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Demands for Greater transparency and investigations into asbestos crisis

13 February, 2024 - Greens MP has today submitted questions through the Parliament and written to the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) demanding more answ...

‘Swipe left’ on suspiciously perfect lovers to avoid heartbreak Valentine’s Day

13 February, 2024 - The ACT Government is encouraging Canberrans to stay vigilant on dating apps this Valentines Day and make sure they don’t get caught out by ...

Asbestos found in more than 10% of all tested mulch in Sydney

12 February, 2024 - The discovery of asbestos in mulch at Campbelltown Hospital and a Liverpool Public School is the latest evidence that contaminated materials...

Youth mental health in worst shape ever because of climate and housing crises

12 February, 2024 - New data from the 2021 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report has shown youth mental health at the worst since tracking b...

Negative gearing, CGT discounts in Help To Buy firing line as Greens say system stacked against renters and first home buyers

12 February, 2024 - The Greens will demand significant changes to Negative Gearing and the Capital Gains Tax Discount in negotiations on the government’s ‘Help ...

Taskforce launched on Chief Psychiatrist’s review into complex mental health care

12 February, 2024 - The ACT Government has today announced a cross-government taskforce to respond to the recommendations of the Chief Psychiatrist’s review int...

Stronger biosecurity laws to protect the ACT

10 February, 2024 - The ACT Government is implementing new biosecurity laws through the Biosecurity Act 2023 and the Biosecurity Legislation Amendment Bill 2024...

Inspector tables damning report on Metropolitan Prison days after death in custody

10 February, 2024 - The Inspector of Custodial Services’ most recent report has been tabled in parliament just days after a death by suspected hanging has occur...

Minns and Scully taking NSW down the road to Planning Road corruption and Ruin

9 February, 2024 - Alistair Henskens has revealed last night, 8 February, that a senior bureaucrat in the NSW Department of Planning is under investigation for ...

Wong UNRWA admission shows Minister’s recklessness on Palestine

9 February, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and Aid and Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has questioned Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Penny Won...

CARE ABOUT COST OF LIVING? FREEZE RENTS

8 February, 2024 - Today ACT Greens MLA Jo Clay has introduced a bill to help defend Canberra’s renters against the housing crisis, by putting a two-year freeze...

Final government response to the Board of Inquiry report

8 February, 2024 - The ACT Government has tabled its final response to the Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice System. Delivery against ...

Labor face huge test to fix broken environment laws with climate trigger as largest coal mine approval looms

7 February, 2024 - Key Points:  Qld Labor have today approved the Whitehaven Winchester South coal mine, Australia’s biggest new greenfield c...

Greens push makes ACT first jurisdiction to begin divestment from Israeli occupation

7 February, 2024 - The ACT will be the first Australian jurisdiction to take steps towards ending investments in businesses that contribute to the illegal occup...

Greens say Parliament’s continued backing of Israel’s invasion “unforgivable”

7 February, 2024 - History will condemn Labor’s backing of a massive humanitarian catastrophe, the Greens say, after the government voted with the opposition to...

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