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Greens Senator Calls for Boycott of Melbourne Cup

31 October, 2019 - Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said that she will be saying ‘Nup to the Cup’ and called on others to boycott...

Renewables and Community Renewal

31 October, 2019 - Lessons from Denmark and Australia By Dr Rob Salter, formerly Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute ...

The Greens and Refugees

31 October, 2019 - More people, more compassion, more welcome      Membership Officer: What convinced you to join the Greens?     &n...

Diane Evers’ October Update

31 October, 2019 - Understanding indigenous culture and history, ongoing concerns for native forests, climate strikes, inclusive communities, … and more By H...

My Refugee Story

31 October, 2019 - A first-hand account of what its really like By Shams, Batam, Indonesia It is 4 pm Batam time, Indonesia. I’m sitting at the top of a s...

Writing as Spinning

31 October, 2019 -  Weaving the darkest acts of our Nation-State By Renee Pettitt-Schipp (http://reneepettittschipp.com.au) At nine o’clock on a Frid...

McGowan Government must take heed of Productivity Commission Mental Health Report: Greens

31 October, 2019 - The Greens spokesperson for Mental Health the Hon Alison Xamon MLC is calling on the McGowan Government to take heed of the Productivity Comm...

Some Qs for Nick McKim

31 October, 2019 - Senator Nick McKim, Greens spokesperson for refugee issues, recently visited the refugee detainees on Manus Island, now being moved to Port M...

Climate Refugees

31 October, 2019 - Already here and many more on the way By Chris Johansen, Co-editor, Green Issue Premonitions Syria During the 1990s, I was part o...

Victoria should lead the way in ending animal cruelty against racehorses

31 October, 2019 - Ahead of next week’s Melbourne Cup the Victorian Greens have introduced a motion to parliament calling on the Government to ban horse whippin...

Making good wills and bequests

31 October, 2019 - Why you need a will, why you need to tell your loved ones about it, and why you shouldn’t be shy to be named as a generous bequestor to The G...

Greens Back Calls for National Animal Cruelty Laws

30 October, 2019 - Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has backed the RSPCA’s calls for national animal protection laws following a horr...

Cafes encouraged to sign up for reusable coffee cup scheme trial

30 October, 2019 - The ACT Government is encouraging local cafes to sign up to a reusable coffee cup scheme that is set to roll out in Canberra later this year....

Parliament backs Greens inquiry into Victoria's extinction crisis

30 October, 2019 - A Victorian Greens motion calling for an extinction inquiry has been passed in parliament. The inquiry will investigate and report on the ...

Albanese coal speech from Morrison playbook: Greens

29 October, 2019 - Acting Greens leader, Adam Bandt MP, has responded to Labor leader Anthony Albanese’s CEDA speech, saying Labor is joining the Liberals by su...