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Statement on behalf of the Australian Greens Victoria, 15 April 2021

15 April, 2021 - Statement on behalf of the Australian Greens Victoria 15 April 2021 We note the Herald Sun report yesterday in relation to property develop...

Victorian Government sends more ducks to slaughter

14 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have called the Victorian Labor Government spineless following reports that it will increase the duck shooting bag limit f...

Long overdue 'cash for cans' scheme will help tackle Victoria's waste crisis

14 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the state government’s cash for containers scheme and say it will help to significantly clean up our recycli...

Greens call for Finance Minister’s COVID advance to be used now for publicly-owned vaccine production

13 April, 2021 - The Greens say the government should use unallocated discretionary funds set aside for COVID to begin work on a publicly-owned domestic vaccine...

Funding to help Canberra clubs cut costs and create new revenue sources

13 April, 2021 - Seven community clubs have received funding as part of the ACT Government’s Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund, which helps Canber...

ADF top brass must resign over SAS revelations

12 April, 2021 - Further sickening revelations about the existence of an illegal drinking establishment at Tarinkot base in Afghanistan, and the involvement of ...

National Parks in NSW - the trophy cabinets of the LNP

12 April, 2021 - Tamara Smith MP, Member for Ballina, has welcomed the news that National Parks and Wildlife Service has acquired 37 hectares of land adjoining ...

Greens say mRNA vaccine capacity would prevent kneejerk vaccine strategy

8 April, 2021 - The Australian Greens have lashed the Morrison Government’s vaccine rollout, saying that tonight’s announcement of a health advisory to no longe...

Police raid Neo-Nazis, find bomb

8 April, 2021 - Australian Greens Anti-Racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that police have arrested two Australian men and foun...

Respect@Work response welcome but devil will be in the detail

8 April, 2021 - The Greens have cautiously welcomed the Morrison government’s long overdue response to the Respect@Work recommendations, but say that the PM has...

New investigation into state of ACT lakes and waterways

8 April, 2021 - The ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment will undertake an investigation into the state of lakes and waterways in the ACT, wh...

Greater support for mental health patients transitioning back into the community

8 April, 2021 - The ACT Government has bolstered support for people receiving inpatient mental health care to transition back to everyday living in the communit...

Pill-testing program in Victoria would save lives

7 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said that young people will continue to be at risk of drug-related harms until the Andrews Labor Government backs a st...

WA election puts pressure on Victoria to overhaul voting system

7 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said the Western Australian state election results have increased the urgency for upper housing voting reform in Victo...

NDIS Tune Review never intended to recommend independent assessments

6 April, 2021 - As revealed in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Morrison Government's proposed independent assessments changes to the NDIS were never originally r...