Join Michael Berkman - Greens MP for Maiwar, Kirsten Lovejoy - The Greens and Amy MacMahon - Greens for a mega virtual forum on Thurs 14 May to hear about how y...ou can be a part of the biggest campaign in Queensland Greens history. Join a huge grassroots movement building support for the Greens in the Qld state election. Sign up here >> www.greens.org.au/winqld

10.01.2022 Look at these two! Say hi to your amazing Greens QLD MPs for the next four years - Amy MacMahon, Greens for South Brisbane and Michael Berkman - Greens MP for Maiwar

10.01.2022 The Cashless Debit Card only serves to further stigmatise and punish people on income support who are already living below the poverty line. Help us #ScrapTheCard and prevent a national rollout https://greens.org.au/campaigns/scrap-card

10.01.2022 Our democracy is broken. We need to get the influence of big money out and start restoring integrity into our parliament. Today I'll introduce my Banning Dirty ...Donations Bill to stop all political donations from industries known to have a corrupting influence on democracy: the mining, banking, gambling, alcohol, pharmacaeutical, defence, tobacco and property development industries. It will also cap all other donations from any body or individual to no more than $3,000 per three-year term.

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09.01.2022 For anyone out there who feel they have been left behind or disadvantaged by the Governments response to and support packages put in place due to Covid-19 pand...emic. Make a post and describe how it is impacting you and put it on your profile page etc. Whatever social media platform you use, make sure to use the hashtag #StoriesForScotty to make your voice heard.

08.01.2022 This crisis has shown that having a roof over your head and a social safety net is more important than ever. My colleague Senator Rachel Siewert has been a lon...g-standing, tireless advocate for raising the rate. She is pushing the government to retain the fairer, higher rate of social support after the immediate health crisis has passed. The Greens also strongly support building better after the pandemic, literally. We can help wake the economy from hibernation by building quality, sustainable public housing that gives people somewhere safe to call home

08.01.2022 Like many in the community, my team will be working from home for the foreseeable future - and while the scenery has changed, our commitment to championing a fu...ture for all of us hasnt! If you need help with Centrelink, NDIS or contacting other government agencies, we can help. Leave a message on our phone or send us an email and we'll get back to you. Email: [email protected] Stay well and keep safe!

08.01.2022 Care should be about people, not profit. For years, the aged care sector has been profiting off miserable residents and overworked staff. Thats why we are ca...lling on the Morrison government to invest $3bn in aged care to free the sector from corporate clutches. https://bit.ly/30HCQ8h

07.01.2022 The Cashless Debit Card is cruel, costly, and has been found to have no substantive impact on crime and addiction. The Government is STILL refusing to reveal... the cost of running and expanding the cards despite trials that found the Government paid more than $10,000 to manage each card of income support to recipients receiving less than $15,000 a year! Join the community campaign to stop the card by following No Cashless Welfare Debit Card Australia and The Say NO Seven

07.01.2022 Proud to be the first Senator speaking remotely as the chamber enters the 21st century. Would be great to continue that trend to modernity by seeing more women in Cabinet and a more representative parliament! Thanks to all parly staff who worked overtime on the tech.

05.01.2022 Today, Attorney-General Christian Porter revealed that he was the Cabinet Minister at the centre of rape allegations. The Greens support calls from the alleged ...victim’s lawyer, family and friends for an independent inquiry into those allegations and for the Attorney General to stand down while the inquiry is undertaken. Anything less sends the wrong message to survivors of sexual assault. Parliament should be setting the standard for good behaviour, not using flimsy arguments about precedent setting and ancient history to protect the boys' club. Today’s press conference, with Christian Porter denying the rape allegations, without having read details of those allegations, will have been extremely distressing to sexual assault survivors everywhere. After the powerful speech by Grace Tame encouraging survivors to speak out, the subtext of the Attorney-General’s denials and of the Prime Minister’s dismissal of the allegations earlier this week, is that the government doesn’t believe women. This will have a chilling effect on survivors and dissuade others from coming forward. Women don’t need any more discouragement from reporting sexual assault and rape. Survivors already face disbelief from the justice system - this is why so few rapes are reported and even fewer rapists are convicted. The Prime Minister said two years ago that he believed victims but actions speak louder than words. The Prime Minister exonerated Mr Porter after a brief chat, but didn’t even read the 30 page dossier of allegations from the woman. Serious allegations have been made in circumstances in which a police investigation is no longer possible. Rather than simply dismissing the claims on the basis of Mr Porter’s assurance, the Prime Minister should initiate an inquiry to satisfy himself as to whether Mr Porter is suitable to hold a position in his Cabinet. Mr Porter must stand aside for the duration of an independent inquiry into these allegations. It is untenable for him to remain in the role and untenable for the Prime Minister not to order an independent inquiry. 1800 RESPECT : 1800 737 732 Lifeline (24 hour crisis line): 131 114 Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636 Image: ABC News

05.01.2022 Hi everyone! We are holding an online branch meeting via Zoom Monday night from 6:30 pm. We'll send email instructions to all members on Monday morning on how to join Zoom. Hope to see you all there!

