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Flood funding will barely scrape the surface of coal and gas-fuelled floods

4 April, 2022 - Incoming Greens MP Sue Higginson*, met with the Premier and Deputy Premier today in her hometown of Lismore. She says her community desperately ...

Greens welcome solar powered path lighting pilot for Yerrabi Pond

4 April, 2022 -   After a long campaign, ACT Greens Member for Yerrabi, Andrew Braddock has welcomed the installation of solar path lighting at Yerrabi ...

Supporting businesses and organisations to electrify vehicle fleets

4 April, 2022 - To reduce our transport emissions to meet our target of net zero emissions by 2045, the ACT Government has today launched a new service to suppo...

Greens back aged care workers pay boost

1 April, 2022 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt MP, has backed in calls from aged care workers and their unions for a 25% wage increase for the aged care sector, sayi...

Federal Government scraps recovery plans for Tasmanian flora and fauna at risk of extinction

1 April, 2022 - Tasmanian species on the brink of extinction have today lost their federally funded recovery plans despite the Federal Government being well awa...

Whitehaven’s Narrabri coal approval is criminal while climate change-fueled floods devastate Northern NSW: Greens

1 April, 2022 - The ‘conditional approval of Whitehaven’s Narrabri coal mine extension announced today is criminal and shows complete contempt for the people of...

GREENS CONDEMN AUTHORITARIAN CREEP IN NSW

1 April, 2022 - Draconian anti-protest laws have been rammed through NSW Parliament in less than 48 hours by the Coalition Government with the support of Labor ...

Two Special Magistrates appointed

1 April, 2022 - Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has appointed former NSW Magistrate Paula Russell and Sydney barrister Thomas Jones as Special Magistrates of ...

Live export betrayal will harm animals

31 March, 2022 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the reported winding back of the ban on live sheep export to...

Historic Win for First Nations Land Rights and Human Rights

31 March, 2022 - Last night, the Greens Senator for Victoria Lidia Thorpe successfully introduced a Private Senators Bill that will ensure this Country complies...

Have your say on the ACT Disability Strategy

31 March, 2022 - The ACT Government has launched the ACT Disability Strategy consultation to hear from the community on how Canberrans with disability can ...

Greens to Introduce Bill for Nurse to Patient Ratios

31 March, 2022 - As nurses and midwives go on strike for a second time in a decade, Greens MP and health spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has given notice in the NSW...

Home Energy Support Program to provide solar rebates for low-income households

31 March, 2022 - To ensure a just transition, the ACT Government has today launched the first stage of its Home Energy Support Program, which will assist low-in...

Scott Morrison’s final budget makes housing more expensive, funds more coal & gas

30 March, 2022 - The Australian Greens have slammed the government’s final budget for making housing more expensive, locking in tax cuts for the wealthy and fun...

Tasmania left out in the cold by Federal Budget

30 March, 2022 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government for using the budget for cynical electioneering purposes, while simultaneously destroying what ...