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Opportunity to transition away from single-use plastics shouldn’t go to waste

21 July, 2020 - The ACT Government should begin its long-awaited consultation with Canberra’s hospitality and small business sector, rather than delay efforts d...

Environment in crisis and stronger laws with a cop on the beat needed, report to government shows

20 July, 2020 - The Prime Minister must drop his plans to green light major developments and new mines at the expense of the environment, after the devastating ...

Statement from Adam Bandt on the cancellation of Parliament

18 July, 2020 - Democracy should not be a victim of the pandemic. We need a health-first approach if we are to have any chance of effectively eliminating commun...

Greens call on Scott Morrison to pursue elimination strategy for COVID-19

17 July, 2020 - Dr Richard Di Natale, Australian Greens health spokesperson, is today calling on the Prime Minister to adopt an elimination strategy for COVID-1...

We need Australian-made films to save local jobs

17 July, 2020 - Today’s $400m tax incentive for bringing international productions to be filmed in Australia must be backed up with government commitment to sup...

Positive COVID-19 case at Metropolitan Remand Centre highlights urgent need to release low-risk prisoners

17 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Government to immediately release low-risk prisoners following news of a positive COVID-19 case ...

‘Lock it or lose it’ to outsmart bike thieves

17 July, 2020 - Canberrans are being reminded to ‘lock it or lose it’ as part of a community awareness campaign to reduce bicycle thefts in the ACT. Minister...

Inquiry needs to be wake-up call for state government on public housing

17 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into the hard lockdown of the public housing tower on Alfred Street in North M...

Skills Spend Heavy On Spin And Hypocrisy

16 July, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government’s ‘JobTrainer’ scheme is heavy on spin and hugely h...

Auditor-General’s ‘Watergate’ report shows incompetence and dodgy practices

16 July, 2020 - It’s untenable to leave the National Party in charge of water and a Royal Commission is needed more than ever, after today’s Auditor-General’s r...

Ban the Bomb: 75th anniversary of Trinity atomic test

16 July, 2020 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament Senator Jordon Steele-John has called for an acknowledgment of the role Austral...

A 'BushCare Blitz' would create 11,000 jobs and restore our environment

16 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the state government’s ‘cleaning blitz’ initiative but say that more jobs will need to be created to protect ...

Mass UNSW Job Cuts Devastating and Infuriating

15 July, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has labelled today’s news of cuts to approximately 500 full-time equivalent jobs...

Health minister must ignore beverage industry pressure and vote for stronger label

15 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on Health Minister Jenny Mikakos to support strong health warning labels on alcohol products to prevent their c...

Privatised reef protection plan still ignores climate crisis

14 July, 2020 - The release of the 2020-2021 workplan for the Reef Trust Partnership once again shows the Reef requires comprehensive, science-based protection ...