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Stronger tax on developers would raise $8.2b over forward estimates

3 May, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Treasurer to increase the state’s windfall gains tax on property developers, saying it would raise billions ov...

Damning interim-report into out-of-home care says nothing we didn’t already know

2 May, 2024 - A damning interim-report from the Advocate for Children and Young People has laid bare - yet again - the extraordinary failures of the out-of...

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: SUPPORT FOR THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

2 May, 2024 - We, the undersigned, represent leading civil society, human rights, political, faith organisations and trade unions in New South Wales. We will a...

Logging of Koala habitat in Kiwarrak set to commence on Wild Koala Day

2 May, 2024 - Planned logging in critical Koala habitat in Kiwarrak State Forest near Taree is set to commence this Friday 3 May to coincide with Wild Koala Day...

Green Issue Editorial April 2024

2 May, 2024 - By the Green Issue Editors With the onset of climate change, highlighted by southern WA’s record long, hot, dry 2023-24 summer, we thought it a...

Peaceful pro-Palestine encampments must be better protected by universities and police

2 May, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have said the university students currently peacefully camped out on campus in support of Palestine must be better protected ...

Launch of 2024 Community Garden Grants underscore need for local climate action

2 May, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has launched another round of the successful Community Garden Grants program, so that local communities can take climate ...

PM mealy-mouthed and evasive in the face of a national crisis

2 May, 2024 - Senator Penny Allman-Payne, Greens social services spokesperson, has slammed the Prime Minister for his pathetic response this morning t...

Our Right to Protest

2 May, 2024 - The Climate Crisis Working Group has devised an Open Letter on our Right to Protest as a response to increasing authoritarianism of the WA Governm...

Greens Big Bus Plan to Get Canberra Moving

2 May, 2024 - Every weekday bus, at least every 20 minutes: This is what the ACT Greens are promising by 2026 if Canberrans elect more Greens to the Legislative...

Labor is entrenching disadvantage

1 May, 2024 - Following calls from leading economists for the Albanese Government to increase Jobseeker and Youth Allowance to 90% of the Age Pension, Labor can...

Airservices Australia CEO change vindicates community concerns, but more must be done to address systemic problems

1 May, 2024 - Transport Minister Catherine King has today announced that Airservices Australia CEO Jason Harfield will not be reappointed despite the Airservice...

Inner West Council Corruption Findings Highlight Need for Fully Funded ICAC

1 May, 2024 - Last night the ICAC released their findings following a lengthy investigation into misconduct by a former Inner West Council employee, and employe...

National Cabinet a disgraceful missed opportunity

1 May, 2024 - Reacting to the National Cabinet communique, Greens spokesperson on Women and Leader in the Senate Larissa Waters said: “What a deeply underwhe...