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Emissions up as Labor approves new coal and gas

30 November, 2023 - With official emissions data revealing today that emissions under Labor have risen 3.6 million tonnes this year, the Greens have said that L...

NSW Upper House passed motion in support of Treaty with First Nations people

30 November, 2023 - A motion in support of a Treaty process passed the NSW Upper House last night, calling on the Government to work with the Parliament to ensu...

Labor’s new ‘Hard to Get’ housing policy tinkers at the edges while housing crisis gets worse

30 November, 2023 - Greens leader Adam Bandt has today responded to Labor’s shared equity scheme, calling it deeply inadequate and raising concerns that it coul...

Victorian Labor's refusal to sign on to Murray-Darling Basin plan will leave regional communities high and dry

30 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to sign on to the new Murray-Darling Basin plan, citing concerns that local c...

Parliament passes breakthrough Murray-Darling law with Greens improvements

30 November, 2023 - Today the federal Parliament has passed a breakthrough law to protect the Murray-Darling Basin, with the Greens securing significant improve...

Damning report shows Victoria's ecosystems and threatened species are in significant decline

30 November, 2023 - A damning new report has found Victoria’s ecosystems and threatened species are in a far more dire situation now than they were five years a...

Improving the ACT’s building regulatory system

30 November, 2023 - The ACT Government is supporting better building quality and safety, by boosting regulation of building, electrical, gas fitting and plumbin...

ACT’s latest achievements in climate action revealed

30 November, 2023 - The ACT Government continues to make significant progress in effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions in 2022-23, which is highlighted ...

Regulation to prevent new gas connections starts in December

30 November, 2023 - A regulation to prevent new gas network connections to buildings in the ACT will commence on 8 December 2023 as part of the ACT Government’s...

Pill testing could be reality in Victoria by summer 2024, under historic joint bill

30 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens, the Animal Justice Party, and Legalise Cannabis Victoria will today introduce a joint bill that would establish pill t...

State inquiry to investigate food affordability and supermarket price gouging

29 November, 2023 - A Victorian Greens’ motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the rising cost of groceries and dodgy supermarket price gouging has pas...

ACT Government to introduce Australian first licence scheme for property developers

29 November, 2023 - Tomorrow, the ACT Government will introduce legislation that will hold property developers responsible and accountable for residential devel...

Labor’s infrastructure investment review fails on public transport

29 November, 2023 - The Greens have received Parliamentary Library analysis showing that the Labor government has cut public transport spending by almost 4 time...

Government introduces security camera reforms for ACT bars and nightclubs

29 November, 2023 - Government introduces security camera reforms for ACT bars and nightclubs All ACT bar and nightclub licensed venues will be required to ...