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ACT Election 2020: ‘History in the making’ as ACT Greens win four seats, final count still to be finalised

18 October, 2020 - On behalf of the ACT Greens, leader Shane Rattenbury has today outlined the party’s initial reflections on the history-making Greens swing in...

Greens back High Court fight to save Murray-Darling

17 October, 2020 - The Greens are backing a High Court challenge to fight for South Australia's water and the Murray-Darling Basin if the Federal Government won...

Morrison must urgently increase resources to get stranded Australians home

16 October, 2020 - Greens Foreign Affairs spokesperson Senator Janet Rice said Morrison’s delay in getting stranded Australians home is unacceptable and has cal...

Engaging Citizens in our Governance and Democracy

16 October, 2020 - The ACT Greens have a vision for a robust, fair and inclusive democracy. The Greens want more citizen participation in our democracy, and hav...

Collaborating for a co-operative Canberra

16 October, 2020 - Did you know that in the Italian city of Bologna, two out of every three workers is a member of a co-operative? Bologna’s co-operatives provi...

ACT Greens announce plans for Investing in our Community Facilities

16 October, 2020 - Are you going overseas soon?  No, of course you’re not. Thanks to COVID-19, nobody is.  We’re all spending more time in our o...

On Election Eve, old parties fail the test on climate, let future generations down

16 October, 2020 -   By failing to announce policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a meaningful way, the Labor and Liberal parties are failing t...

Liberals 'too busy' for ICAC - doing what?

15 October, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, says the Liberal Party's continued excuses for not having a National anti-corruption body have become utterly farc...

Rental Report Reveals Tenants’ Covid Struggle

15 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that AHURI’s Renting in the time of COVID-19: understanding the impact...

Case against Dan Oakes dropped but media freedom laws must be fixed

15 October, 2020 - The Commonwealth DPP’s decision to rule out charges against ABC journalist Dan Oakes is welcome but the lengthy ordeal should never have aris...

The Greens believe that animals deserve better

15 October, 2020 - Animals are sentient beings with intrinsic moral status, and deserve to be free from direct and indirect human-caused harm. If you believ...

Government must guarantee IBAC will always have enough funds to investigate corruption

15 October, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said that IBAC should always have enough funds to investigate corruption, following reports that the independent bo...

Public transport should be accessible for everyone: Greens

15 October, 2020 - A damning Auditor-General report released today has revealed the Department of Transport will not meet its legislated targets for accessible ...

ACT Greens pledge more support Canberra’s expectant mothers

15 October, 2020 - Expanding the midwife-led Birth Centre at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, and exploring the establishment of a stand-alone bir...