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Bill Ryan, Second World War Kokoda Trail veteran, arrested seven times at climate actions, dies at 97

24 December, 2019 - Bill Ryan, a 97 year old veteran of the Second World War Kokoda Campaign, died yesterday. His life and work for climate action and social...

Government punishes head of police watchdog by refusing reappointment

23 December, 2019 - The Berejiklian Government has punished the head of the state’s independent police watchdog by refusing to reappoint him after three years s...

Morrison needs to show leadership on climate now more than ever

19 December, 2019 - Australia is in the midst of an unprecedented heatwave and bushfire emergency, but the Prime Minister has been missing in action. Scott Morr...

Greens MP arrested for taking part in a peaceful student protest about the bushfires and climate emergency

19 December, 2019 - Greens MP David Shoebridge will be defending the charge against him for participating in a peaceful climate emergency protest outside Kirrib...

NSW Government refuses to commit to secure long-term funding for vital disability advocacy services

19 December, 2019 - The Ageing & Disability Commissioner Report into the ongoing funding of vital independent disability advocacy services was handed down t...

Morrison government missing-in-action while climate emergency plunges profits of Australian farms

18 December, 2019 - Greens Senator Janet Rice has slammed the government’s failure to act as farmers suffer the effects of the climate emergency, following a da...

Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay Pollution Levy: Greens

18 December, 2019 - It’s time that the fossil fuel companies whose products are responsible for the climate crisis start footing some of the bill for cleaning i...

Scrapping the North East Link now would save over $14 billion dollars

18 December, 2019 - Scrapping the North East Link now would save the Government over $14 billion dollars, according to an independent PBO costing obtained by th...

Newcastle Named Deadliest Track for Greyhounds in New South Wales, Followed by Gosford, Lismore and Nowra

17 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has released figures showing that The Gardens outside Newcastl...

Blind & vision-impaired Australians celebrate audio description on public broadcasters

17 December, 2019 -   Tuesday 17th December 2019 Our blind and vision-impaired communities are celebrating today, after years of campaigning alongside the Green...

Murray-Darling the real victim of environmental vandalism at Water Ministers meeting

17 December, 2019 - Today’s meeting of the Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council has left the River system in crisis, robbed the environment, and has left So...

Government backflips on promise to tackle waste crisis this year

17 December, 2019 - The Victorian Labor Government appears to have backflipped on a promise to act on the waste crisis this year, after committing to release tw...

Melbourne Airport rail link needs a Broadmeadows connection

17 December, 2019 - With the state and federal governments set to sign off on the cheaper option of connecting the airport rail link to the suburban network, th...

Start your scooters: E-scooters and similar devices legalised in ACT

17 December, 2019 - Minister for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety, Shane Rattenbury, today announced changes that mean e-scooters and similar e-mobilit...

MYEFO: Do nothing government dreaming of ever higher house prices

16 December, 2019 - Greens’ Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, responded today to the release of the Mid-Year Economic Forecast and Outlook (MYE...