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Is green growth possible?

27 August, 2021 - Green technologies alone won’t solve our climate and extinction crises unless we also address the growth imperative. By Rob Delves “Th...

The situation is hopeless. We must take the next step

27 August, 2021 - there is no doubt we face a climate emergency, and given the political realities many feel that the situation is hopeless. However, we must ta...

Won’t someone please think of the children - Kids must be in vax targets now 

26 August, 2021 - The Greens say that Mr Morrison’s failure to include children in the national vaccination targets will cost too many lives.  “Mr Morrison has ...

Labor agrees to spend $50 million destroying Traditional Owners home

26 August, 2021 -   “Traditional Owners of the Gundanji and Garawa nation do not consent to fracking in the Beetaloo basin, but the government has put $50 milli...

Victorian Parliament must continue to sit, should adopt Federal model

26 August, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have said it is vital that Victorian Parliament continue to sit in some form during current and future COVID outbreaks, a...

Greens move to re-start NSW Parliament with online sittings

26 August, 2021 - The Greens NSW have drafted fresh laws that will allow the NSW Parliament to hold the first ever wholly on-line sittings of any Parliament in ...

Ley must act to protect Tasmanian devils

25 August, 2021 - The Greens have called on Environment Minister Sussan Ley to protect Tasmanian devils from becoming mining-industry roadkill by rejecting Vent...

Royal Commission Confidentiality & Whistleblower Protections Pass the Senate

25 August, 2021 - The Greens and the disability community have achieved another huge win! After years of raising the alarm that the confidentiality provisions i...

Labor joins the Liberals to lock in climate bomb fracking rort

25 August, 2021 - The Australian Greens have savaged Labor’s decision to vote with the Liberals today in the Senate to spend public money opening up massive gas...

ACT Greens condemn Labor’s support for public subsidies to new gas mine

25 August, 2021 - The ACT Greens have today called on Canberra’s Federal Labor MPs to actually represent the ACT community’s clear desire for strong climate act...

First Nations People Need to Lead COVID-19 Response in Western NSW

24 August, 2021 - “First Nations people have been a priority group for the COVID-19 vaccine since December 2020, yet our vaccination rates in Western NSW are am...

Labor to allow Government's gas-fired rorts scheme

24 August, 2021 - The Australian Greens have slammed Labor for joining the Liberals in allowing $21 million of public money to be handed to a company deeply con...

Labor joins government in undemocratic attack on minor parties

24 August, 2021 - The Greens say Labor’s decision today to wave through changes to the Electoral Act that will increase membership minimums and give existing pa...

Morrison's plan takes us from the 'cave' to the hospital

24 August, 2021 - The Greens have reiterated their calls for at least 80% of the whole population, including kids, to be vaccinated before we can start lifting ...

Hazzard must immediately act on ICU nurse shortage

24 August, 2021 - Greens MP and Health spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has written to the Health Minister today calling on him to take urgent action to stem the gro...