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Greens announce candidate in most winnable Liberal seat

20 August, 2021 - The Greens are thrilled to announce educator, NGO consultant and local mum Sonya Semmens as the candidate for the federal seat of Higgins in t...

Mandatory Vaccines for Healthcare Workers Welcome, now Adequate PPE

20 August, 2021 - News overnight that Covid-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for healthcare workers is a welcome but overdue move, said Cate Faehrmann Greens M...

Further support for Canberrans in need during the lockdown

20 August, 2021 - The ACT Government will provide additional support to Canberrans in need during the extended lockdown period.  In addition to the fina...

Women falling behind as gender pay gap widens

19 August, 2021 - The Greens have renewed their calls for action on closing the gender pay gap after the Workplace Gender Equality Agency today revealed that th...

Government must provide immediate aid to support women and girls in Afghanistan

19 August, 2021 - Greens senators Larissa Waters, Mehreen Faruqi and Janet Rice have written to the Minister for Women and Foreign Affairs Marise Payne to urge ...

Climate action in the ACT - The ACT Greens view

19 August, 2021 - The ACT Greens team discuss the challenges, opportunities and different options we can use to secure stronger climate action. ACT Minister ...

Nobody left behind during lockdown: ACT Greens call on Federal Government to immediately increase JobSeeker

19 August, 2021 - With thousands of unemployed Canberrans desperately struggling to make ends meet, the ACT Greens are today calling on the Federal Government t...

Government should create a transport plan in response to Infrastructure Victoria strategy

19 August, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said Infrastructure Victoria’s 30-year strategy should now compel the state government to finally develop and publis...

Victorians stranded interstate should be brought home now: Greens

19 August, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Government to urgently bring home Victorians stranded in NSW, or provide them with financial...

Residential tenants and landlords encouraged to work together this lockdown

19 August, 2021 - To ensure the physical, financial and mental wellbeing of tenants, landlords and rental providers during this lockdown, the ACT Government is ...

Morrison's Afghan Refugee Offer an Insult

18 August, 2021 - Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s refusal to increase Australia’s humanitarian intake to respond to the Afghanistan crisis is an insult and a fa...

Prospective Marriage Visa holders

18 August, 2021 - The Greens welcome the news that holders of Prospective Marriage Visas, who applied more than 12 months ago, will be exempt from the travel ba...

Blaming individuals is not a Covid strategy

18 August, 2021 - Statement from Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, following today’s announcement of 633 new locally-acquired Covid-19 cases in NSW: “T...

More support needed so people can stay safe at home

17 August, 2021 - The Greens say that State, Territory and Federal Governments need to provide more financial support to people on income support and low income...

Australia must go beyond our annual humanitarian intake to support Afghanistan

17 August, 2021 - The Greens have responded to reports the Australian Government will pause deportations to Afghanistan, saying it is not nearly enough given ou...