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MYEFO: Do nothing government dreaming of ever higher house prices

16 December, 2019 - Greens’ Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, responded today to the release of the Mid-Year Economic Forecast and Outlook (MYE...

MYEFO: more than 90% of budget surplus is due to a structural underspend in the NDIS

16 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Disability Rights & Services spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said the vast majority of the government's reduced bu...

Greens welcome ‘first steps’ on plastic; urge more action

16 December, 2019 - The ACT Greens have welcomed the ACT Government’s initial commitment to phase out some harmful single-use plastics, but say more needs to be...

Boost for Canberra’s growing renewable sector

16 December, 2019 - Canberra’s growing renewable sector will receive a boost with the second round of Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (REIF) Direct Grants and ...

25,000+ feral horses in Kosciuszko demands urgent intervention by the Premier: Greens

16 December, 2019 - A new aerial study revealing that feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park has reached a staggering 25,318 horses demands an urgent i...

Libs go nuclear at the beck and call of mining lobbyists

13 December, 2019 - The Greens have condemned the Liberals’ plan to introduce nuclear power at the behest of their big corporate mining donors, in the Coalition...

Climate Change and Mental Health

13 December, 2019 - With large parts of Australia on fire, the air filled with smoke, and people’s lives increasingly impacted, it’s an important time to talk a...

The fate of journalism and Julian Assange

13 December, 2019 - Julian Assange’s extradition to the country whose war crimes he exposed sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom – and our democracy. Ho...

Like the seas, the number of climate refugees is rising

13 December, 2019 - Climate change is already a major driver of forced displacement around the world. And if things continue the way they are, there are many mo...

Australian Greens bringing together Middle East Green parties

13 December, 2019 - With support from the Australian Greens, Greens parties in the Middle East continue to operate and call for a better future for their people...

Sowing the ideas to cultivate democracy

13 December, 2019 - Held in parallel with the Greens’ National Conference in Canberra last month, the Green Institute conference Cultivating Democracy dug into ...

The PM needs to grow some ... climate ambition

13 December, 2019 - Much of Australia is on fire and yet our PM is nowhere to be seen. Instead, it’s people like you powering the movement for action on climate...

Government response to Digital Platforms Inquiry misses the mark

12 December, 2019 - After dragging its feet for over half a year, the Morrison Government has finally delivered its response to the Final Report of the ACCC Dig...

Scott Morrison caught cheating on climate: Bandt

12 December, 2019 - Greens spokesperson for the climate crisis, Adam Bandt MP, has labelled Scott Morrison and his government a pack of climate cheats and said ...