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Greens propose bike superhighways for Victoria

19 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have proposed a funding package for bike riding and walking that would see bike superhighways across Melbourne and regio...

Senate Select Committee interim report backs Greens blueprint for IR reform

18 October, 2022 - The Senate Select Committee on Work and Care, Chaired by Greens Senator Barbara Pocock, has today released its interim majority report. Evide...

Trade may drive Australia’s decarbonisation

18 October, 2022 - The landmark Green Economy Agreement (GEA) between Australia and Singapore may be the beginnings of an earnest move towards decarbonising the...

Jo Clay calls for greater commitment to Mountain Biking in Canberra

18 October, 2022 - Jo Clay MLA, ACT Greens spokesperson for Parks and Conservation and Active Travel, is calling for the ACT Government to deliver on commitment...

Federal Government must include Kensington residents in disaster payment scheme

18 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Federal Government to ensure Kensington residents are included in its disaster recovery payment schem...

Labor talks up hydrogen

17 October, 2022 - The Australian Government will partner with the Northern Territory Government to build a jetty to facilitate the transport of goods and servi...

Full funding, not just words, needed to end family and domestic violence

17 October, 2022 - The Greens welcome the release of the new National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032, but without additional funding ...

No benefit for students in cookie-cutter solutions

17 October, 2022 - A new report calling for a bank of centralised lesson plans for teachers is a one-size-fits-all solution that undermines teacher expertise an...

Greens pledge $40 million for culturally inclusive women's refuges

17 October, 2022 - As Victoria marks the start of the Week Without Violence (WWV), the Victorian Greens have launched their plans to establish Victoria’s first ...

Greens at Mardi Grass call high time to legalise weed

16 October, 2022 - 16 September 2022 Greens Senator and Justice Spokesperson David Shoebridge is at Mardi Grass this weekend as part of a nationwide push to ...

Commonwealth $10 million nuclear waste dump legal spend revealed

15 October, 2022 - Since 1 January 2017 the Commonwealth Government has spent at least $9,905,737 on legal work for the nuclear waste dump and the AWRA (Austral...

Without super, or an increase to the amount of PPL, women are still losing out

15 October, 2022 - The Greens welcome the Albanese government's announcement to extend Paid Parental Leave (PPL) to 26 weeks with shared care, but will continue...

Innovation boost for Canberra’s growing renewable energy sector

15 October, 2022 - Canberra’s growing renewables sector will receive a boost from a new round of Renewable Energy Innovation Fund grants. Up to $1.5million o...

Greens call on Racing Victoria to stump up cash for flood relief efforts

15 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have said every gambling entity about to bank millions at the Spring Racing Carnival – including Racing Victoria – must ...

Inquiry into poverty in Australia starts in Anti Poverty Week

14 October, 2022 - The first hearing of the Greens’ led Senate inquiry into the nature and extent of poverty and cost of living pressures in Australia begins on...