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GREEN ISSUE EDITORIAL DECEMBER 2021

8 January, 2022 - By The Green Issue Editors The ongoing Covid crisis has exacerbated the trend of increasing inequality in income and opportunity apparent i...

Brad Pettitt's December Update

8 January, 2022 - Focussing on housing and homelessness, climate action and the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill, with indications of some traction By Hon B...

Abandoned and Punished

8 January, 2022 - Will retribution against the Taliban for their defeat of the US Coalition take the form of further punishment for the poverty stricken masses ...

Gas Giant Dreaming: Scarborough

8 January, 2022 - Enthusiastic pursuit of expanded natural gas production from the North West Shelf by Woodside seemingly overlooks a host of downside risks, wi...

Garbage in, Garbage out

8 January, 2022 - The Coalition and Labor still not serious about credibly confronting the challenge of global climate change By Chris Johansen, Green Issue ...

HOW EQUAL?

8 January, 2022 - A huge range of workers make essential contributions to building a good society and therefore their contributions should be rewarded much more...

Stay kind to yourself and others this holiday season

22 December, 2021 - Minister for Mental Health Emma Davidson is encouraging Canberrans to take some time for their mental health and wellbeing during the holida...

Greens urge Victorian Government to support their 'raise the age' bill

21 December, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have backed calls from the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria ...

UK-AUS Free Trade agreement must advance human rights

20 December, 2021 - The Greens today are calling on the Government to ensure the UK-Australia free trade agreement upholds environmental standards, labour right...

Wishes of First Nations people essential on Voice to Parliament legislation

20 December, 2021 - After two years of consultation with First Nations leaders, the federal Government has released the Final Report on a proposal for an Indige...

The end of another strange year

17 December, 2021 - It’s been a tough two years of COVID and unfortunately the end isn’t quite as close as we previously thought. It’s ok to feel sadness and Dr...

Greens call for inquiry into West Gate Tunnel project

17 December, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have called for a parliamentary inquiry into the West Gate Tunnel project following reports of multi-billion dollar blo...

Measuring ACT emissions for 2020-21

17 December, 2021 - The ACT Government has released its annual report outlining the territory’s greenhouse gas emissions for 2020-21 and progress towards our em...

Convening during covid

17 December, 2021 - While this global pandemic has created some very real challenges for the party, we are excited to find that it has also increased opportunit...

I will not be silenced about justice for Palestinian people

17 December, 2021 - In a speech to the Senate earlier this month, Senator Mehreen Faruqi again shares the ongoing plight of the Palestinian people and why she w...