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Janet Rice announces retirement a decade after being elected to the senate

25 September, 2023 - Senator Janet Rice has announced that she will not stand for senate preselection. She will retire in the first half of 2024.   L...

Greens call on Victorian Government to stop supermarket price gouging during cost-of-living crisis

25 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens are urging the Victorian Labor Government to introduce price controls on everyday supermarket items to prevent giants ...

Showcase of sustainable travel options

22 September, 2023 - A wide range of sustainable travel options will be on display at a street festival to be held in Braddon in November. Canberrans will ha...

Coffee as the stepping stone to a better future

22 September, 2023 - Common Ground Dickson residents can grow their confidence, skills and qualifications through the new social enterprise café, 'Stepping Ston...

Rupert Murdoch's Legacy a Cancer on Democracy

22 September, 2023 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is Greens Spokesperson for Communications, Manager of Greens Business in the Senate: “There are many excellen...

Senate rental inquiry can’t ignore unlimited rent increases: Greens

21 September, 2023 - The Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia has today delivered its interim repor...

National changes to Varroa mite outbreak response necessary but disappointing

21 September, 2023 - The National Management Group for exotic plant pest and animal disease eradication has decided that Varroa mite is no longer technically fe...

New plan to preserve native fish in the ACT

21 September, 2023 - Today the ACT Government has released the ACT Fisheries Management Plan: Fish Stocking 2022-2027, a five-year strategy which plans the ongo...

Greens MPs take action for transparency on flood recovery

20 September, 2023 - Greens MPs and Northern Rivers locals Tamara Smith and Sue Higginson are pushing ahead with questions and orders for documents relating to ...

Statement on incident at ANU

20 September, 2023 - The incident that occurred at the Australian National University (ANU) this week is distressing. Our thoughts are with the students that we...

Greens slam Alan Joyce’s $21.4M pay - 300x more than staff - while Qantas nosedived

20 September, 2023 - Lines attributable to Elizabeth Watson-Brown, MP for Ryan and Greens spokesperson for Transport, Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities: ...

Specialised legal support for sexual assault victim-survivors

20 September, 2023 - Today, the ACT Government has welcomed Canberra’s first dedicated legal service for victim-survivors of sexual violence as a significant st...

LABOR’S HOUSING STATEMENT ABANDONS RENTERS AND COULD SIGNAL END OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN VICTORIA

20 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have labelled the release of the government’s housing statement this morning as “classic Andrews Labor”, saying that b...

Nationals' failure on biosecurity means varroa mite is here to stay

20 September, 2023 - News today that the National Management Group on the Varroa Mite has decided to cease efforts to eradicate the invasive pest will come as b...