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CARE ABOUT COST OF LIVING? FREEZE RENTS

8 February, 2024 - Today ACT Greens MLA Jo Clay has introduced a bill to help defend Canberra’s renters against the housing crisis, by putting a two-year freeze...

Final government response to the Board of Inquiry report

8 February, 2024 - The ACT Government has tabled its final response to the Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice System. Delivery against ...

Labor face huge test to fix broken environment laws with climate trigger as largest coal mine approval looms

7 February, 2024 - Key Points:  Qld Labor have today approved the Whitehaven Winchester South coal mine, Australia’s biggest new greenfield c...

Greens push makes ACT first jurisdiction to begin divestment from Israeli occupation

7 February, 2024 - The ACT will be the first Australian jurisdiction to take steps towards ending investments in businesses that contribute to the illegal occup...

Greens say Parliament’s continued backing of Israel’s invasion “unforgivable”

7 February, 2024 - History will condemn Labor’s backing of a massive humanitarian catastrophe, the Greens say, after the government voted with the opposition to...

Greens win a Right to Disconnect in Fair Work bill

7 February, 2024 - Following months of negotiations with the government and the crossbench, the Greens have secured support in their push for a legislated right...

Fels report shines light on price gouging and inflation

7 February, 2024 - The Greens welcome the findings of the comprehensive report led by Professor Allan Fels AO on the disturbing practices of price gouging and u...

Another death in custody at Parklea Correctional Centre

7 February, 2024 - Another inmate at the Parklea Correctional Centre has been confirmed dead and we understand the cause of death to be suicide by hanging. The ...

Improving consumer protections for embedded network customers

7 February, 2024 - An independent review into embedded electricity networks has assessed benefits and risks for ACT customers, recommending that embedded networ...

Still no enforcement body to hold MPs to account, two years on

7 February, 2024 - Today is the second anniversary of the day the government adopted former Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins’ Set the Standards repo...

New defamation laws to provide stronger protections in digital world

7 February, 2024 - The ACT Government is upgrading its defamation laws to strengthen protections for victim survivors, and clarify when digital intermediaries, ...

Greens say Harry Potter event must be moved to protect threatened species in wildlife sanctuary

7 February, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to step in and prevent a nightly Harry Potter-themed event from going ahead in...

Damning report on Closing the Gap

7 February, 2024 - The Productivity Commission’s Report on Closing the Gap released today outlines a damning assessment of governments in their failure to imple...

Where's the PM on PEP11?

7 February, 2024 - In the lead up to the last federal election Anthony Albanese told voters, “a Labor Government that I lead will rule out PEP11,” and...