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The shipping industry is killing our climate

27 November, 2020 - Last year, ships moved more than 11 billion tonnes of our stuff around the globe – and emitted more carbon than the aviation industry. It’s ...

How can you take meaningful action against the climate emergency?

27 November, 2020 - We know the federal government, along with most state jurisdictions, are dragging their feet on climate action. But local governments have s...

Greens warn water ministers not to put up white flag on saving the Murray-Darling tomorrow

26 November, 2020 - The Greens are warning water ministers not to put up the white flag on saving the Murray-Darling Basin and the environmental flows needed to...

Restorative justice empowers victims of crime

26 November, 2020 - Canberra’s world leading Restorative Justice Scheme has achieved an almost 100% participant satisfaction rate in the two years since it was ...

Inquiry confirms there is no future in nuclear

26 November, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said Parliament’s recently tabled report into nuclear power has confirmed what they’ve known all along: that there...

Voting system in Victoria's upper house is broken, must be overhauled

26 November, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the introduction of a bill that would make it illegal to pay an expert to ‘preference harvest’ during ele...

Two more years in the fight to save Narrabri

25 November, 2020 - Despite Federal Government approval for the Santos Narrabri gas field, the community still has two years to stop the project and save Narrab...

New Parliamentary Group Formed to Combat Violence Against Women

25 November, 2020 -   On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Greens Senate Leader and spokesperson on Women, Larissa Waters, has ca...

Greens condemn violence in Western Sahara

25 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens condemn the violence and breakdown in the UN-backed ceasefire in Western Sahara. Any acts of aggression by the Morocca...

Victorian ban on 'dangerous' conversion practices long overdue

25 November, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the introduction of a bill in Victorian Parliament that would outlaw sexuality and gender identity conver...

Narrabri Gas approval a dangerous climate bomb

24 November, 2020 - Today’s federal approval of Santos’ Narrabri gasfields will do untold damage to our ability to keep global warming to 2 degrees, the Austral...

Victorian Budget: Greens welcome big spend and job creation in key Greens priority areas

24 November, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed a number of investments in the state budget in key areas that the Greens have been campaigning on for yea...

Counting koalas won’t save national treasure

23 November, 2020 - A koala census won’t save our national treasure and a moratorium on the clearing of critical habitat is still urgently needed, the Greens sa...

$300,000 for Ballina Electorate announced through the Community Building Partnership Program

23 November, 2020 - Tamara Smith MP, Member for Ballina, today announced $300,000 in funding for a total of 19 community projects through the 2020 Community Bui...

Mental health report highlights importance of early intervention

23 November, 2020 - Minister for Mental Health Emma Davidson has welcomed the recent Productivity Commission report into the mental health system as a valuable ...