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Nets out of Queensland now

4 June, 2024 - The Greens are again calling on the Queensland government for an urgent review of the state’s system of shark nets and drum lines, after a humpba...

BASIC STANDARDS IMPORTANT BUT WE MUST TACKLE UNLIMITED RENT INCREASES

4 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens say that while basic living standards are important, while unlimited rent rises and no grounds evictions are still legal, re...

Greens-led mental health inquiry hands down final report

4 June, 2024 - The NSW inquiry into community and outpatient mental health care has handed down its report today, making a suite of recommendations to address i...

Treasury confirms price gouging and intergenerational inequality

3 June, 2024 - Treasury has confirmed that corporations are price gouging and agreed that intergenerational inequality is a concern, but Labor remains in denial...

‘Burn better’ this winter to reduce air pollution

3 June, 2024 - Canberrans who use wood heaters can take simple steps to ‘burn better’ this winter and protect the health of our community and our local environm...

Greens urge for more support for festivals at Budget Estimates

31 May, 2024 - Following questioning of Department officials in Canberra, Greens spokesperson for the arts Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: “Festivals w...

Pollution stays up under Albanese Government

31 May, 2024 - The latest quarterly emissions data shows that pollution has risen slightly since Labor has come into office, with a massive long-term rise in ga...

Rollout of household and business electrification secured by Greens needs to be accelerated

31 May, 2024 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP has welcomed the beginning of the rollout of the $1.7 billion for household and business electrification secured by t...

Announcing new support for EV charging

30 May, 2024 - The ACT Government will continue to support the expansion of Canberra’s public Electric Vehicle charger network, with a new round of grants to de...

PM leaves climate trigger on table

30 May, 2024 - Today in Question Time the Prime Minister rejected media reports that he had given an ironclad guarantee to big corporations to not allow a clima...

Greens will protect right to watch free sport for all Australians

30 May, 2024 - The Greens announced this morning they will introduce an amendment to fix laws before Parliament to ensure sport is free to watch for all Au...

Four grassroots projects set to keep Canberra’s suburbs cool through summer

30 May, 2024 - The ACT Government has today announced four recipients of the Nature in the City: Cooling Your Suburb grants, each receiving a share of $150,000 ...

Surge in government spending on private schools fails millions of public school kids

29 May, 2024 - The Greens say Australian governments are continuing to fail millions of public school students with new data showing that government funding to ...

Greens comment on Government changes to planning reforms

29 May, 2024 - The NSW Greens are calling for the Minns Labor Government to keep working on their plans to increase density in appropriate areas following the a...