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Alison Xamon’s April Update

4 May, 2020 - Reacting to the COVID-19 crisis, in the areas of mental health, family and domestic violence, disability, education and internees (asylum seekers ...

Tim Clifford’s April Update

4 May, 2020 - The immediate need is protecting the economically vulnerable, but not forgetting the need for ongoing climate action, and bringing it all together...

Diane Evers’ April Update

4 May, 2020 - Adjusting to COVID-19, while not forgetting our environmental concerns, and looking ahead to a better future By Hon. Diane Evers, MLC, Member f...

Robin Chapple’s April Update

4 May, 2020 - Helping communities in the pandemic emergency, scrutinizing the Government response, but otherwise confined to the computer By Hon. Robin Chapp...

Rachel Siewert’s April Update

4 May, 2020 - At long last, a rise in Newstart (as Jobkeeper), but fighting to keep it and advocating for those who have fallen through the cracks of the pandem...

Creative locals stand up (and walk!) for their forest

4 May, 2020 - Fresh correspondence from the Planning Minister Rob Stokes to Greens MP David Shoebridge shows the Minister and Department are aware of the immine...

Housing and COVID-19

4 May, 2020 - In addition to the usual social justice aspects of evictions there are now compelling public health reasons to stop them By Kate Davis, long te...

Coronavirus Impact on Climate Change

4 May, 2020 - Reflections of a climate activist: into hiatus but with optimism about converting action on a pandemic into effective action on climate change ...

Delays on West Gate Tunnel are further proof it was a bad idea from the start

4 May, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said the reported delays on the state government’s West Gate Tunnel project are further proof that it was a bad idea fro...

This Whispering in our Hearts

4 May, 2020 - The Bushfires and COVID-19 remind us that we aren’t separate from nature and able to dominate it to satisfy our every desire. Vulnerability is par...

Community garden and zero emissions grants available

4 May, 2020 - The popular ACT Government grants for community gardens and zero emissions projects are now open with $167,000 available to help community groups ...

New Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment appointed

4 May, 2020 - Dr Sophie Lewis has been appointed as the new Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, the Minister for Climate Change and Sustainabil...

Emergencies and Emergencies

4 May, 2020 - The contrasting responses of the Australian Government, and many other governments for that matter, to COVID-19 and climate change By Chris Joh...

COVID-19 ‒ A GP Perspective

4 May, 2020 - Observations from the front line on how we are managing this pandemic By Dr Jane Ralls, GP in Mt Hawthorn and long-term member of the Greens an...

Head of VicForests is a science denier, role should be reviewed, say Greens

1 May, 2020 - The Greens have condemned VicForests chief executive, Monique Dawson, for her comments towards Professor David Lindenmayer, one of the world’s mos...