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SA make or break it state in the referendum

30 August, 2023 - Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is urging all South Australians to support the YES campaign as it kicks off in Adelaide today. “Today’s Y...

Victorian Government must regulate short-stays, not force councils to take things into their own hands

30 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the City of Melbourne’s decision to regulate short-stay accommodation, but say councils shouldn’t be forced...

ACT Government introduces new mandatory safety standards for home swimming pools

30 August, 2023 - Today, the ACT Government will introduce new regulatory reforms to make it mandatory for all home swimming pools to comply with modern safety ...

Extinction logging underway in Tallaganda State Forest 

29 August, 2023 - Critical habitat for the endangered Greater Glider is being logged in Tallaganda State Forest on the South Coast of NSW by Forestry Corporatio...

ACT Gov responds to dangerous driving inquiry

29 August, 2023 - Today, the ACT Government has responded to 28 recommendations from the Standing Committee Inquiry into Dangerous Driving in the ACT. Attorn...

Brad Pettitt’s August Update

29 August, 2023 - Action on housing, urban planning, climate, environmental protection, Aboriginal cultural heritage, youth justice and remembering Hiroshima ...

What About Your Neighbour’s Trauma?

29 August, 2023 - Facts can be lost in translation and mislead people, often intentionally, if it suits the politics of the day By Beata Stasak, an Art ...

Robodebt: Reform and Algorithms

29 August, 2023 - The injustice of debt collection from welfare recipients via Robodebt has been exposed by a Royal Commission. But where to from here in pursui...

Déjà Vu All Over Again, Again

29 August, 2023 - Since the debacle of Vietnam, Australia has faithfully followed the USA into the debacles of Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, Australia is gearing u...

Nazi symbols banned in ACT

29 August, 2023 - New criminal offences will help keep Canberrans safe after the ACT Legislative Assembly passed legislation prohibiting the public display of N...

Australian Greens Statement on Myanmar

29 August, 2023 - On the 1st of February 2021, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s military junta, launched a military coup against the civilian government. They declared t...

Stamp duty reform has been in the 'too hard' basket for too long

29 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have renewed their pressure on the Victorian Labor Government to abolish stamp duty and replace it with a broad-based lan...

Anti-trans hate report must compel Victoria to act on anti-vilification

29 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government must act now to expand the state’s anti-vilification laws, or risk trans and gen...

Greens introduce bill to ensure developers build fair share of public and affordable homes

29 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens will today introduce a bill to the Upper House that would amend the state’s planning laws to mandate a minimum of 30 per ...