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The ACT is raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14

8 May, 2023 - ACT Attorney-General and Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will introduce a bill into the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday to raise the minimum age of...

Energy transition announcement welcome but the clock is ticking

5 May, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed Labor’s announcement today that they are moving towards establishing an energy transition authority but say the lack of u...

PM Albanese sucking up to King Charles is beyond embarrassing

5 May, 2023 - The Australian Greens have announced Deputy Leader Senator Mehreen Faruqi as their new spokesperson on the Republic. Senator Faruqi has critici...

Gas giants still PRRTying while the planet burns

5 May, 2023 - The Greens have responded to reports that the government’s planned changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax will increase revenue by only $3B ov...

Government shouldn't deflect to avoid scrutiny in local government inquiry

5 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called the Victorian Labor Government ‘disingenuous’ following the recent passage of a Liberal Party motion to establish...

Poverty in Australia Senate Inquiry Interim Report Tabled

4 May, 2023 - Senate committee recommends government take urgent action on poverty, but Labor refuses to support their own calls while in Opposition to raise Jo...

Anti-vilification reform needed now to protect LGBTIQA+ community from hate

4 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to urgently expand the state’s anti-vilification laws, following the cancellati...

Victorian Government spends more on prisons than public housing

4 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government’s decision to spend $1.1 billion dollars on an empty prison is a sad indictment on t...

Premier urged to advocate for lifting income support payments ahead of Federal Budget

4 May, 2023 - Ahead of Monday’s Federal Budget, the Victorian Greens are urging the Premier to advocate to the Federal Government to lift income support payment...

Jordon Steele-John’s April Update

3 May, 2023 - ADHD and dental enquiries underway, back on Q&A, and a chance to catch up with the community  By Senator Jordon Steele-John March a...

GREEN ISSUE EDITORIAL APRIL 2023

3 May, 2023 - By The Green Issue Editors In a time of increasing economic challenges, especially for those at the lower end of the wealth spectrum, the feder...

DORINDA COX'S APRIL UPDATE

3 May, 2023 - First Nations issues, women and the Safeguard Mechanism By Senator Dorinda Cox It always surprises me how much my team and I squeeze into th...

Have YourSay on a Healthy Waterways raingarden in Higgins

3 May, 2023 - The ACT Government is calling for community feedback on plans to build a mini raingarden in Higgins to help improve the quality of storm water ent...

A Budget of One's Own

3 May, 2023 - Time to reflect. "Budgets are about choices … and you show what you value through the choices you make" (Julia Gillard, 2013) By David Lumsden,...