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Leigh Creek Energy project must be stopped

18 October, 2018 - A team of senators from the Morrison Government, the Labor party, and Nick Xenophon’s Centre Alliance has rejected a motion calling for a ban...

For renters, minor modifications will make a house a home: ACT Greens

18 October, 2018 - The ACT Greens today called for tenants to be able to install picture hooks and furniture anchors (make ‘minor modifications’) to their renta...

Labor joins with Government to vote against new National Park additions

18 October, 2018 - The Greens NSW have expressed disappointment that late last night the Labor Party voted with the Liberal-National Government to vote down Gr...

MidCoast Council ignores state planning law to remove tree protection

18 October, 2018 - MidCoast Council has ignored planning laws to strip tree protection controls from Hawkes Nest, Tea Gardens, Forster and Tuncurry. The appa...

Labor joins with Nationals to vote against new National Park additions

18 October, 2018 - The NSW Greens have expressed disappointment that late last night the Labor Party voted with the Liberal-National Government to vote down Gr...

$38 million over four years only a fraction of what's needed for early intervention

18 October, 2018 - The NSW Coalition's announced child protection funding package falls well short of what's needed to keep kids safe through early intervention...

Government finally responds to demand for solar power

18 October, 2018 - The NSW government has finally listened to households who want to invest in solar power to bring down their high electricity bills, says Tama...

Tighter control needed for risky practices with coal seam gas water in NSW

18 October, 2018 - The Greens have condemned the paltry fine given to gas company Santos for not having appropriate approval for using treated coal seam gas wat...

Greens: A ‘Franklin’ campaign needed to save the wild rivers of the World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park

18 October, 2018 - The Greens NSW have warned the State Government to expect a ‘Franklin Dam’ like campaign to save Sydney’s wild rivers and important Aborigina...

Vile and unjust Ellis Defence finally abolished in NSW

18 October, 2018 - Late last night the NSW Parliament finally abolished the vile Ellis Defence that had allowed the Catholic Church to hide behind its property ...

Nauru crisis

17 October, 2018 - The deportation of Australia's chief medical officer from Nauru shows the entire regime of offshore detention is crumbling, Greens Immigratio...

Labor and Coalition back corporate power over community rights

17 October, 2018 - The Morrison Government and the Labor Party have thrown Australia under the bus in teaming up to pass the dodgy Trans-Pacific Partnership tod...

Janet on Greens bill to remove discrimination against LGBT+ students and staff in religious schools

17 October, 2018 - I'm proud to rise to speak on this Greens bill, the Discrimination Free Schools Bill, which would remove exemptions from our federal anti-dis...

NSW Parliament backs Greens motion condemning the alt-right’s entry into Australian politics

17 October, 2018 - The NSW Parliament has backed a Greens motion rejecting outright the entry of alt-right political groups, and their race-baiting language int...