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Greens Force Government To Table PFAS Report Response

9 September, 2019 - The Senate has tonight passed Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi’s motion ordering the Government to table their response to the recommen...

Greens Corruption Watchdog Bill passes the Senate

9 September, 2019 - The Australian Senate has sent a strong message to the Morrison Government that it wants a federal corruption watchdog with teeth, voting 35...

Greens Force Government to Table PFAS Report Response

9 September, 2019 - The Senate has tonight passed Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi’s motion ordering the Government to table their response to the recommen...

Bishop and Pyne face Questioning today – Greens push for stronger ministerial codes of conduct

9 September, 2019 - Former senior Liberal cabinet members Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne will give evidence today at a Senate inquiry into their compliance w...

Public servants should face no penalty for attending the climate strike

9 September, 2019 - This week the Victorian Greens will introduce a motion to parliament calling on Premier Daniel Andrews to ensure no public servants are pena...

NSW taxpayers slugged more than $200 million last year in insurance subsidies to the construction industry

7 September, 2019 - Government answers delivered to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Building Standards have revealed a disastrous $201 million deficit in the NSW...

The calendar is out, and the countdown is on for Mental Health Month!

6 September, 2019 - October is Mental Health Month in the ACT and a jam-packed calendar of events for all Canberrans has just been released. This year’s cale...

Helping consumers make informed choices to support animal welfare

6 September, 2019 - New signage next to free-range eggs for sale will help Canberra consumers make informed choices about which eggs they buy. In 2018, Co...

Regulator says electricity bills higher under Libs than Greens/Labor carbon price: Bandt

5 September, 2019 - A report on electricity prices released today by the Australian Energy Regulator confirms that electricity bills were lower when the Greens/...

Tamara Smith MP congratulates recipients of the My Community Project Grant

5 September, 2019 - Tamara Smith MP congratulates Byron Youth Service Inc., Suffolk Park Progress Association and Byron Bay Community Association for their succ...

Green Issue: Editorial August 2019

5 September, 2019 - By the Green Issue Editors Across the globe, concern about climate change is increasing, fanned by fires in the Amazon, record high tempe...

Tim Clifford’s August Update

5 September, 2019 - Time to step up climate action, and with ongoing worries about homelessness By Hon. Tim Clifford, MLC for East Metropolitan The past m...

Diane Evers’ August Update

5 September, 2019 - Saving forests, opposing an irrigation scheme, and supporting freight to rail, Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation and enhanced climate act...

Alison Xamon’s August Update

5 September, 2019 - Despite the parliamentary winter recess, plenty of action – in youth affairs, climate action, opposing electronic gambling, workers’ safety,...

Robin Chapple’s August Update

5 September, 2019 - Voluntary Assisted Dying – towards legislation By Hon. Robin Chapple, MLC for Mining and Pastoral This edition I am delighted to be ab...