04.01.2022 Welcome Lidia! Our newest Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe is fierce, fabulous and a proud First Nations woman. I cant wait to work with her!

04.01.2022 With two major elections in the past week, it feels like Senate Estimates ended months ago, not last Thursday! Here's a few things we found out during the last fortnight in Canberra:

03.01.2022 Join Senators Rachel Siewert and Jordon Steele-John online over Zoom to talk about the next steps in our campaign to ensure that people on DSP and the carers payment can access COVID-19 supplement. Well also be able to answer any questions you have about what the governments changes to the social safety net mean for you. Join us on Wednesday 15 April at:... 5:30 7:00pm Perth Time (AWST) 7:00 - 8:30pm Adelaide / Darwin Time (ACST) 7:30 - 9:00pm Brisbane / Sydney / Canberra / Melbourne / Hobart (AEST) There will be an auslan interpreter available. Register here: https://contact-wa.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register

03.01.2022 Yet again, the ABC is here for Australians in a crisis! The good folk at ABC Education are offering free learning resources for all school ages. The first week... of TV Education has just kicked off live on ABC Me and later on ABC TV + iview Here's the schedule for the rest of this week: www.abc.net.au/tveducation

03.01.2022 The governments response to the pandemic has supercharged gender inequality. 55% of job losses resulting from the pandemic have been women. Women who r...etained their jobs have experienced a significantly bigger decrease in work hours compared to men. Women are particularly vulnerable to housing insecurity, and remain at greater risk of domestic and family violence. Join me and Adam Bandt tonight as we talk about how equality needs to be at the heart of our recovery plan, and also what the plan means for Queensland. Make sure to put any questions you have in the comments here, and come join in the conversation later tonight!

03.01.2022 Data released yesterday showed that only 12% of #CashlessDebitCard opt out applications have been processed; more than a third of them were rejected. It's been almost 12 months since this process started. It's not good enough.

02.01.2022 Here's how your Senators voted this week

02.01.2022 Its been a decade today since I was elected as Queenslands first Greens Senator - a wild and amazing and humbling role (15 odd months as an accidental Canadia...n aside). Ten whole years since Queenslanders sent a message to the establishment that we want a politics that puts people in the centre of decision making, not corporate profits or favours for donor mates! During that 2010 election campaign it felt like we were standing on a precipice and if we all worked hard enough we could make history and we did. Right across Australia the Greens doubled our Senate numbers and won our first lower house seat. Thanks to those wins we were able to form minority government and secure free Denticare for kids, the worlds strongest laws to tackle climate change and public funding to invest in clean, jobs-rich renewable energy projects. On a personal level, my amazing staff and I, with the might of all of our Queensland supporters, were able to achieve: a ban on using the Great Barrier Reef as a rubbish tip for dumping of capital dredge sludge reverse some of the worst funding cuts for frontline domestic violence services add protection for water from coal seam gas to our federal environmental laws pass a bill to establish a federal corruption watchdog (which the government is still delaying voting on in the House) AND I welcomed a second daughter who made history as the first baby to be breastfed in Australias federal parliament. I still have hope for a future federal government that works for people and the planet, and tackles inequality, the climate crisis and the rebuild from coronavirus it will take more Greens in there to achieve that. I have that same feeling now, in the lead up to the Queensland state election, as I did 10 years ago. We are on the edge of changing Queensland politics forever. With more Greens in state parliament, we can have 100% renewable energy, genuinely free public schools, build 100,000 public homes and make sure that mining companies, the big banks and property developers pay their fair share so that all Queenslanders have what we need to live a good life. If youve been thinking about what you can do to make a difference and ensure that we look after each other and our planet, this is your chance to get involved and ensure that in another 10 years we can look back and reflect on how much our movement has achieved. No matter where you are in this ancient country of ours, you can pitch in to help: greens.org.au/qld/volunteer

01.01.2022 Happy World Environment Day! Let's work together to build a future where our precious wildlife and landscapes can flourish, our oceans are healthy and our climate helps life thrive.