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Greens Denounce Planning Minister Stripping Lismore Council’s Planning Powers

28 February, 2023 - The Greens have condemned NSW Planning Minister Anthony Roberts for stripping planning powers away from Lismore City Council at a time when ...

Greens Propose Plan to Regulate Vaping to Reduce Harms

28 February, 2023 - Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and health spokesperson, announced the Greens plan to regulate nicotine vaping on Monday evening at the Public Hea...

First Nations communities need to be empowered to lead on family violence and child protection

27 February, 2023 - About 40% of the tens of thousands of children in the child protection system are First Nations. Aboriginal communities are also some of the...

Greens Propose Plan to Regulate Vaping to Reduce Harms

27 February, 2023 - Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and health spokesperson, announced the Greens plan to regulate nicotine vaping on Monday evening at the Public Hea...

Coal and gas to blow Safeguard according to new Climate Analytics report

27 February, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says a new report showing coal and gas emissions will overwhelm the government’s Safeguard Mechanism underlines the...

Greens call on Perrottet and Minns to commit to immediate rent freeze in the face of staggering rent increases

27 February, 2023 - Greens call on Perrottet and Minns to commit to immediate rent freeze in the face of staggering rent increases Renters are continuing to ...

Commonwealth must hold line on Murray-Darling Basin Plan against recalcitrant NSW and Vic

24 February, 2023 - The Commonwealth must continue to hold the line on delivery of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in the face of NSW and Vic pushing to extend th...

'Spineless' Government must stand up to lobby and ban duck shooting once and for all

24 February, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government needs to grow a spine and stand up to the shooting lobby, following reports th...

Greens to introduce Bill to remove 20% cap on federal public schools funding

24 February, 2023 - The Greens will introduce a Bill to remove the arbitrary 20% cap on Commonwealth funding for public schools’ Schooling Resource Standard. ...

Greens announce plan to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility in NSW

24 February, 2023 - The Greens have today announced plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility in NSW to 14 years of age with no one under the age of 16 ...

Calls for a NSW Indigenous Commissioner for Country and 300 new frontline jobs for pest and weed control in NSW

23 February, 2023 - The Greens are calling for a new Indigenous Commissioner for Country and a minimum investment of $37.5 million/year for 300 new full time eq...

Australia should co-sponsor Vanuatu’s ICJ resolution

23 February, 2023 - Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has urged the Australian Government to c...

Canberra-based company selected to build public residential eating disorder facility.

23 February, 2023 - IQon Pty Ltd has been selected to design and construct Canberra’s first residential eating disorder facility. The centre will provide a h...

Graduation day for Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons

23 February, 2023 - Following the launch of the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon breeding facility at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve in 2021, 40 dragons have been ...