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Greens secure cross-party Inquiry into Floodplain Harvesting

23 June, 2021 - A NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into floodplain harvesting has just been established after a successful motion this morning in the NSW Upper House b...

Defamation laws strengthen right to freedom of expression in the Territory

23 June, 2021 - New laws have been passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly today as part of a national effort to modernise Australia’s defamation laws. Attor...

COVID safety at risk to protect the Liberal Party’s property developer council candidates

23 June, 2021 - The Greens successfully amended the NSW Coalition’s Local Government Elections Bill last night to put in place a long-needed ban on property dev...

Raising the Age discussion paper released

23 June, 2021 - As Australia’s first jurisdiction committed to raising the age of criminal responsibility, the ACT Government has today released a discussion pa...

NDIS age cap both arbitrary and discriminatory

22 June, 2021 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has backed calls for the NDIS to scrap its age cap and allow disabled peopl...

Great Barrier Reef in danger, government in denial

22 June, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the government’s knee-jerk climate denialism as the world delivers yet another stark warning that we risk losing the Gre...

Greens slam NSW Budget’s failure to deliver a plan to address housing inequality

22 June, 2021 - Jenny Leong MP, Member for Newtown and NSW Greens spokesperson on Housing and Homelessness has slammed the NSW Liberal/National Government’s 202...

IBAC report makes case for reducing over-imprisonment of disadvantaged communities

22 June, 2021 - The Greens have said the Victorian Government must act urgently to reduce the over-imprisonment of disadvantaged communities following the relea...

Lets Talk about Disability: Creating a better Canberra

22 June, 2021 - Our community has united in an unprecedented way to make sure that Canberrans in need are supported through challenging times, such as the COVID...

Victoria must ban police from accessing QR code data

22 June, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Government to follow WA’s lead and ban police from accessing QR code data currently being used...

Greens to focus on coal in inner-city Liberal seats

21 June, 2021 - With the elevation of coal-hugging Barnaby Joyce to the Deputy Prime Ministership, the Greens will renew focus on coal and 2030 climate targets ...

Gov backs One Nation’s far-right hate — again

21 June, 2021 - Australian Greens Anti-Racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Liberals and Nationals have yet again supported and passed a...

Cruel bill taking hundreds of dollars from JobSeekers must not be rushed through before winter break

21 June, 2021 - The Greens will oppose the Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures Bill 2021 that will rip $457 from people receiving Jobseeke...

Vaile backflip a huge win for uni staff, students and climate

21 June, 2021 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed news that Mark Vaile will not be made Chancellor of the University ...

Labor and the Liberals on unity ticket to tax EVs and stymy uptake

21 June, 2021 - Today’s Senate debate on the Greens’ ‘No Electric Vehicles Tax’ Private Members Bill confirms both the government and Labor have no plan whatsoe...