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Women in local politics: a global responsibility

25 November, 2022 - Erum Saleem Khan is the first female candidate for the Greens in Pakistan, where there is much work to be done to protect gender equality an...

Labor’s Housing Accord will only provide 184 new affordable homes

24 November, 2022 - Analysis by the Parliamentary Library suggests that only 2.02% of the one million homes the government’s Housing Accord aims to build over 5...

INTEGRITY OF THE BIODIVERSITY OFFSETS SCHEME

24 November, 2022 - A New South Wales Upper House committee examining the integrity of the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme has today handed down its report, after a...

Recognition of cultural heritage 234 years overdue

24 November, 2022 - The government’s response to ‘A Way Forward: Final report into the destruction of Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge’ is welcomed by ...

Greens Secure Million-Dollar Fines for Bankers

24 November, 2022 - The Greens have secured legislation that will enforce civil penalties of up to $1.1 million for bankers who do not ensure proper conduct wit...

Massive jump in support for Treaty, according to new data from Reconciliation Australia

24 November, 2022 - “According to new data from Reconciliation Australia, national support for Treaty has jumped to 72%. That’s a 25% increase in four years!” S...

Greens applaud right to disconnect for Queensland teachers

23 November, 2022 - Greens Senator Barbara Pocock, who chairs the Senate Committee Inquiry into Work and Care, congratulates Queensland teachers who have won th...

Violent assault of Danny Lim by NSW Police

23 November, 2022 - A peaceful activist and protestor, Danny Lim, was yesterday subjected to a violent attempt to arrest him by the NSW Police in the Queen Vict...

Driving reform to make Canberra roads safer

23 November, 2022 - The ACT Government has today introduced new road safety legislation to tackle excessive speeding, targeting hooning and other dangerous driv...

"Letters of comfort" to pokies profiteers show donations still paying dividends

23 November, 2022 - The Greens have today slammed revelations that Labor and the Liberals have issued “letters of comfort” to pokies profiteers ensuring they wo...

The winner on the night was people who didn't watch: Greens

23 November, 2022 - Quotes attributable to Leader of the Victorian Greens, Samantha Ratnam MLC: “The real winners on Tuesday night were the people who didn’t...

Who’s paying to clean up Ranger Uranium Mine?

23 November, 2022 - If passed by the Senate, the Atomic Energy Amendment (Mine Rehabilitation and Closure) Bill 2022, will require Energy Resources of Australia...

Government denies jobseeker and DSP recipients the right to earn more amidst the cost of living crisis

23 November, 2022 - Labor has voted down Greens amendments to the workforce incentives bill which would have extended the work bonus to jobseeker and DSP recipi...

Damning land clearing report highlights urgent need for stronger environment laws

22 November, 2022 - A report released today highlights the urgent need for Australia’s environment laws to be reformed to prevent further destruction of critica...