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Injection of $350,000 for volunteer groups to safeguard Canberra’s natural environment

5 June, 2024 - In celebration of World Environment Day, the ACT Government has awarded over $350,000 to 23 community-led projects as part of the 2024 round of t...

No changes planned for barriers to Escaping Violence Payment

5 June, 2024 - The Department of Social Services confirmed in estimates last night that there were no plans to reconsider eligibility criteria for the Escaping ...

Environmental failure marks World Environment Day in NSW

5 June, 2024 - Native forest logging, land clearing, ineffective biodiversity laws, inappropriate development in ecologically sensitive areas and failing emissi...

Nets out of Queensland now

4 June, 2024 - The Greens are again calling on the Queensland government for an urgent review of the state’s system of shark nets and drum lines, after a humpba...

BASIC STANDARDS IMPORTANT BUT WE MUST TACKLE UNLIMITED RENT INCREASES

4 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens say that while basic living standards are important, while unlimited rent rises and no grounds evictions are still legal, re...

Greens-led mental health inquiry hands down final report

4 June, 2024 - The NSW inquiry into community and outpatient mental health care has handed down its report today, making a suite of recommendations to address i...

Treasury confirms price gouging and intergenerational inequality

3 June, 2024 - Treasury has confirmed that corporations are price gouging and agreed that intergenerational inequality is a concern, but Labor remains in denial...

‘Burn better’ this winter to reduce air pollution

3 June, 2024 - Canberrans who use wood heaters can take simple steps to ‘burn better’ this winter and protect the health of our community and our local environm...

Greens urge for more support for festivals at Budget Estimates

31 May, 2024 - Following questioning of Department officials in Canberra, Greens spokesperson for the arts Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: “Festivals w...

Pollution stays up under Albanese Government

31 May, 2024 - The latest quarterly emissions data shows that pollution has risen slightly since Labor has come into office, with a massive long-term rise in ga...

Rollout of household and business electrification secured by Greens needs to be accelerated

31 May, 2024 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP has welcomed the beginning of the rollout of the $1.7 billion for household and business electrification secured by t...

Announcing new support for EV charging

30 May, 2024 - The ACT Government will continue to support the expansion of Canberra’s public Electric Vehicle charger network, with a new round of grants to de...

PM leaves climate trigger on table

30 May, 2024 - Today in Question Time the Prime Minister rejected media reports that he had given an ironclad guarantee to big corporations to not allow a clima...

Greens will protect right to watch free sport for all Australians

30 May, 2024 - The Greens announced this morning they will introduce an amendment to fix laws before Parliament to ensure sport is free to watch for all Au...