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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 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...

Sensational Gov Backdown Sends Uni Bill To Inquiry

3 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Liberals have sensationally backed down and sent their uni...

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 ...

Green Issue: Editorial August 2020

3 September, 2020 - By the Green Issue Editorial Team This August marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 and Nagas...

Bishops Rorting Poor Students Must Be Held Accountable: Greens

2 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to the Catholic Schools NSW documents leaked to the ABC th...

Tale of two economies – big business profits while main street hit with austerity

2 September, 2020 - The Australian economy is experiencing the best of times and worst of times, as both company profits and share prices soar, while on the oth...

Additional funding to support victims of crime

2 September, 2020 - Victim Support ACT will receive $130 000 in funding to meet substantial increases in demand for frontline victim services as a result of the...

Tim Clifford’s August Update

2 September, 2020 - Confronting cash for access and the need for rental assistance By Hon. Tim Clifford, MLC for East Metropolitan As the pandemic in Aust...

Diane Evers’ August Update

2 September, 2020 - Ending native forest logging, preventing river damming, reviving railways and generally working towards regional regeneration By Hon. Dia...

Robin Chapple’s August Update

2 September, 2020 - Still dealing with the Juukan Gorge Cave destruction, and further threats to our northern environment, such as fracking By Hon. Robin Ch...

Alison Xamon’s August Update

2 September, 2020 - In a number of areas, there is increasing concern about the lack of transparency in Government processes By Hon. Alison Xamon, MLC, Membe...