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Right to farm laws a front for protest crackdown

1 October, 2019 - Amidst an epidemic of illegal land clearing, criminal animal cruelty and concern about mining operations, the NSW Government have stepped in w...

Canberrans encouraged to check on each other during Mental Health Month

1 October, 2019 - To mark the start of Mental Health Month ACT 2019 the Canberra community are encouraged start conversations about mental health and wellbeing,...

Final infrastructure in place as ACT set to deliver on 100% renewable electricity target

1 October, 2019 - The ACT now has infrastructure in place to achieve 100% renewable electricity in 2020 and beyond, the Minister for Climate Change and Sustaina...

Greens response to A-G’s directive on prosecuting journalists

30 September, 2019 - Greens Spokesperson for Media Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Federal Attorney-General’s directive to the Commonwealth DPP that...

Qld should stop propping up coal and invest in communities: Greens

30 September, 2019 - Greens Co-Deputy Leader Larissa Waters and Queensland Greens Member for Maiwar Michael Berkman have called on the Queensland Government to ...

Lockout Laws Report Welcome, But Two Key Recommendations Missing

30 September, 2019 - Greens MP and Arts, Music, Night-Time Economy and Culture Spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has welcomed the findings of the Report into Sydney’s...

Policing by numbers an abuse of public trust

30 September, 2019 - Information obtained by the Greens through Parliament has exposed the NSW Police Force doing “policing by numbers” with the use of powers t...

SA Govt Murray RC response is a defence of Barnaby Joyce, and sells out the River

27 September, 2019 - The South Australian Government has ignored the most damning elements of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission in its response finally ...

Greens call for five-year 'cooling off' period for post-Ministerial lobbying and cut pollie pension for breaches

27 September, 2019 - The Greens have welcomed the report from the ministerial integrity inquiry that recommends the re-investigation of Christopher Pyne and Jul...

Community grants to encourage sustainable action

27 September, 2019 - Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury has today announced recipients of two community grants programs who will sh...

Growing the Green movement in the Top End

27 September, 2019 - Greens leader Richard Di Natale recently spent some time in the Northern Territory to help kick off their next election campaign – and afte...

Greens push for truth in electoral advertising

27 September, 2019 - Canberrans will be able to have greater trust in our democracy if a Greens proposal to ban factually incorrect electoral material during lo...

Did you strike for the climate on September 20?

27 September, 2019 - On September 20, hundreds of thousands of Australians – and millions around the world – rallied together in what has become one of the larg...

Remembering Penny Whetton

27 September, 2019 - It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Dr Penny Whetton, wife of our Victorian Senator Janet Rice, passed away on the evening ...

20 Questions with Laurel de Vietri

27 September, 2019 - Laurel de Vietri is a campaign manager based in Western Australia. She shares the issues that most concern her, why she’s committed to the ...