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Greens give notice of bill for a Great Koala National Park

14 May, 2021 - Cate Faehrmann Greens MP and spokesperson for the Environment & Wildlife visited the Great Koala National Park Visitor & Information Cent...

Liberals and Labor join forces to fund new coal and gas with public money

13 May, 2021 - The Liberals and Labor have today voted to fund new fossil fuel projects with public money through the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund, en...

ACT Landlords encouraged to consider scheme to increase affordable rental properties

13 May, 2021 - The ACT Government has indefinitely extended land tax exemptions for landlords who rent their properties at less than 75% market rates, to help a...

A Win for Rural NSW as Health Inquiry Hearings Live Streamed

13 May, 2021 - The next two public hearings of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and ...

So-called “women’s budget” falls well short

12 May, 2021 - The Greens say the government’s much-touted spending announcements for women have barely moved the needle on economic security and safety. Greens...

Whale deaths must not be in vain

12 May, 2021 - The Greens have called for action following the death of two whales which have been "dislodged" from the bottom of a Royal Australian Navy ship a...

Community and MPs united in call for support for India

12 May, 2021 - Representatives from across the Indian diaspora in Australia, together with State and Federal Greens MPs, held a press conference on 10 May calli...

BUDGET 2021: Budget a pre-election gift to Liberals' billionaire mates

11 May, 2021 - Tonight’s Budget is a pre-election sweetener that fails to make billionaires and big corporations pay their fair share of tax, while growing ineq...

Not enough to fix broken aged care and mental health systems, fails to address poverty

11 May, 2021 - “This budget is a surplus of scatter gun approaches and tinkering around the edges.  “This is a budget that continues the ongoing disdain this Go...

Join the ACT Climate Change Council

11 May, 2021 - Applications are now open for new members to join the ACT Climate Change Council. Minister for Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury is encoura...

Greens seek to build a better normal in Gungahlin’s Town Centre

11 May, 2021 - An ACT Greens motion in the Legislative Assembly today seeks to improve livability in Gungahlin as infill targets and affordable housing targets ...

It's gas vs renewables: Greens call on Labor to join fight against Liberal's 'gas-led recovery'

7 May, 2021 - Plans to spend nearly $60 million more of taxpayers money on gas projects will result in a slower transition to renewable energy in Australia. Bud...

Swift parrots’ future being cut down

7 May, 2021 - More than 50 swift parrots have been sighted in Canberra over the past week, as the critically endangered bird migrates from Tasmania to mainland ...