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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...

Reducing demand on healthcare system would be the best bonus

9 June, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed a state government decision to provide frontline health workers with a $3,000 bonus, saying it helps recognise...

Justice for child abuse survivors

9 June, 2022 - To ensure justice for survivors of child abuse, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury will introduce law reforms to clear the way for courts to set a...

Taking action against sexual assault and violence in the ACT

9 June, 2022 - The ACT Government has agreed - or agreed in principle - to a majority of the 24 recommendations in the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Pr...

Cash for coal clunkers will only prolong energy problems

8 June, 2022 - The Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, says the ‘coalkeeper’ subsidy to ageing coal power plants will slow the overdue modernisation of the Australian en...

NSW Upper House Set to Debate Bill to Establish Great Koala National Park

8 June, 2022 - Today (Wednesday) the NSW Upper House will debate a bill to establish a Great Koala National Park on the mid-north coast with Labor and the Gover...

Politics Wins Over Koalas: Great Koala National Park Bill Defeated

8 June, 2022 - Politics has once again won out over the future of koalas in NSW with the Government and Opposition voting against a Greens bill to establish a G...