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Safety checks for thousands of show bag items

23 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA As the Royal Canberra Show kicks off, Access Canberra Fair Trading compliance officers have checked more than 1,000 it...

Any new Coalition agreement must be made public: Greens

23 February, 2018 - Following Barnaby Joyce's resignation as Nationals Leader, Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale has called for any new agreement between ...

Detainees contributing to a more sustainable AMC

23 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLAThanks to its new recycling program, the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) has reduced the waste it sends to landfill b...

National Council working hard

23 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens Victoria hosted National Council for its February face-to-face meeting, which was jam-packed with interesting agenda i...

Local leadership, global change: ACT climate action on track

22 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT Government has today welcomed the recommendations of a report by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the E...

Continued focus on Vision Zero in Road Safety Report

22 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The Government’s road safety reforms are keeping people safer and contributing to the Territory’s low road toll. Minis...

The ‘Morning Star’: a symbol of freedom for West Papua

22 February, 2018 - In West Papua, anyone who raises the 'Morning Star' flag—the province's symbol of independence—faces arrest, jail and even torture. That's w...

Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals

21 February, 2018 - Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals. Greens MP Adam Bandt today challenged Labor to come clean about reports of preference negotiatio...

Dodgy new TPP must be scrutinised: Greens

21 February, 2018 - The revived Trans-Pacific Partnership must be heavily scrutinised through a Senate inquiry before any legislation passes the Parliament, The...

Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals

21 February, 2018 - Bandt challenges Labor on preference deals. Greens MP Adam Bandt today challenged Labor to come clean about reports of preference negotiatio...

Dodgy new TPP must be scrutinised: Greens

21 February, 2018 - The revived Trans-Pacific Partnership must be heavily scrutinised through a Senate inquiry before any legislation passes the Parliament, The...

Sharp slowdown of expenditure for Disability Support Pension should be a cause for concern: Greens

20 February, 2018 - A Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report that shows a sharp slowdown in expenditure for the Disability Support Pension (DSP) should not be...

ACT Greens: Housing targets won’t meet growing housing need

20 February, 2018 - The ACT Greens today expressed disappointment at the Government’s “grossly inadequate” targets for public, community and affordable housing ...

Sharp slowdown of expenditure for Disability Support Pension should be a cause for concern: Greens

20 February, 2018 - A Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report that shows a sharp slowdown in expenditure for the Disability Support Pension (DSP) should not be...

Asking the government about Transurban's profits

20 February, 2018 - Senator RICE (Victoria): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Senator Scullion. I note...