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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...

Greens say mRNA vaccine capacity would prevent kneejerk vaccine strategy

8 April, 2021 - The Australian Greens have lashed the Morrison Government’s vaccine rollout, saying that tonight’s announcement of a health advisory to no longe...

New investigation into state of ACT lakes and waterways

8 April, 2021 - The ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment will undertake an investigation into the state of lakes and waterways in the ACT, wh...

Greater support for mental health patients transitioning back into the community

8 April, 2021 - The ACT Government has bolstered support for people receiving inpatient mental health care to transition back to everyday living in the communit...

Pill-testing program in Victoria would save lives

7 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said that young people will continue to be at risk of drug-related harms until the Andrews Labor Government backs a st...

WA election puts pressure on Victoria to overhaul voting system

7 April, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said the Western Australian state election results have increased the urgency for upper housing voting reform in Victo...

NDIS Tune Review never intended to recommend independent assessments

6 April, 2021 - As revealed in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Morrison Government's proposed independent assessments changes to the NDIS were never originally r...

Statement on electricity prices

6 April, 2021 - “The ACT Government has been a leader in investing in renewable energy, making the significant and necessary transition away from polluting foss...

New repair program a positive step for better sustainability

5 April, 2021 - A new repair program will allow Canberrans to repair their out-of-warranty phone and laptop products instead of buying something new, in a posit...

Death of Great Barrier Reef is a political choice

1 April, 2021 - Yet another devastating climate change report details that the Great Barrier Reef is all but doomed without radical climate action. It begs the ...

Help shape the ACT’s new Natural Resource Management Plan

1 April, 2021 - The Canberra community is being encouraged to contribute to the ACT Government’s Natural Resource Management (NRM) Plan that will guide how we p...

Urgent action needed to save the Tasmanian devil

31 March, 2021 - Over 30 Tasmanian devils have been killed on Woolnorth Road in the state’s North West in the past two months, prompting the Greens to call for ...

Greens lament ALP joining Morrison on gas & 2030 targets

31 March, 2021 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, says Labor at its national conference has joined the Liberals by backing gas and having no 2030 target, leaving vote...

Greens call for urgent independent review into vaccine rollout

31 March, 2021 - The Australian Greens are calling for an urgent independent review into the serious and widespread problems with Australia’s vaccine rollout. “...

Morrison government’s failings exposed as Australia’s gender gap widens

31 March, 2021 - Australia has fallen six places to 50th in the World Economic Forum’s latest global rankings on gender equality, reflecting a growing divide be...