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Respite Effect and Recovery Grants open for people with disability and carers

16 April, 2021 - The ACT Government has today made $100,000 available to support people with disability, their families and carers under the ACT COVID-19 Disabi...

Pause to planned NDIS changes must be permanent

15 April, 2021 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today the Government's plans to stall the introduction of compulsory ...

Science on climate end-game puts Liberals and Labor targets to shame

15 April, 2021 - The release of a new report shows only the Greens have a climate policy in line with the science. The Climate Council report, Aim High, Go Fast...

Cross-party support for fundamental reforms to address First Nations deaths in custody

15 April, 2021 - The NSW Parliament has today handed down a long awaited report into First Nations Deaths in Custody, setting out a pathway to far-reaching refo...

Greens Announce Upper Hunter local and councillor Sue Abbott as candidate for by-election

15 April, 2021 - The NSW Greens are excited to announce Upper Hunter Councillor Sue Abbott as our candidate for the Upper Hunter by-election in Wanaruah, Kamila...

Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing on track to drive positive change

15 April, 2021 - The ACT’s Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing has been found to have an excellent reputation – offering credible leadership, delivering earl...

Statement on 30th Anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

15 April, 2021 - Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, which handed down its final report on 15 April 1991...

Statement on behalf of the Australian Greens Victoria, 15 April 2021

15 April, 2021 - Statement on behalf of the Australian Greens Victoria 15 April 2021 We note the Herald Sun report yesterday in relation to property develop...

Victorian Government sends more ducks to slaughter

14 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have called the Victorian Labor Government spineless following reports that it will increase the duck shooting bag limit f...

Long overdue 'cash for cans' scheme will help tackle Victoria's waste crisis

14 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the state government’s cash for containers scheme and say it will help to significantly clean up our recycli...

Greens call for Finance Minister’s COVID advance to be used now for publicly-owned vaccine production

13 April, 2021 - The Greens say the government should use unallocated discretionary funds set aside for COVID to begin work on a publicly-owned domestic vaccine...

Funding to help Canberra clubs cut costs and create new revenue sources

13 April, 2021 - Seven community clubs have received funding as part of the ACT Government’s Diversification and Sustainability Support Fund, which helps Canber...

ADF top brass must resign over SAS revelations

12 April, 2021 - Further sickening revelations about the existence of an illegal drinking establishment at Tarinkot base in Afghanistan, and the involvement of ...

National Parks in NSW - the trophy cabinets of the LNP

12 April, 2021 - Tamara Smith MP, Member for Ballina, has welcomed the news that National Parks and Wildlife Service has acquired 37 hectares of land adjoining ...

Respect@Work response welcome but devil will be in the detail

8 April, 2021 - The Greens have cautiously welcomed the Morrison government’s long overdue response to the Respect@Work recommendations, but say that the PM has...