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NT jumps gun on fracking the Beetaloo, Feds must act

3 May, 2023 - In 2018, the NT Government made a commitment that they were lifting their moratorium on fracking on the condition that they would implement all of...

Jordon Steele-John’s April Update

3 May, 2023 - ADHD and dental enquiries underway, back on Q&A, and a chance to catch up with the community  By Senator Jordon Steele-John March a...

GREEN ISSUE EDITORIAL APRIL 2023

3 May, 2023 - By The Green Issue Editors In a time of increasing economic challenges, especially for those at the lower end of the wealth spectrum, the feder...

DORINDA COX'S APRIL UPDATE

3 May, 2023 - First Nations issues, women and the Safeguard Mechanism By Senator Dorinda Cox It always surprises me how much my team and I squeeze into th...

Have YourSay on a Healthy Waterways raingarden in Higgins

3 May, 2023 - The ACT Government is calling for community feedback on plans to build a mini raingarden in Higgins to help improve the quality of storm water ent...

A Budget of One's Own

3 May, 2023 - Time to reflect. "Budgets are about choices … and you show what you value through the choices you make" (Julia Gillard, 2013) By David Lumsden,...

ACT GREENS JOIN CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE

3 May, 2023 - We are in a housing crisis.  The ACT is one of the most expensive places to rent in the country. Many Canberrans are facing severe rental ...

Police ombudsman would help clean up Victoria Police and ensure independent oversight

3 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to urgently establish a police ombudsman in response to a scathing IBAC review ...

Greens work toward a better Planning Bill

3 May, 2023 - The ACT Greens heard overwhelming feedback from the Canberra community during public consultations that the Planning Bill needed improvement.&nbsp...

Updated National Construction Code marks the next step in ACT building quality

2 May, 2023 - New requirements for building and construction outlined in the 2022 edition of the National Construction Code (NCC) came into effect in the ACT on...

Jim Chalmers needs to step in and overrule out of control RBA

2 May, 2023 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Senator Nick McKim responded to the RBA’s decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at today’s board meetin...

AUKUS - WHAT WERE WE THINKING?

2 May, 2023 - The very idea of arming oneself against a major trading partner, who is showing no threat of attack, on account of perpetuating the outdated, colo...

Sandy, Queen of Green Island

2 May, 2023 - We went camping for recreation but came face-to-face with what homelessness really means By Beata Stasak, an Art and Eastern European Lang...

Brad's Pettitt's April Update

2 May, 2023 - In a busy Parliamentary sitting period tackling issues from environment, justice, animal welfare through to Net Zero Perth By Hon Brad Pettitt...

CAMPAIGNING - WHAT WORKS?

2 May, 2023 - Attracting mass public and media attention and engaging in conversations By Rob Delves, Green Issue Co-editor About ten years ago, my partne...