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Royal Commission a Climate Whitewash

20 February, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has responded to the Prime Minister’s bushfire Royal commission announcement. “This Royal Commission looks like a...

Labor’s 2050 target blows 2 degrees and gives up on Paris Agreement: Bandt

20 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has slammed Anthony Albanese’s move to adopt a net zero by 2050 pollution target, saying it will blow th...

ACT Greens act to protect ACT endangered woodlands from development

20 February, 2020 - The Greens are committed to protect our environment & everything that depends on it. The ACT Greens are pleased to pass a resolution ...

ACT Greens act to protect ACT endangered woodlands from development

20 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens are pleased to pass a resolution in the Assembly today that will improve protections for Canberra’s endangered woodlands and ...

ACT Greens seek protection for threatened ACT woodlands

20 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens will today call on the Assembly to help improve the protection of Canberra's threatened ecological communities by incorporati...

Adani toast as India reportedly pledges to stop coal imports: Greens

19 February, 2020 - The Australian Greens have responded to reports that India will stop importing thermal coal within 4 years, saying that it is the death knel...

Greens to introduce Media Freedom Act

19 February, 2020 - A Media Freedom Act to protect the public’s right to know and whistleblowers who speak truth to power, will be introduced into the Senate, G...

Stop the US extradition of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange

19 February, 2020 - This meeting of the Northern Territory Greens held on Sunday, 19th January 2020 condemns the continuing persecution of Wikileaks’ publisher ...

ACT Greens urge other parties to back ‘fair fines’ to help prevent social disadvantage in Canberra

19 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens have urged the other parties to support new laws for ‘fairer fines’ in the ACT to help address social disadvantage in the ACT...

Bandt: We need a Royal Commission into wage theft

18 February, 2020 - The Greens are calling for a Royal Commission to fully investigate the extent of wage theft and below-award payment in Australia following r...

Bandt: PM's technology target nothing more than a smokescreen

18 February, 2020 - The Prime Minister's leaked plan to adopt a so-called "technology target" instead of committing to Australia reaching net zero emissions by ...

Relaxing Water Restrictions Irresponsible

18 February, 2020 - Relaxing Sydney’s water restrictions while the impacts on water quality from runoff from heavy rainfall into the Warragamba dam remain uncer...

ACT Greens welcome heritage changes; call for sacred scarred trees protection

18 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens have lobbied for improvements that would help protect scarred trees of cultural significance to Canberra’s Ngunnawal communit...

ACT Greens secure housing accessibility commitments

18 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens today secured amendments to make it easier for people who require accessible housing to find appropriate homes. “If you’r...

Casey community shouldn't have to wait until 2024 to elect new representatives

18 February, 2020 - The Victorian Greens will be supporting the Government’s decision to dismiss Casey Council, but have said that people living in Casey should...