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Justice Housing Program found to reduce homelessness and reoffending factors

22 March, 2024 - The ACT Government’s Justice Housing Program (JHP) successfully addresses a significant gap in housing and support for people exiting prison an...

New law to further reduce the number of poker machines in the ACT

21 March, 2024 - The ACT Government has taken another important step toward further reducing the number of poker machines in the Territory. The Parliamentary...

Urgent steps needed to protect Canberra’s unique environment

21 March, 2024 - Today, the ACT Government has released the independent 2023 State of the Environment Report, prepared by the ACT Commissioner for Sustainabilit...

Libs and Labor leave Learner Driver Mentors out in the cold

21 March, 2024 - Cecily Rosol | Lead Candidate for Bass The Greens have today committed to continuing to back Learner Driver Mentor Programs across Tasmania,...

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 ...

Northern Gas Pipeline supply failure

20 March, 2024 - Context: This latest disruption to the NGP demonstrates that spending large amounts of taxpayer dollars on gas infrastructure is an unwise a...

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...