Tag: Greens

Manufacturing boost: $15b NRF bill passes the House

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The National Reconstruction Fund bill has passed the House of Representatives with the government supporting an amendment from the Greens that bans the $15 billion fund from investing in...

‘Patient progress’ on NRF crossbench negotiations  

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry minister Ed Husic won’t publicly rule anything in or out of his negotiations with the Greens and crossbench, whose support he needs to pass the National Reconstruction Fund...

Greens, Pocock deal means EV discount bill to pass Senate

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s electric car discount bill is set to pass through the Senate after the Greens and Independent Senator David Pocock secured changes to lessen support for plug-in...

Greens push for Future of Work Commission

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal Greens will push for the establishment of a Future of Work Commission, with a focus on the gig economy, automation and digitalisation. Greens Leader Adam Bandt unveiled...

Online Safety Bill passes Senate with amendments

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The controversial Online Safety Bill has passed the Senate and will become law after a late-night session which saw the major parties unite to wave through a number of...

Tech focus for Greens leader Bandt

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Adam Bandt is the new leader of the Greens, with the party to campaign on a Green New Deal and to transform Australia into a renewable energy “superpower”. Mr...

Facial recognition a political problem

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal opposition and Greens have backed a call from tech giant Microsoft for governments around the world to regulate the use of facial recognition technology. Microsoft president Brad...