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Greens support findings and recommendations of majority report into Tobacco Harm Reduction

18 December, 2020 -  The Greens recognise the potential role of e-cigarettes in tobacco harm reduction but support a precautionary approach in the regulation of...

Federal Court decision welcomed as fight to protect sacred DjubWurrung trees continues

18 December, 2020 - In a stark rebuke to Minister for Environment Sussan Ley, the Australian Greens today welcomed the Federal Court decision to uphold an appea...

Tudge Shouldn’t Be A Minister, Let Alone Education Minister

18 December, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Alan Tudge’s appointment as Education Minister is a disturbing...

City of men

18 December, 2020 - Widely, daily and by design, the modern city excludes those of us who don’t occupy straight white able cis male bodies. And while we can’t e...

We’re on a roll

18 December, 2020 - Well, what a year it’s been. In this adapted version of his welcome speech to last month’s National Conference, Adam Bandt shares some of ou...

Outliving nuclear weapons

18 December, 2020 - The only way to outlive nuclear weapons is to eliminate nuclear weapons. It is either them or us. So has the ongoing nuclear weapons standof...

Change is possible

18 December, 2020 - Earlier this year, Lidia Thorpe made history by being the first Aboriginal person elected to represent Victoria in the Senate. In this excer...

Getting to know our new MPs: Emma Davidson

18 December, 2020 - 2020 has been a huge year for the Greens around the country – particularly in the ACT, where we tripled our representation in the Assembly a...

MYEFO

17 December, 2020 - MYEFO shows yet again that the Liberals are locking in inequality and damage from climate change, the Greens say. “The economy continues to ...

Government failed public housing residents, report is a wake-up call and must lead to real change

17 December, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said the Ombudsman’s report into the hard lockdown of nine public housing towers needs to serve as a wake-up call ...

Crown's licence should be suspended while investigation takes place: Greens

17 December, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the state government’s decision to fast-track an investigation into Crown’s Victorian licence, but are ca...

Government must remove barriers to Medicinal Cannabis access

16 December, 2020 -  The Greens welcome the announcement by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to down-schedule cannabidiol (CBD) and enable the availab...

Public Interest Advocate not enough to protect journalists from raids

16 December, 2020 - Reforms to journalist and whistle-blower protections announced by the Federal Government today do not go far enough to protect journalists f...

Future Fund must divest from Adani

16 December, 2020 - The Future Fund must divest the $3 million it has put into a railway for the climate-destroying Adani coal mine, the Greens say. Greens Econ...

Science Plan to guide ACT’s environmental science

16 December, 2020 - The ACT Government has today launched its Science Plan, which provides a five-year framework for scientific development, research and manage...