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Australia-first trial to support hospitality transition towards all-electric cooking

28 July, 2023 - The ACT Government has launched a new pilot program to support Canberra hospitality businesses with rebates to transition away from fossil fuel ...

Greens call on Labor to significantly increase coal royalties to avoid austerity budget

28 July, 2023 - The Greens NSW have today welcomed Labor’s long overdue announcement that they intend to review the royalty rates applied to coal extracted from...

Victorian gas connection ban important, but risks being undermined by other coal and gas projects

28 July, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed today’s announcement from the Victorian Labor Government that gas connections will be banned in new homes acr...

ACT Government’s counting of urban infill targets is fundamentally flawed

27 July, 2023 - ACT Greens planning spokesperson Jo Clay today discovered the ACT Government counts knock-down rebuilds as infill development, counting towards ...

Overdue inquiry report shows Victorian Government must act faster on gas and transport

27 July, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the Victorian Labor Government’s overdue response to a parliamentary inquiry into renewable energy, originall...

Bully-Boy Woodside using its massive resources to intimidate and bankrupt peaceful protestors

27 July, 2023 - Australia’s biggest gas polluter, Woodside Energy is deploying its war fuelled profits to hound and intimidate peaceful Disrupt Burrup Hub prote...

Cosy relationships with property lobbyists must end following release of Operation Sandon report

27 July, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have blasted the Victorian Labor Government’s decade-long failure to implement basic anti-corruption measures and curb the ...

Greens back calls for independent body to hold universities to account on sexual violence

26 July, 2023 - Despite the tireless efforts of advocates like End Rape on Campus and Fair Agenda to hold universities accountable, far too many students, parti...

Undercooked jobs target ignores Gungahlin

26 July, 2023 - ACT Greens MLA for Yerrabi Andrew Braddock has described today’s announcement of a new Canberra jobs target as undercooked. “Aiming for 300,0...

Aboriginal judge for ACT Supreme Court

26 July, 2023 - Long-time Canberra resident and ACT Magistrate Louise Taylor will be the first Aboriginal Resident Judge of the ACT Supreme Court. In announc...

Dutton allegations reinforce need for Royal Commission

25 July, 2023 - Further revelations in the Nine papers today about corruption allegations and Pacific offshore detention reinforce the need for a Royal Commissi...

Murray needs action, not delay

25 July, 2023 - Responding to the announcement that the Murray Darling Basin Plan will not be delivered on time, Greens spokesperson for Water and the Environme...

Senate Inquiry into ADHD Care to hold public hearing in Perth

24 July, 2023 - As the Senate inquiry into Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Assessment and Support Services in Australia enters a critical phase,...

Rent controls on the cards in Victoria following Greens pressure

23 July, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed reports the Victorian Labor Government is considering limiting landlords to one rent increase every two years...

Universities Australia consent education axing an embarrassment

22 July, 2023 - Report from The Saturday Paper: Universities Australia have shelved a student-facing respectful relationships campaign because a minority of vic...