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ACT and NT call on Attorneys-General to support Territory Rights on Voluntary Assisted Dying

12 November, 2021 - At today’s Meeting of Attorneys-General, ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury and Northern Territory Attorney-General the Honourable Selena...

Combating wombat mange in the ACT

12 November, 2021 - The ACT Government is helping local environmental volunteers fight wombat mange in the ACT, providing funding to fight the itchy disease as ...

Australia must not sabotage Glasgow climate consensus: Greens

11 November, 2021 - As the Glasgow climate summit comes to a head and the Liberals’ weak 2030 targets place Australia under increasing pressure, Scott Morrison ...

Reef Wreckers on Repeat

11 November, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government for its relentless destruction of the Great Barrier Reef, after it tried to remove reference...

Police violence is a national crisis, say Greens

11 November, 2021 - Gomeroi man, Stanley Russell, a father, was shot dead by NSW police. His brother, Eddie Russell, died in police custody in 1999. “Violence a...

Greens bring law reform to keep children out of prison

11 November, 2021 - Children as young as ten can be prosecuted and imprisoned under current NSW laws, but a new Greens Bill before Parliament would raise the ag...

Improving youth justice support and safety

11 November, 2021 - Minister responsible for Youth Justice Emma Davidson today tabled the ACT Government’s Response to the ACT Inspector of Correctional Service...

ACT explores new emissions reduction opportunities beyond borders

11 November, 2021 - The ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to calculate the community’s indirect greenhouse gas emissions from the goods and ser...

Affirmative Consent Law Passes NSW Lower House

11 November, 2021 - In a significant achievement for sexual assault advocates and survivors, affirmative consent laws passed the NSW Lower House last night, pav...

United ACT must lobby feds for real climate action

11 November, 2021 - As the COP26 summit nears its conclusion in Glasgow, the ACT Greens say local politicians have a responsibility to push for stronger climate...

ACT Government introduces Bushfire Smoke and Air Quality Strategy

11 November, 2021 - A new Bushfire Smoke and Air Quality Strategy released today will set up a whole of government approach to managing smoke from significant b...

ACT signs COP26 declaration to accelerate transition to 100% zero-emission vehicles

11 November, 2021 - The ACT Government has signed onto the COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission vehicles. At the UN Confere...

Greens to fight Morrison's Carbon Capture move

10 November, 2021 - The Greens have vowed to fight Scott Morrison’s move to bankroll carbon capture and storage, saying public funds should not be funnelled to ...

The SIEV X Memorial

10 November, 2021 - Yesterday I rose to speak about the 353 people who drowned at sea in 2001 on route to Australia in a boat known as SIEV X.  The 19th...

A world of possibilities lost: Carbon pricing numbers

9 November, 2021 - At an event last night to mark the 10th anniversary of the carbon price being legislated, Greens Leader Adam Bandt - whose victory in the sea...