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New environment report damning about the impact of greenfield development

21 March, 2024 - Today, the ACT Government has released the 2024 State of the Environment Report, showcasing the dire need for legislated city limits to stop en...

New ACT Director of Public Prosecutions

21 March, 2024 - Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury today announced Victoria Engel SC will become the next ACT Director of Public Prosecutions and commence in th...

Greens celebrate International Day of Forests

21 March, 2024 - Tabatha Badger | Lead Candidate for Lyons The UN established the International Day of Forests on the 21st day of March 2013 to raise awarene...

Greens announce future-focused workforce plan

21 March, 2024 - Tabatha Badger | Lead Candidate for Lyons The Tasmanian Greens have always been future-focused and long-championed a Tasmania that is clean,...

Renting taskforce will remain toothless while Labor continues screwing renters over

21 March, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government’s announcement of a “renting taskforce” is merely an attempt to distract from the...

Greens welcome ARC Bill calling it “a win for independent research”

21 March, 2024 - Today, the Senate passed the Australian Research Council Amendment (Review Response) Bill 2023 which establishes an ARC board that will decide ...

Greens secure inquiry into Labor's public housing demolition plan

20 March, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have secured a parliamentary inquiry into the Victorian Labor Government’s plan to demolish 44 public housing towers and p...

Australia’s FOI system in continuing crisis, new data shows

20 March, 2024 - Fresh data about the growing backlog in the Commonwealth’s FOI scheme shows a system in continuing crisis that is preventing the public getting...

Media Release: Australia’s FOI system in continuing crisis, new data shows

20 March, 2024 - Fresh data about the growing backlog in the Commonwealth’s FOI scheme shows a system in continuing crisis that is preventing the public getting...

Greens move for health approach to vaping

20 March, 2024 - ACT Greens MLA, Laura Nuttall, will this week move a motion calling on better supports for young people who vape.   “Nicotine - whether...

Greens call ankle bracelet reform 'inhumane', say Victoria Police shouldn't write Labor's justice policy

20 March, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have called a Victorian Labor Government proposal to slap ankle bracelets on children as young as 14 inhumane, and say the...

Connect with Canberra’s history at the Heritage Festival

20 March, 2024 - The annual Canberra and Region Heritage Festival is back with more than 120 events planned to learn about Canberra’s history from exhibitions a...

Greens push for inquiry into government's plan to demolish public housing towers

20 March, 2024 - The Victorian Greens will today push for a parliamentary inquiry into the Victorian Labor Government’s plan to demolish 44 public housing tower...

Australia’s environment rating downgraded as Greens call on Labor to drop climate-cooking ‘gas loophole’

19 March, 2024 - On a day when Australia’s national environmental scorecard has been downgraded by the ANU, the Greens have called on Labor to drop its ‘ga...