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Teachers and students deserve better than technocratic tinkering

2 August, 2022 - The Greens say a proposal by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership to parachute inexperienced staff into classrooms and g...

RBA is prescribing the wrong medicine

2 August, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to today’s decision by the RBA to increase interest rates. “The RBA is smashing...

ACT Greens push Government to strive for progressive policy

2 August, 2022 - “The 2022-23 ACT Budget demonstrates the impact of having Greens in government and how a collaborative approach to politics can result in good ...

Improving mental health services at the AMC

2 August, 2022 - The ACT Government’s Response to ACT Auditor-General’s Report into Management of Detainee Mental Health Service at the Alexander Maconochie Cen...

Victorians owed full inquiry into broken planning system

2 August, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have said the state’s planning system is broken and in urgent need of an overhaul, and will be pushing for a full parliame...

RBA needs to hit pause on rate rises

1 August, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the news of steep falls in house prices ahead of tomorrow’s RBA meeting. “Th...

Cladding concessional loan details announced

1 August, 2022 - To support owners corporations with the upfront costs of rectifying combustible cladding on private buildings, the ACT Government has announced...

Greens bill to bring Victoria's integrity standards up to scratch

1 August, 2022 - Significant integrity reforms aimed at preventing lobbyists from having undue influence on Ministers in Victoria will be proposed this week und...

A stronger mental health system for Canberrans

31 July, 2022 - The 2022-23 ACT Budget will deliver more services and support in our public mental health system. Through a funding partnership with the Comm...

The Greens respond to Albanese’s announcement at the Garma Festival

30 July, 2022 - Following the Albanese Government's announcement at the Garma Festival, Greens First Nations spokesperson, Gunnai, Gunditjmara and DjabWurrung S...

Platypus Month is back better than ever this August

29 July, 2022 - Canberrans are encouraged to pick up a pair of binoculars and join Waterwatch volunteers to help monitor platypuses at dusk and dawn for the nin...

Corporations should be bracing for a Super Profits Tax

28 July, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the Treasurer's Ministerial Statement on the Economy. “The Treasurer has just...

We know how to Close the Gap, say Greens. We’ve known for over 30 years.

28 July, 2022 - New data from the Productivity Commission reveals that this country is still failing to hit more than two-thirds of the Closing the Gap targets....

Greens welcome paid DV leave, call on Labor to act on housing

28 July, 2022 - The Greens welcome the introduction of laws making 10 days paid domestic and family violence leave available to all employees, but have called o...

Labor & Liberals Refuse to Centre Lived Experience on NDIS Committee

27 July, 2022 - In the first week of Parliament, Labor and the Liberals have joined forces to deny the disability community the opportunity to have disabled per...