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Newcastle Named Deadliest Track for Greyhounds in New South Wales, Followed by Gosford, Lismore and Nowra

17 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has released figures showing that The Gardens outside Newcastl...

Government backflips on promise to tackle waste crisis this year

17 December, 2019 - The Victorian Labor Government appears to have backflipped on a promise to act on the waste crisis this year, after committing to release tw...

Melbourne Airport rail link needs a Broadmeadows connection

17 December, 2019 - With the state and federal governments set to sign off on the cheaper option of connecting the airport rail link to the suburban network, th...

Start your scooters: E-scooters and similar devices legalised in ACT

17 December, 2019 - Minister for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety, Shane Rattenbury, today announced changes that mean e-scooters and similar e-mobilit...

MYEFO: more than 90% of budget surplus is due to a structural underspend in the NDIS

16 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Disability Rights & Services spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said the vast majority of the government's reduced bu...

MYEFO: Do nothing government dreaming of ever higher house prices

16 December, 2019 - Greens’ Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, responded today to the release of the Mid-Year Economic Forecast and Outlook (MYE...

Greens welcome ‘first steps’ on plastic; urge more action

16 December, 2019 - The ACT Greens have welcomed the ACT Government’s initial commitment to phase out some harmful single-use plastics, but say more needs to be...

Boost for Canberra’s growing renewable sector

16 December, 2019 - Canberra’s growing renewable sector will receive a boost with the second round of Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (REIF) Direct Grants and ...

25,000+ feral horses in Kosciuszko demands urgent intervention by the Premier: Greens

16 December, 2019 - A new aerial study revealing that feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park has reached a staggering 25,318 horses demands an urgent i...

Libs go nuclear at the beck and call of mining lobbyists

13 December, 2019 - The Greens have condemned the Liberals’ plan to introduce nuclear power at the behest of their big corporate mining donors, in the Coalition...

Climate Change and Mental Health

13 December, 2019 - With large parts of Australia on fire, the air filled with smoke, and people’s lives increasingly impacted, it’s an important time to talk a...

The fate of journalism and Julian Assange

13 December, 2019 - Julian Assange’s extradition to the country whose war crimes he exposed sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom – and our democracy. Ho...

Like the seas, the number of climate refugees is rising

13 December, 2019 - Climate change is already a major driver of forced displacement around the world. And if things continue the way they are, there are many mo...

Australian Greens bringing together Middle East Green parties

13 December, 2019 - With support from the Australian Greens, Greens parties in the Middle East continue to operate and call for a better future for their people...