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Australia’s environment rating downgraded as Greens call on Labor to drop climate-cooking ‘gas loophole’

19 March, 2024 - On a day when Australia’s national environmental scorecard has been downgraded by the ANU, the Greens have called on Labor to drop its ‘ga...

Government must increase early childhood worker wages immediately, say Greens

19 March, 2024 - NSW Greens Spokesperson for Early Childhood, Tamara Smith MP, has reacted to a shocking survey of early childhood workers suggesting that half ...

Strip searching children continues despite Minns’ review into the practice

19 March, 2024 - Strip searching of children by the NSW Police and without guardians present has continued at the same rate as under the former Coalition Govern...

Greens to introduce divestiture legislation for power to break up supermarkets

19 March, 2024 - The Australian Greens will this week table a Bill in the Senate to introduce divestiture powers into Australian competition law.   ...

Greens push to relieve food insecurity

19 March, 2024 - Helen Burnet | #2 Candidate for Clark | Deputy Mayor & Councillor, Hobart City Council An affordable healthy diet shouldn't hinge on you...

North West Tassie to benefit under Greens plan to make big corporations to pay their fair share

18 March, 2024 - Dr Darren Briggs | Lead Candidate for Braddon The Greens have today released a plan to make big corporations pay their fair share, so we can...

Government tests market for “central monitoring system” to reduce gambling harm

18 March, 2024 - The ACT Government is testing the market for technology to reduce harms associated with poker machines. A four week ‘market sounding’ commen...

Religious discrimination review can't be a trojan horse for hate

18 March, 2024 - The Australian Law Reform Commission’s review into religious educational institutions and anti-discrimination laws will be tabled in Parliament...

New bail laws will drive more cyclical crime; 500 justice professionals write to Premier Minns

18 March, 2024 - More than 500 legal practitioners, community workers and academics working across the fields of law, criminology, social sciences and Indigenou...

Proactive policing is an abuse of power and racist

18 March, 2024 - New reporting shows that First Nations people are almost 5 times more likely to be targeted for a body search in NSW than non-First Nation...

Public school funding shortfall must be addressed

17 March, 2024 - Tabatha Badger | Lead Candidate for Lyons Tasmania’s public schools are drastically underfunded to the tune of $118 million a year, $52 mill...

Private land restoration program key to kanamaluka/Tamar future

17 March, 2024 - Cecily Rosol | Lead Candidate for Bass The future of a healthy kanamaluka/Tamar Estuary depends on action that is well-informed, resourced a...

Greens fight for free tutoring

16 March, 2024 - Cecily Rosol | Lead Candidate for Bass The Greens are pushing for the Liberals and Labor to get behind a plan to fund 30 hours of free ...

Greens call for more disability access to National Parks

16 March, 2024 - Tabatha Badger | Lead Candidate for Lyons The Greens call on whoever is in government after the next election to commit to providing more di...