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Policy initiative: An accessible Australia
Our plan for a more inclusive Australia. Disabled people continue to fall through the cracks, to be locked out of the community and denied the same rights as other Australians. Failings of successive Labor and Coalition governments have perpetuated this discrimination, often denying disabled people access to inclusive education, meaningful employment, adequate services and the...
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Policy initiative: Free TAFE and university
Everyone has a right to education, whether you are leaving school, changing careers, retraining later in life or looking to gain new skills and knowledge. But successive Labor and Liberal governments have treated students as customers and education as a business. As a result, funding has been slashed, student debt has spiralled and the increasing...
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Policy initiative: Fully funded public schools
For too long, Labor and Liberal Governments have made special deals with private schools that continue to see public schools underfunded. The Greens are the party of public education and are committing to the largest investment in public education of any party.
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Policy initiative: Stop fracking and unconventional gas
Fracking and unconventional gas including coal seam gas pose a serious threat to our climate, groundwater, agricultural land and community. Frackingand gas mining has expanded rapidly across Australia thanks to the industry’s cosy relationship with governments, but has been destructive to land andcommunities. Landholders and First Nations people don’t even have the legal right to...
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Policy initiative: Protecting our oceans, forests, rivers and reefs
Despite Australia’s natural wealth and our love for nature, our environment is under threat like never before. Broadscale land clearing and logging in native forests has made Australia a global deforestation hotspot. Mass coral bleaching from climate change and dredging for coal and gas ports are pushing our Great Barrier Reef and many other reefs...