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Minns and Toole: Break gambling industry’s stranglehold of politics in NSW

8 November, 2022 - The Opposition Leader, Chris Minns and NSW National Party Leader, Paul Toole, can break the stranglehold the gambling industry has on politic...

Greens to introduce Bill to prohibit forestry operations in koala habitat - saying it’s time

8 November, 2022 - The NSW Greens will today give notice of a bill in the Legislative Council that would prohibit forestry operations in areas that have been id...

Labor's commitment to budget 'reviews' of rate of Jobseeker fails at the first hurdle

8 November, 2022 - Senate Estimates questioning from Greens Senator Janet Rice has revealed that there was no formal review into the rate of Jobseeker before La...

Australia exposed for climate finance failures

8 November, 2022 - Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Australia’s failure to cont...

Public transport would be free for under 21s using 'Climate Ticket': Greens

8 November, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have announced a new ‘Climate Ticket’ that would allow people to travel on public transport across Victoria for free or ...

The economic opportunity of ending native forest logging

7 November, 2022 - Support is building for a planned transition out of native forest logging with the release of the ‘Transition support for the NSW native fore...

Green Issue Editorial October 2022

7 November, 2022 - By The Green Issue Editors Today, Australia’s relationship with China seems rather conflicted. On the one hand China is Australia’s bigges...

Contemplation: And what about Julian Assange?

7 November, 2022 - For how much longer do we let this human rights issue fester ‒ until it is too late? By Beverley Dight, Green Issue Co-editor Julian As...

Greens' submission to RBA review

7 November, 2022 - The Greens have called for significant changes to the RBA’s make up and operations in their submission to the Government’s review of the cent...

Transformation – an exhibition made from 100% recycled material for Recycling Week

7 November, 2022 - “Endless consumption on a finite planet does not work,” said Jo Clay MLA, ACT Greens Spokesperson for Arts and the Circular Economy.  ...

Know how to spot a scam this Scams Awareness Week

7 November, 2022 - Canberrans are encouraged to learn to identify the key scam signs to protect themselves and their loved ones, as more than $7 million was los...

Greens call for closure of two Victorian prisons

5 November, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have launched an election pitch to close two state prisons so that more money can be directed towards services proven to...

Freeze electricity bills and make greedy energy corporations pay for it: Greens

4 November, 2022 - Freeze electricity bills and make greedy energy corporations pay for it: Greens With electricity prices set to soar, the cost of living cr...

Tax reform needed to tackle inflation, not interest rate hikes

4 November, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the release today by the RBA of their quarterly Statement of Monetary Poli...

FuelCheck now available in the ACT in a boost to Canberra motorists

4 November, 2022 - Minister for Consumer Affairs and Energy, Shane Rattenbury says Canberra motorists will have access to real-time fuel pricing comparisons acr...