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ACT Greens position on new waste facility proposals

8 September, 2020 - September 2020 Introduction Waste and recycling are part of a vital ongoing national conversation about how to ensure the future livea...

Victorian Government must announce 'recovery plan' to help people through lockdown

8 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Government to release a ‘recovery plan’ to create jobs and give people hope, after the gover...

Big batteries part of Canberra’s next renewable energy plan

8 September, 2020 - The winners of the ACT’s fifth Renewables Reverse Auction will build large scale battery storage systems in the ACT. The big batteries wi...

What Tasmania tells the world about threatened species

7 September, 2020 - On National Threatened Species Day, Senator Whish-Wilson and Rosalie Woodruff MP highlight proposed EPBC law changes and the implications th...

Greens call again for roadside corflute ban

7 September, 2020 - As election corflutes begin littering Canberra streets, the ACT Greens have again called for a ban on roadside electoral signs during local ...

It should be illegal for landlords to refuse to negotiate rent reductions: Greens

7 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said it should be illegal for landlords to refuse good faith rent reduction negotiations for tenants during COVID-...

Statement on PACER Funding

7 September, 2020 - The PACER model was introduced in December 2019 to provide better mental health care for Canberrans, and during this trial phase has returne...

Greens unveil bold plan to revive local shopping strips

6 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have announced an unprecedented plan to revitalise local shopping strips in the wake of the deep blow inflicted by the ...

Lidia Thorpe confirmed in last-minute joint sitting

4 September, 2020 - Lidia Thorpe has today been confirmed by the Victorian Parliament, clearing the way for the Greens Senator-Elect for Victoria to make her fi...

New eligibility criteria for rent relief is a step in the right direction

4 September, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed news that the Andrews Government will widen the eligibility criteria for renters seeking financial assist...

Greens launch $50m plan to accelerate Canberra’s rEVolution

4 September, 2020 - The ACT Greens will further real climate action in Canberra, today announcing a comprehensive new plan to accelerate the electric vehicle re...

Greens welcome Labor backflip on reprehensible JobKeeper claims, hope Liberals next

3 September, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed Labor’s backflip on its utterly reprehensible claim that JobKeeper payments to low-hours workers were ‘waste’ that ...

Greens introduce Bill to fix Disability Royal Commission privacy issue

3 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John will today make good on his promise to introduce legislation aim...

Trillions of litres of water missing from Murray-Darling on LNP's watch

3 September, 2020 - Today’s report showing two trillion litres of water is missing from the Murray-Darling Basin shows the Liberal-National Government has misma...

Major parties leave backdoor open for dirty donations

3 September, 2020 - The Greens condemn the major parties for voting to create a backdoor for dirty donors to bypass state donations laws. Greens Leader in the S...