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Greens Force Government To Table PFAS Report Response

9 September, 2019 - The Senate has tonight passed Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi’s motion ordering the Government to table their response to the recommen...

Greens Corruption Watchdog Bill passes the Senate

9 September, 2019 - The Australian Senate has sent a strong message to the Morrison Government that it wants a federal corruption watchdog with teeth, voting 35...

Greens Force Government to Table PFAS Report Response

9 September, 2019 - The Senate has tonight passed Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi’s motion ordering the Government to table their response to the recommen...

Public servants should face no penalty for attending the climate strike

9 September, 2019 - This week the Victorian Greens will introduce a motion to parliament calling on Premier Daniel Andrews to ensure no public servants are pena...

NSW taxpayers slugged more than $200 million last year in insurance subsidies to the construction industry

7 September, 2019 - Government answers delivered to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Building Standards have revealed a disastrous $201 million deficit in the NSW...

The calendar is out, and the countdown is on for Mental Health Month!

6 September, 2019 - October is Mental Health Month in the ACT and a jam-packed calendar of events for all Canberrans has just been released. This year’s cale...

Helping consumers make informed choices to support animal welfare

6 September, 2019 - New signage next to free-range eggs for sale will help Canberra consumers make informed choices about which eggs they buy. In 2018, Co...

Regulator says electricity bills higher under Libs than Greens/Labor carbon price: Bandt

5 September, 2019 - A report on electricity prices released today by the Australian Energy Regulator confirms that electricity bills were lower when the Greens/...

Tamara Smith MP congratulates recipients of the My Community Project Grant

5 September, 2019 - Tamara Smith MP congratulates Byron Youth Service Inc., Suffolk Park Progress Association and Byron Bay Community Association for their succ...

Green Issue: Editorial August 2019

5 September, 2019 - By the Green Issue Editors Across the globe, concern about climate change is increasing, fanned by fires in the Amazon, record high tempe...

Tim Clifford’s August Update

5 September, 2019 - Time to step up climate action, and with ongoing worries about homelessness By Hon. Tim Clifford, MLC for East Metropolitan The past m...

Diane Evers’ August Update

5 September, 2019 - Saving forests, opposing an irrigation scheme, and supporting freight to rail, Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation and enhanced climate act...

Alison Xamon’s August Update

5 September, 2019 - Despite the parliamentary winter recess, plenty of action – in youth affairs, climate action, opposing electronic gambling, workers’ safety,...

Robin Chapple’s August Update

5 September, 2019 - Voluntary Assisted Dying – towards legislation By Hon. Robin Chapple, MLC for Mining and Pastoral This edition I am delighted to be ab...

More on-demand transport, more often, would support people with disability, elderly: Greens

5 September, 2019 - The ACT Government should commit to expanding on-demand and flexible bus services to better support those who have difficulty accessing publ...