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Ban pointless plastics and fix the recycling crisis: Greens

12 November, 2022 - In the wake of the failure of the REDcycle scheme, the Greens have called for a statewide Soft Plastics Strategy, which includes market inte...

Labor shifting towards Greens’ plan for windfall tax and electricity price freeze

11 November, 2022 - Reports in today’s media suggest the government is considering a windfall tax on the coal and gas giants, which is a key part of the Greens’...

No private school funding transparency? No worries!

10 November, 2022 - The Department of Education has admitted during Estimates that they have no visibility on how public funding to private schools is being spe...

COP27 Finance Day: Australia needs to pay the rent

9 November, 2022 - Today was Finance Day at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, targeting banks, investors and insurers.  Despite the focus on the Green Climate F...

Escaping violence? Wait 28 business days

9 November, 2022 - Today in Estimates we learned that women are being forced to wait an average of 28 business days to access the Government’s $5,000 Escaping V...

No additional funding for Foodbank, at a time when families need it most.

9 November, 2022 - Across Australia, families are facing a cost of living crisis and more people than ever are turning to food relief services. Greens questi...

Racially motivated violence against First Nations youth continues, does anyone care?

9 November, 2022 - “First Nations youth are key to the continuation of the oldest living culture in the world and they are being targeted in racially motivated ...

Greens NSW resolution on Kurdish Solidarity

9 November, 2022 - At the October 2022 State Delegates Council, the Greens NSW passed the following proposal: The Greens NSW notes that:  1. Kurds in...

New energy efficiency standard for Canberra rentals

9 November, 2022 - The ACT Government will introduce a new minimum energy efficiency standard for ACT rental properties from April 2023, with a phase in period ...

Future Fund holds $3.4 billion of shares in the world’s top 50 polluting companies

9 November, 2022 - “The government’s Disaster Ready Bill is proposing only a third of the climate infrastructure funding we need to keep Australians safe from n...

Government to blame for recycling fail

9 November, 2022 - The Government’s failure to mandate Australia’s recycling targets is to blame for any recyclable soft plastic items sent to landfill as a res...

ACT Residential Eating Disorder Facility site confirmed

9 November, 2022 - Minister for Mental Health Emma Davidson has announced the ACT Residential Centre for eating disorders will be built in Coombs. A tender f...