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We need a compassionate lens on fines in the ACT

24 March, 2022 - Today Andrew Braddock MLA has moved a motion calling on the ACT Government to examine our fine system with the goal of making it fairer for vul...

Spark your ‘curiosity’ at the Heritage Festival

24 March, 2022 - The Canberra and Region Heritage Festival is back for its 39th year, celebrating the historic, natural, diverse cultural heritage of all p...

University students still unsafe after five years of inaction

23 March, 2022 - The Greens have called on universities to take a zero tolerance approach to sexual violence and harassment on campuses, after the results of th...

Green Talk 02 - Extending Voting Rights, It’s their future. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti and Andrew Braddock

23 March, 2022 - Extending voting rights to include 16 year olds is an issue the ACT Greens have been committed to for years. The evidence is clear that our ...

Response to recommendation 15 from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Steering Committee’s report

23 March, 2022 - The ACT Government has committed funding through the 2021-22 ACT Budget Review to establish a multidisciplinary team to review recent cases rep...

Clay amendments improve safety for Vulnerable Road Users

23 March, 2022 - Police will be able to issue on-the-spot fines to negligent drivers who cause actual bodily harm to others, following an amendment to legislati...

Labor should stand up for fair-go economics & oppose Stage 3 shake up

22 March, 2022 - Greens SA Senator, Sarah Hanson-Young, has joined with Greens Senate Candidate for SA in calling for Labor to reverse their support for the Mor...

Greens urge Labor to rethink dumping PPL commitment

22 March, 2022 - The Greens have responded with alarm to reports that Labor will dump its policy to add superannuation contributions to parental leave payments,...

New homes in Victoria shouldn't be forced to connect to gas

22 March, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have called on Minister Wynne to urgently update Victoria’s planning rules to stop new homes being forced to connect to ga...

Greens use tabling of petition to highlight alternatives to illegal ads in our city

22 March, 2022 - ACT Greens MLA Jo Clay and candidate for Canberra Tim Hollo will host an art pop-up in Civic today of work by John Voir to boost awareness for ...

Catchment report shows waterways bouncing back thanks to recent rain

22 March, 2022 - Following the impacts of the 2019 bushfire season, Canberra’s waterways have bounced back strongly with 44 reaches showing improvement in the 2...

Greens call for free public transport in Victoria, and incentives for EVs and e-bikes

22 March, 2022 - As petrol prices continue to soar, the Victorian Greens are calling on the state government to temporarily make public transport free in a bid ...

Gov and Labor team up to protect research veto

21 March, 2022 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Government and Labor Senators have teamed up to produce highly fl...

Greens announce urgent housing build plan for flood affected areas in NSW

21 March, 2022 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt today joins Greens candidate for Richmond Mandy Nolan in Ballina, NSW, to announce that in balance of power after the ...