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ACT Greens disappointed at TU closure

24 February, 2020 - Ahead of its closure this Friday, the ACT Greens say they are disappointed at the Government’s handling of the Tenants Union (TU) tender pro...

Government funding for domestic violence response and prevention should top $5 billion

21 February, 2020 - The Federal Government’s announcement today of a pitiful $2.4 million funding for men's behaviour change programs to address domestic violen...

Net zero by 2050 and new coal mines will not save us from the climate emergency: Bandt

21 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has warned that achieving net zero emissions by 2050 while opening new coal mines will not save us from ...

Greens call on Government to count the women whose lives are lost and under threat

21 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens have today called on the ACT Government to better account for the impact of domestic violence in the ACT. The Greens say t...

New leadership and a Green New Deal

21 February, 2020 - By Adam Bandt It is an absolute honour to be elected as the Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens. I want to thank Richard f...

Forests and climate change

21 February, 2020 - Forests play a key role in determining climate, locally and globally – and their importance is even more critical now as global temperatures...

A storied life

21 February, 2020 - In life, journalist Neroli Colvin was passionate about the environment and social justice. But it was her decision to leave a bequest to the...

Labor’s 2050 target blows 2 degrees and gives up on Paris Agreement: Bandt

20 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has slammed Anthony Albanese’s move to adopt a net zero by 2050 pollution target, saying it will blow th...

Government risks Reef 'in danger listing with new coral bleaching

20 February, 2020 - Coral bleaching in the far north of the Great Barrier Reef shows the Federal and Qld Governments are failing to deal with the impact of clim...

Women killed by violence needs accurate reporting and national toll

20 February, 2020 - The Greens are calling for an urgent crisis response to the number of women killed by violence and greater accuracy in media reporting follo...

Jobs figures show need for Green New Deal

20 February, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt said today’s jobs figures reveal a jobs crisis in Australia, especially amongst young people, and underscore the ne...

Royal Commission a Climate Whitewash

20 February, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has responded to the Prime Minister’s bushfire Royal commission announcement. “This Royal Commission looks like a...

ACT Greens act to protect ACT endangered woodlands from development

20 February, 2020 - The Greens are committed to protect our environment & everything that depends on it. The ACT Greens are pleased to pass a resolution ...

ACT Greens act to protect ACT endangered woodlands from development

20 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens are pleased to pass a resolution in the Assembly today that will improve protections for Canberra’s endangered woodlands and ...

ACT Greens seek protection for threatened ACT woodlands

20 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens will today call on the Assembly to help improve the protection of Canberra's threatened ecological communities by incorporati...