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Greens push for solar-powered car boom in Victoria

4 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have released a bold Electric Vehicle Rapid Uptake Plan that would see electric vehicle owners supported to charge their ...

Artists would be given a living wage under pilot program

3 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have launched their plan for a pilot program that would see practising Victorian artists paid a living wage over three ye...

Victorian Greens launch election platform including plan for 200,000 homes and bank levy raising $1.4 billion

1 October, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have today launched their broad policy platform for the upcoming state election. It is their boldest platform yet and ...

Easing hospital pressures for mental health in the ACT

1 October, 2022 - Canberrans experiencing mental health conditions are spending less time in hospital due to services such as the Garran Step Up Step Down progr...

The burning of native forest biomass is not renewable energy

30 September, 2022 - Today the Federal Government’s Native forest biomass in the Renewable Energy Target consultation paper was released with submissions open t...

Greens pitch short-stay regulation overhaul

30 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have today launched their plan to overhaul the regulation of short-stays in Victoria, in a bid to help address the sta...

Greens caution against scrapping COVID isolation period

30 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have cautioned the Victorian Labor Government against scrapping the requirement for Victorians with COVID to isolate f...

Loy Yang early closure reinforces need for National Energy Transition Authority

29 September, 2022 - AGL’s announcement today that it will be shutting the Loy Yang A power station in the Latrobe Valley nearly a decade earlier than planned a...

Renters $3000 better off under Greens rent freeze plan

29 September, 2022 - Analysis by the Parliamentary Library estimates that renters across Australia would be $7.1 billion better off if rents had been frozen nat...

Victorian Government must take active role in early coal closure

29 September, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed news that AGL will shut down its Loy Yang A coal plant in 2035 but say the decision lays bare the need f...

Senate Estimates

28 September, 2022 - The Greens understand that the Senate will today support our motion requiring Reserve Bank governor Dr Philip Lowe to appear at Senate Esti...

Greens move for abortion access Senate inquiry

28 September, 2022 - In the wake of Roe v Wade, the Australian Greens will today establish a Senate inquiry into abortion access in Australia.  This inquiry wil...

Goodbye to the Cashless Debit Card

28 September, 2022 - Australian Greens Social Services spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has welcomed the end of the cashless debit card after the bill passed ton...

Optus data breach exposes weaknesses in the AFP and Australia's data security laws

27 September, 2022 - 27 September 2022 There are serious questions over the Australian Federal Police’s capacity to lead the investigation into serious data ...

Childcare changes should be strengthened and brought forward

27 September, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government’s Cheaper Childcare Bill, in...