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UK-AUS Free Trade agreement must advance human rights

20 December, 2021 - The Greens today are calling on the Government to ensure the UK-Australia free trade agreement upholds environmental standards, labour right...

Wishes of First Nations people essential on Voice to Parliament legislation

20 December, 2021 - After two years of consultation with First Nations leaders, the federal Government has released the Final Report on a proposal for an Indige...

The end of another strange year

17 December, 2021 - It’s been a tough two years of COVID and unfortunately the end isn’t quite as close as we previously thought. It’s ok to feel sadness and Dr...

Greens call for inquiry into West Gate Tunnel project

17 December, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have called for a parliamentary inquiry into the West Gate Tunnel project following reports of multi-billion dollar blo...

Measuring ACT emissions for 2020-21

17 December, 2021 - The ACT Government has released its annual report outlining the territory’s greenhouse gas emissions for 2020-21 and progress towards our em...

Convening during covid

17 December, 2021 - While this global pandemic has created some very real challenges for the party, we are excited to find that it has also increased opportunit...

I will not be silenced about justice for Palestinian people

17 December, 2021 - In a speech to the Senate earlier this month, Senator Mehreen Faruqi again shares the ongoing plight of the Palestinian people and why she w...

Funding boost for Canberra’s community legal services

16 December, 2021 - ACT community legal services will provide a range of new initiatives to assist women - including victim survivors - and people needing menta...

Social connection and community support through technology grants

16 December, 2021 - A new funding round for community organisations to bolster their digital access and literacy opens today to increase flexibility, response, ...

Greens respond to Giralang Shop Inquiry Committee Report

14 December, 2021 - Andrew Braddock MLA, Member for Yerrabi has responded to the interim report into Giralang Shops published today by the Standing Committee on...

Have your say on expanding voting rights to young people in the ACT

14 December, 2021 - Today the Justice and Community Safety Committee in the ACT Legislative Assembly announced an inquiry into extending voting rights to 16 and...

Accommodation partner announced for 2022 Canberra and Region Heritage Festival

14 December, 2021 - For the first time in its history, the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival will have an accommodation partner, with the heritage-listed Me...

New electric vehicle charging outlook to guide future investment

13 December, 2021 - A new Electric Vehicle Charging Outlook for the ACT has been released today, providing guidance for industry to ensure a strategic rollout o...

Energy operator maps path to renewable superpower future: Greens

10 December, 2021 - Liberal and Labor need to join with the Greens in making the energy operator's plan for a renewable superpower a reality, Greens Leader Adam...

Greens will not cower to Murdoch pressure and call on other parties to back regulatory reform

10 December, 2021 - The Greens will go to the election fighting for a judicial inquiry into media regulation and ownership in Australia and will push for the in...