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Victorian Labor Government attempts to stifle debate on anti-vilification reform

16 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called the Victorian Labor Government “cowards” for attempting to delay overdue anti-vilification reform. Earlier to...

Grassroots climate action takes centre stage with local community funding

16 May, 2023 - $155,000 will be granted across six projects to deliver solutions that address climate change under the Community Zero Emissions Grants program. ...

Senate inquiry exposes Labor’s plan to expand compulsory income management

15 May, 2023 - Today, the Community Affairs Legislative Committee held a hearing into Labor’s proposed Income Management Reform Bill, which essentially reintrod...

Broken environment laws are not a free pass to approve new fossil fuel projects

15 May, 2023 - Responding to the Minister for the Environment’s excuse for approving the Isaac River coal mine, Greens spokesperson for Environment Senator Sara...

We know speed kills: how about controlling the car instead of the driver? Feat. Andrew Braddock

15 May, 2023 - This month, the findings of the ACT Legislative Assembly’s inquiry into dangerous driving were released. While there was some important media ...

'The time to act is now': Greens to introduce anti-vilification bill

15 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens will introduce a bill to Parliament this week that would expand the state’s anti-vilification laws, in a bid to better prote...

Greens sharpen focus on racism in sport

13 May, 2023 - The Australian Greens have announced WA Senator Dorinda Cox as the party spokesperson for Sport. Racism and corporate sponsorship by fossil fu...

Greens support Voice Referendum report

12 May, 2023 - Today the Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum presented its final report. The Committee has reco...

Environment Minister's approval of new coal mine in koala habitat is a betrayal

12 May, 2023 - The Minister for the Environment has indicated her decision to approve the Isaac River coal mine in Queensland, giving the green light for destru...

Creating comfortable and energy efficient homes for low-income Canberrans

12 May, 2023 - The ACT Government has today announced the inclusion of ceiling insulation rebates in the Home Energy Support Program and launched a pilot scheme...

Budget offers next to nothing on Education

11 May, 2023 - Responding to this week’s budget, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi said: “It's beyo...

Fewer than half of Canberra’s path defects repaired within target timeframe

11 May, 2023 - Today it was revealed that fewer than half of the 8,987 defects identified in Canberra’s path network in a 2021 audit have been repaired within t...

NT Labor fracking disaster shows need for Greens voice

11 May, 2023 - NT Greens press release Tuesday 9th May 2023: Last week saw one of the darkest days in Northern Territory history when on Wednesday May 3 the ...

Public schools still left behind as Labor tips billions more into private system

10 May, 2023 - Federal Labor has again proven it has no plan to end education inequality with last night’s budget pouring even more money into the private schoo...