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Green Issue: Editorial October 2019

5 November, 2019 - By the Green Issue Editors Our October theme is Refugee policy. It’s become an extremely important part of The Greens’ Social Justice Pill...

Joel Fitzgibbon is bullying his way towards climate disaster

4 November, 2019 - Greens Acting Leader, Adam Bandt MP, has responded to Labor Shadow Minister for Resources Joel Fitzgibbon’s attack on Victorian fracking bans...

Local Schools Local Decisions fails with $1.3 billion unspent in school bank accounts

4 November, 2019 - Information obtained in Parliament by the Greens shows that public schools across NSW have $1.3 billion in unspent money. Averaged across the...

RRAN

4 November, 2019 - Refugee Rights Action Network (RRAN) is a grass-roots activist and advocacy group based in Perth and Fremantle By the RRAN Team RRAN ac...

Morrison should show some climate leadership and offer to host crucial climate summit

1 November, 2019 - Acting Greens leader Adam Bandt MP and Greens spokesperson for Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, have called on Scott Morrison to show some...

Bandt Slams Morrison Protest Crackdown

1 November, 2019 - Greens Acting Leader, Adam Bandt MP, has responded to Scott Morrison’s speech today to the Queensland Minerals Council, saying that any attem...

Tim Clifford’s October Update

1 November, 2019 - The struggle for meaningful climate action continues; the struggle for voluntary assisted dying legislation in WA is nearly won By Hon. Ti...

People Power – be a part of it

1 November, 2019 - Are you a “quiet Australian” with concerns about refugee policy? If that policy is to be changed then those concerns need to be turned into a...

The most harmful thing about drugs is that they’re illegal

1 November, 2019 - Calls by the Special Counsel assisting the Ice Inquiry to decriminalise all drugs should be a wakeup call for the Premier and all the evidenc...

Sod turned for the newest ‘Step Up Step Down’ mental health service

1 November, 2019 - Canberrans will benefit from a new community ‘Step Up Step Down’ mental health service that  will provide recovery-focused resident...

Greens Senator Calls for Boycott of Melbourne Cup

31 October, 2019 - Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said that she will be saying ‘Nup to the Cup’ and called on others to boycott...

Renewables and Community Renewal

31 October, 2019 - Lessons from Denmark and Australia By Dr Rob Salter, formerly Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute ...

The Greens and Refugees

31 October, 2019 - More people, more compassion, more welcome      Membership Officer: What convinced you to join the Greens?     &n...

Diane Evers’ October Update

31 October, 2019 - Understanding indigenous culture and history, ongoing concerns for native forests, climate strikes, inclusive communities, … and more By H...

My Refugee Story

31 October, 2019 - A first-hand account of what its really like By Shams, Batam, Indonesia It is 4 pm Batam time, Indonesia. I’m sitting at the top of a s...