News

Greens call for an increase to Newstart and Youth Allowance in Budget

30 April, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has today called on the Government to increase Newstart and Youth Allowance in the budget by $75 a wee...

Changes to MDBP must be blocked: Greens

30 April, 2018 - Proposed changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan that take 605 billion litres away from the environment must be blocked in the Senate next wee...

Nation’s first pill testing trial a “momentous” step for drug law reform: ACT Greens

30 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT Greens have welcomed the nation’s first pill testing trial in Canberra as a “significant” step forward in drug la...

Helping young drivers and passengers be safe on our roads

30 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA A free road safety course for high school students is changing the way young Canberrans think about road safety. Minister...

Magazine - Water Policy

30 April, 2018 - As we all know, water is essential to life and how we use and preserve our water sources is crucial to our sustainable future on this planet. ...

Greens call on Labor to support tampon tax bill this year

29 April, 2018 - The Greens today welcomed Labor’s announcement that they will remove the GST on menstrual hygiene products if they form government after the ne...

Jo Darvall’s art exhibition ‘Like Water’

29 April, 2018 - Vivienne Glance This exhibition of Jo Darvalls paintings is being held during 6th April to 27th May at Gallery 1, Mundaring Arts Centre, 719...

Greens call on Labor to support tampon tax bill this year

29 April, 2018 - The Greens today welcomed Labor’s announcement that they will remove the GST on menstrual hygiene products if they form government after the ne...

Check the label and choose real free range eggs

28 April, 2018 - Despite a disappointing new national standard on egg labelling commencing this week, Canberrans can still choose ‘genuine’ free range eggs and ...

Climate change and water in WA

28 April, 2018 - Chris Johansen The doyen of water in WA continues to be C.Y. OConnor, the engineer who designed and supervised construction of the Kalgoorli...

Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt

27 April, 2018 - Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed...

Coorong is dying while Government tries to sell ripping water from environment

27 April, 2018 - The Government must drop its plans to rip 605 billion litres out of environmental water from the southern Murray Darling Basin and focus on res...

We are not plants

27 April, 2018 - Vivienne Glance We cannot hang like xerophytes drinking air cannot share the oceans lick as Spinifex can nor curl up like moss, as nea...

Coorong is dying while Government tries to sell ripping water from environment

27 April, 2018 - The Government must drop its plans to rip 605 billion litres out of environmental water from the southern Murray Darling Basin and focus on res...

Greens visit Swan Hill to discuss the Murray Darling Basin crisis with farmers and local community

27 April, 2018 - Australian Greens senator Janet Rice and Victorian Greens candidate for Northern Victoria, Nicole Rowan, this week visited Swan Hill to discuss...