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Greens seek to build a better normal in Gungahlin’s Town Centre

11 May, 2021 - An ACT Greens motion in the Legislative Assembly today seeks to improve livability in Gungahlin as infill targets and affordable housing targets ...

It's gas vs renewables: Greens call on Labor to join fight against Liberal's 'gas-led recovery'

7 May, 2021 - Plans to spend nearly $60 million more of taxpayers money on gas projects will result in a slower transition to renewable energy in Australia. Bud...

Swift parrots’ future being cut down

7 May, 2021 - More than 50 swift parrots have been sighted in Canberra over the past week, as the critically endangered bird migrates from Tasmania to mainland ...

US patent waiver support leaves Australia isolated

6 May, 2021 - The Greens are calling on the Morrison Government to support the patent waiver on COVID-19 vaccines. The Greens say that the United States’ announ...

Spoiler alert: Evidence-based respectful relationships education works

6 May, 2021 - The Australian Greens have welcomed today’s release of the positive evaluation of Our Watch’s primary school education program, Respectful Relatio...

Parliament set to inquire into Floodplain Harvesting following disallowance

6 May, 2021 - Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and spokesperson for water has given notice of a select committee into the NSW Government’s management of Floodplain Har...

EV tax passes lower house, bringing Victoria one step closer to becoming a laughing stock

6 May, 2021 - The Victorian Greens have urged the upper house to block the Victorian Labor Government’s proposed tax on people who drive electric vehicles, foll...

Kicking the Gas Habit - Shane Rattenbury Op-ed

6 May, 2021 - By Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Shane Rattenbury  Australia’s so-called “gas led recovery” is shaping up to be even more h...

Budget must address mental health crisis

5 May, 2021 - The Greens say fixing Australia’s mental health crisis must be a budget priority. “At the moment mental health care is not accessible, it’s unaffo...

Greens call out Government's gas greenwash

5 May, 2021 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has called out the increasing greenwashing of the government’s gas agenda. The Greens have emphasised since the proclam...

Privatising Reef protection the wrong way to go

5 May, 2021 - The ‘Implementation of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Partnership’ audit report has confirmed longstanding concerns from the Greens of a dodgy ...

How to Think in Circles - an ACT perspective - Jo Clay Op-Ed

5 May, 2021 - Jo Clay is the ACT Greens spokesperson for the Circular Economy. I've worked in the recycling industry for over a decade. When I began, the...

A property database for developers is not a housing strategy

5 May, 2021 - Greens housing spokesperson, Jenny Leong MP, has condemned the headline initiative announced with the release of the NSW Housing Strategy today as...

Greens to move in Senate against India travel ban

4 May, 2021 - The Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, has announced the Greens will move in the Senate next week for the Government to revoke its direc...

One step closer to justice for First Nations boy assaulted by police

4 May, 2021 - The family of the young Aboriginal man assaulted by police in Ward Park, Surry Hills, in June last year are a step closer to justice today, with t...