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ACT Greens seek budget amendment to end $41m public subsidy to horseracing industry

12 October, 2022 - This week, Jo Clay MLA will seek to amend the ACT Budget to phase out the $41 million public subsidy to the horseracing industry. This is the...

IBAC report builds Greens case for urgent integrity reform

12 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the recommendations from a report released by IBAC today into the corruption risks associated with donatio...

Protecting ACT’s native fish

12 October, 2022 - To relieve fishing pressure on the more fragile waterways in the ACT and to help conserve native species, the ACT Government has released a d...

Plibersek must stick to Murray-Darling Basin Plan at Water Ministers meeting tomorrow

11 October, 2022 - The Greens are calling on Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek to stick to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan at tomorrow's Ministerial Council ...

Making a Splash: ACT Greens Call for Inclusive Swimming

11 October, 2022 - ACT Greens Member for Yerrabi, Andrew Braddock MLA will next week be calling on the ACT Government to provide inclusive swimming timetables f...

Standing against sexual violence

11 October, 2022 - The ACT Government is taking action to strengthen and improve how the criminal justice system responds to sexual violence, including by enhan...

Cannabis would be legalised in Victoria from 2024, under Greens plan

10 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have launched a plan to legalise and regulate the sale and consumption of cannabis in Victoria from 2024. This would ...

Greens take climate fight to inner-south this election

9 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens plan to take the fight against climate change to the inner-south this election in a bid to increase their representation ...

ACT’s first subsurface wetland to be built in Belconnen

8 October, 2022 - The ACT Government is proposing to build the ACT’s first subsurface wetland on one half of the Belconnen Oval, with community members encourag...

Tweaks to tax cuts not the answer: Bandt

7 October, 2022 - Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP has said that mooted ‘tweaks’ to Labor’s Stage 3 tax cuts are not the answer, and that the gover...

Plibersek should rule out BHP Peak Downs mine expansion in koala habitat immediately

7 October, 2022 - The Greens are calling on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to immediately rule out approving BHP’s proposed Peak Downs coal mine expansion...

Innovative approaches needed to end homelessness

7 October, 2022 - Minister for Homelessness and Housing Services Rebecca Vassarotti says the ACT’s homelessness indicators released by the Australian Institute ...

Common Ground Dickson welcomes new tenants

7 October, 2022 - Common Ground Dickson is now complete, delivering 40 homes to provide long-term, supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing ...

ACT Government to establish Law & Sentencing Advisory Council

7 October, 2022 - The ACT Government will establish a Law and Sentencing Advisory Council. The new body will advise the Government on areas of potential la...

Clearing the path for women to join the workforce is a win for women and for the economy

6 October, 2022 - Senator Barbara Pocock, Greens Spokesperson for employment and labour market expert will be speaking on a panel today as part of the Revenue S...