The Greens will move in the Senate to disallow the draconian ban on Byron Council conducting citizenship ceremonies.

The ABC needs a fresh start to move past this horror week for the board dogged by continued allegations of political interference, the Greens say.

Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has offered to officiate citizenship ceremonies for NSW councils that have been stripped of their power for moving the date of their citizenship ceremonies from January 26.  All Australian Federal MPs have the power to conduct citizenship ceremonies within their own electorate. Byron Bay Council has announced that they will move their citizenship ceremony to 25th of January.

Senator Faruqi said:

The Australian Greens are calling for an urgent senate hearing with the ABC board to investigate political interference with staffing and reporting at the broadcaster.

Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called on Labor to join the Greens in working to ensure that the $4.6 billion special deal with the Catholic and Independent schools is redirected to public school funds.

Justin Milne has proven he cannot be trusted as the chair of our public broadcaster and must stand down, the Greens say.

In a speech to the National Press Club the Leader of the Australian Greens, Dr Richard Di Natale, will today announce a plan to establish a national publicly owned electricity retailer, Power Australia, to increase competition in the National Electricity Market, drive down prices and support the transition to clean energy.

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The Coalition Government must abandon its plans to dump nuclear waste in South Australia, not extend their consultation process, the Greens say.