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Family of man who died at Port Phillip Prison demand privacy and respect

12 August, 2022 - Following the death of a man at Port Phillip Prison on Wednesday, the family have asked the media to respect their privacy as they process the...

Greens push NSW to lead the world in modernising animal welfare laws to recognise animal sentience

12 August, 2022 - The Greens have introduced a Bill to NSW Parliament that, if passed, would see animal sentience explicitly recognised in our animal welfare la...

Emissions reduction added to National energy laws

12 August, 2022 - In a positive step that will help transform Australia’s energy sector and deliver a 100% renewable, zero emissions energy grid, Energy Ministe...

Plibersek must choose: Rinehart or climate

11 August, 2022 - The Greens have urged the Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to consider the emissions and climate impact of billionaire miner Gina Rinehart...

Labor's plan will only meet 3% of social housing need

11 August, 2022 - Analysis provided by the Parliamentary Library predicts that Labor’s housing plan will deliver only 3% of the social housing Australia will ne...

End under-resourcing and increase salaries to fix teacher shortage crisis

11 August, 2022 - Ahead of tomorrow’s Education Ministers meeting, the Greens have called on federal, state and territory governments to address teacher shortag...

International offset accounting tricks won’t stop climate crisis, says Greens Leader

11 August, 2022 - On the Climate Change Authority Report into the international offsets market released today, attributable to Greens leader Adam Bandt MP: “The...

Local community gardens receive new grant funding

11 August, 2022 - Fresh food for Yeddung Mura justice clients and their families and a little local farm to supply and share fresh vegetables to the Belconnen c...

Super-charging the ACT’s electric vehicle charging network

11 August, 2022 - To drive the uptake of electric vehicles in the ACT and to ensure charger availability for the community, the ACT Government has announced the...

Bold plan to give Victorian renters a fairer go

11 August, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have launched a bold plan that would increase the power of renters across the state and ensure they have access to long-t...

Greens welcome ACTU’s call for Stage Three tax cuts to be repealed

10 August, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the ACTU’s paper to the Government Jobs Summit saying the pressure is growi...

ACT Greens invite community to share a vision for Canberra’s Circular Economy

10 August, 2022 - On Wednesday, Jo Clay MLA will launch her discussion paper, ‘The ACT Greens Vision for our Circular Economy’. To celebrate, Jo will be joined ...

Violence against women in mining must end now

9 August, 2022 - The Australian Greens today vowed to increase its push for the mining sector to undertake systemic reform to prevent violence against women in ...

Time to stop tax dodging millionaires and gas giants

9 August, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the release of the latest taxation statistics by the ATO. “The fact that 60 ...