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Greens push for gas-free homes in Victoria

21 June, 2022 - The Victorian Greens will today introduce a bill that would stop Victoria's planning laws from forcing new homes to connect to gas. The Plann...

Militarised police raid on climate campaigners is draconian police overreach

20 June, 2022 - "The actions of NSW Police, launching a preemptive raid against a property with a hundred armed police, dogs and helicopters, on suspicion of pl...

New loose fill asbestos team to support community

20 June, 2022 - The Asbestos Response Taskforce will formally close on 30 June 2022 as a smaller coordination team takes on the management of the small number o...

Free Julian Assange

18 June, 2022 - Statement from Australian Greens Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, Senator Jordon Steele-John.  “Following The UK...

Australian Greens announce portfolios for 47th Parliament

17 June, 2022 - The Australian Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has announced the party’s updated portfolio allocation for the upcoming 47th Parliament, ahead o...

Labor signs Reef’s death warrant as National Cabinet ducks energy privatisation

17 June, 2022 - After the first National Cabinet meeting under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today, Greens Leader Adam Bandt said National Cabinet failed to a...

Universal preschool must be national and free

16 June, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that NSW and Victoria’s announcement of universal pre...

Whish-Wilson gains highest Greens Senate result across Australia

16 June, 2022 - Today it is finally official: lutruwita/Tasmania’s federal election preferences have been formally distributed and Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wi...

Community groups receive grants to conserve and protect the local environment

16 June, 2022 - A community Microforest, woodland restoration at Blue Gum Point, and tracking the movement and behaviour of brown snakes on the urban fringe are...

Health data paints alarming picture of healthcare breakdown: Greens

15 June, 2022 - Data released today confirms that the NSW health system is in crisis with emergency department wait times at record highs second only to 2020 wh...

Plan to save Pink-tailed Worm-lizards progresses

15 June, 2022 - A progress report on the ACT Government’s Pink-tailed Worm-lizard Action Plan shows that the ACT’s work to save the threatened species is having...

The future is looking a little brighter for Northern Corroboree Frogs

14 June, 2022 - A long-running project between the ACT Government and Australia National University to conserve and establish a wild population of a critically ...

Home warranty cover review underway

13 June, 2022 - To ensure Canberra consumers continue to be protected, the ACT Government is working with key stakeholders on a review of the ACT’s home warrant...

Ministerial Statement: Schizophrenia Awareness Week

10 June, 2022 - Schizophrenia Awareness Week was from 22 until 28 May 2022. Schizophrenia Awareness Week is held every May to coincide with World Schizophrenia ...

Community takes control of Short-Term Holiday Letting in Byron Shire

9 June, 2022 - Today the NSW Minister for Planning, Anthony Roberts, announced that Byron Shire Council and the Byron community will now have the power to cap s...