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NSW renters need a rent freeze

25 August, 2022 - Greens NSW MP Jenny Leong has backed federal Greens calls and urged the NSW Government to implement an emergency rent freeze to combat skyrock...

Jo Clay calls on the ACT Government to get on with the delivery of Canberra’s public transport infrastructure.

25 August, 2022 - 2022-08-25 Today in Estimates, Jo Clay MLA called on the ACT Government to deliver Canberra’s public transport infrastructure projects soon...

Ocean acreage release demonstrates why Labor cannot be trusted to meet its own weak climate target

24 August, 2022 - Labor has made a mockery of its own weak climate target by offering up 46,758 square kilometres of new ocean acreage for fossil fuel companies...

Greens push for Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Morrison

24 August, 2022 - The Greens are calling for a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into Scott Morrison’s conduct in being secretly sworn into Ministries. Greens...

LGBTQIA+ Workers Left Out of Jobs and Skills Summit

24 August, 2022 - 24 August 2022 The Labor Party has published the Jobs + Skills Summit Issues Paper, and LGBTQIA+ people have been entirely left out despite li...

Greens condemn Labor’s failure to save Murujuga songlines

23 August, 2022 - Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has failed to save the Murujuga songlines, in allowing the Perdaman fertiliser plant to continue developm...

Widening gender pay gap during COVID calls for a stronger focus on the issue by government

23 August, 2022 - Jo Clay MLA, ACT Greens spokesperson for Women, has been calling for a focus on the gender impact of government decisions, particularly budget...

Attorney General Admits No Plan to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility

23 August, 2022 - Attorney General Mark Speakman has yesterday in Budget Estimates revealed the NSW Coalition Government will not be Raising the Age of criminal...

Have YourSay on engineer registration scheme

23 August, 2022 - The ACT Government is calling for feedback on the implementation of a scheme for the registration of professional engineers. “An engineer r...

More frequent train and tram services under Greens plan

23 August, 2022 - Victorian commuters would experience a major boost in metropolitan train and tram services under a plan released today by the Greens. Train...

Greens join fight for sea country on Tiwi Islands, in legal first

22 August, 2022 - Today, hearings begin as Munupi Senior Lawman Dennis Tipakalippa sues Santos and the Federal Government over their approvals of the Barossa ga...

ACT calls for minimum seven-star energy efficiency requirements

22 August, 2022 - To ensure that all new homes are built for people and planet, the ACT will call for the National Construction Code to be updated to a minimum ...

GG's failure to disclose PM's secret Ministries defied usual practice, records show

20 August, 2022 - 20 August 2022 Annual Reports show the Governor General has historically publicly disclosed details of the appointment and swearing in of M...

Better mental health and wellbeing for older Canberrans

19 August, 2022 - The ACT Government has today released a new strategy to improve the mental health and wellbeing of older Canberrans by building a more inclusi...