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Building gender equity in Asia Pacific Green parties

23 April, 2021 - While we were marching for justice for women across Australia last month, the Australian Greens were also working for gender equity measures wi...

Morrison's hydrogen spin is just more cash for coal & gas

22 April, 2021 - As the Prime Minister pins all his hopes on technology to save his government’s complete lack of any climate policy, his financial commitment d...

Big Pharma and shareholders profit making from global pandemic is appalling 

22 April, 2021 - The Greens say that the People’s Vaccine Alliance calculation that Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson  have paid out $26 billion in dividends and sto...

Participation grants expanded to support wellbeing through COVID-19

22 April, 2021 - 120 social housing tenants and their families will receive a one-off grant through the 2020-21 Tenant Participation Grants Program to part...

Federal Government must show leadership, step up and commit funding to develop mRNA manufacturing capacity

21 April, 2021 - “It’s time for the Morrison Government to step up and show leadership on developing publicly-owned mRNA manufacturing capacity", Greens spokesp...

Government keeps spinning tall tales on Cashless Debit Card despite failure to prove it works

21 April, 2021 -  The Greens say the Government should abandon the Cashless Debit Card not continue to throw money at the failed punitive program. "The $30 mill...

Disabled people forgotten again in COVID-19 response

21 April, 2021 - The Australian Greens have called on the Morrison Government to urgently prioritise disabled people, and disability support workers, in the nat...

As world looks to George Floyd verdict, at home, no justice for Blak deaths in custody

21 April, 2021 - Thirty years since the final report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Australia has yet to reckon with its history and...

Police Minister is the one who should be fired

21 April, 2021 - On the day that the US Police Officer who murdered George Floyd was convicted, the NSW Police Minister wants to sack a teacher for allowing pri...

Leaders’ coal-fired climate speeches expose Australia ahead of Biden Summit

20 April, 2021 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt said that after speeches of the Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition reported today, it is clear that their renewed...

Corrected trees claim throws shade on Canberra Liberals

20 April, 2021 - The record has been corrected today in the ACT Legislative Assembly, in response to repeated questions from the Canberra Liberals about the sud...

New set of recommendations to ACT Government would build a better normal in Canberra’s suburbs

20 April, 2021 - Greens proposals like improving Canberra’s walking and cycling network, giving communities a stronger say on developments and better integratin...

Protecting vulnerable Canberrans from abuse

20 April, 2021 - Institutions and individuals who abuse, fail to protect, or neglect vulnerable people in their care will be committing an offence under new law...

Legislation to give energy consumers a better deal

20 April, 2021 - ACT Energy retailers will be required to tell their customers if a better deal is available, and make it easier to compare deals, under new leg...

Domestic publicly-owned mRNA production should be on National Cabinet agenda

19 April, 2021 - The Leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt, says the National Cabinet agenda should include the Greens’ call for investment in publicly-owned domesti...