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It should be illegal for landlords to refuse to negotiate rent reductions: Greens

7 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said it should be illegal for landlords to refuse good faith rent reduction negotiations for tenants during COVID-...

Statement on PACER Funding

7 September, 2020 - The PACER model was introduced in December 2019 to provide better mental health care for Canberrans, and during this trial phase has returne...

Greens unveil bold plan to revive local shopping strips

6 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have announced an unprecedented plan to revitalise local shopping strips in the wake of the deep blow inflicted by the ...

Lidia Thorpe confirmed in last-minute joint sitting

4 September, 2020 - Lidia Thorpe has today been confirmed by the Victorian Parliament, clearing the way for the Greens Senator-Elect for Victoria to make her fi...

New eligibility criteria for rent relief is a step in the right direction

4 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed news that the Andrews Government will widen the eligibility criteria for renters seeking financial assist...

Greens launch $50m plan to accelerate Canberra’s rEVolution

4 September, 2020 - The ACT Greens will further real climate action in Canberra, today announcing a comprehensive new plan to accelerate the electric vehicle re...

Major parties leave backdoor open for dirty donations

3 September, 2020 - The Greens condemn the major parties for voting to create a backdoor for dirty donors to bypass state donations laws. Greens Leader in the S...

Sensational Gov Backdown Sends Uni Bill To Inquiry

3 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Liberals have sensationally backed down and sent their uni...

Greens welcome Labor backflip on reprehensible JobKeeper claims, hope Liberals next

3 September, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed Labor’s backflip on its utterly reprehensible claim that JobKeeper payments to low-hours workers were ‘waste’ that ...

Greens introduce Bill to fix Disability Royal Commission privacy issue

3 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John will today make good on his promise to introduce legislation aim...

Trillions of litres of water missing from Murray-Darling on LNP's watch

3 September, 2020 - Today’s report showing two trillion litres of water is missing from the Murray-Darling Basin shows the Liberal-National Government has misma...

Green Issue: Editorial August 2020

3 September, 2020 - By the Green Issue Editorial Team This August marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 and Nagas...

Bishops Rorting Poor Students Must Be Held Accountable: Greens

2 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to the Catholic Schools NSW documents leaked to the ABC th...

Tale of two economies – big business profits while main street hit with austerity

2 September, 2020 - The Australian economy is experiencing the best of times and worst of times, as both company profits and share prices soar, while on the oth...

Additional funding to support victims of crime

2 September, 2020 - Victim Support ACT will receive $130 000 in funding to meet substantial increases in demand for frontline victim services as a result of the...