The Australian Greens believe that: Care for children is the responsibility of society as a whole. The quality of care received by babies and children produces flow-on effects for the whole of their lives and the community. The needs of Australian families are diverse. All children should be able to access high-quality childcare and early...

The Australian Greens believe that: Education is principally a public good. Differences in educational outcomes should not be the result of difference in wealth, income, power, possessions or location. Universal access to high quality education is fundamental to Australia’s economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, well-being and social fulfilment. All people are entitled to free, well-funded and...

Sustainable plantations, farm forestry and recycled fibre coupled with innovation and processing are the solution to meeting our wood product needs. The Greens want to see a thriving wood products industry in Australia that does not source timber from destructive native forest logging practices. With vision, we can complete the transition to a strong, plantation-based...

Only three things are now certain in life; death, taxes and coal mine closures. There is far more coal for sale than there are willing buyers at a time when Australia’s major global customers are rolling out clean energy and using less energy to achieve more economic gains. The world is moving away from coal...

The Greens are the only party that understands that the economy must work for the benefit of society and not the other way around. We have a progressive plan where tax reform starts at the top by removing unfair tax breaks and wasteful subsidies for polluting industries. Not only will this help address the structural...