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Forests For Life

7 January, 2020 - A 2020 Vision for the Forests By Jess Beckerling, Campaign Director, Forests For Life; Convener, WA Forest Alliance Forest conservation ...

Forests and Climate Change

7 January, 2020 - Forests play a key role in determining climate, locally and globally, and their importance increases as global temperatures rise. By Chris ...

Greens call on Federal Govt to take urgent action for bushfire-affected wildlife

6 January, 2020 - With an estimated half a billion native animals killed by the devastating bushfires across Australia, the Greens are calling on the Federal Go...

Rachel Siewert’s December Update

6 January, 2020 - Shining a light on the deficiencies of Newstart, Jobactive, robodebt and the cashless debit card, but more to do in 2020 By Senator Rachel ...

Alison Xamon’s December Update

6 January, 2020 - So much activity this year across all of my portfolios – right across the social justice spectrum – and finding time for increased climate act...

Diane Evers’ December Update

6 January, 2020 - The hard work in passing the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, and introduction of Rights of Nature, Environment Court and Royalties for Regions ...

Tim Clifford’s December Update

6 January, 2020 - Gearing up for effective climate action in 2020 and indeed for the new, critical, decade we are just entering By Hon. Tim Clifford, MLC for...

Priorities all wrong as NSW Coalition delivers hundreds fewer paid fire fighters

4 January, 2020 - Analysis by the Greens NSW shows in the nine years since the Coalition was elected in NSW the number of paid professional firefighters has bee...

Greens call for Emergency Summit, Royal Commission into Bushfire Crisis

1 January, 2020 - The bushfires devastating communities across regional New South Wales and Victoria require an emergency response from the Government that not ...

Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97

24 December, 2019 - Bill Ryan, a 97 year old veteran of the Second World War Kokoda Campaign, died yesterday. His life and work for climate action and social...

Government punishes head of police watchdog by refusing reappointment

23 December, 2019 - The Berejiklian Government has punished the head of the state’s independent police watchdog by refusing to reappoint him after three years s...

Morrison needs to show leadership on climate now more than ever

19 December, 2019 - Australia is in the midst of an unprecedented heatwave and bushfire emergency, but the Prime Minister has been missing in action. Scott Morr...

Greens MP arrested for taking part in a peaceful student protest about the bushfires and climate emergency

19 December, 2019 - Greens MP David Shoebridge will be defending the charge against him for participating in a peaceful climate emergency protest outside Kirrib...

NSW Government refuses to commit to secure long-term funding for vital disability advocacy services

19 December, 2019 - The Ageing & Disability Commissioner Report into the ongoing funding of vital independent disability advocacy services was handed down t...

Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay Pollution Levy: Greens

18 December, 2019 - It’s time that the fossil fuel companies whose products are responsible for the climate crisis start footing some of the bill for cleaning i...