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ACT Environment Minister pledges full funding for eradication of red fire ants

8 December, 2023 - Today Minister for the Environment, Rebecca Vassarotti has announced $5.098 million in funding towards red imported fire ant eradication in A...

NDIS Review Release - Senator Steele-John Response

7 December, 2023 - Lines attributable to Australian Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John: “The rhetoric building up to today has been deeply problematic for man...

Media Release: It’s time to uncook FOI and that includes those overseeing it

7 December, 2023 - The Senate inquiry into the FOI system has reported today and recommends an urgent investigation into the deep dysfunction within the Office ...

Biocontrol agent to tackle Prickly Pear outbreak in Molonglo Gorge

7 December, 2023 - The ACT Government will use a biocontrol agent to manage the invasive cactus plant Prickly Pear (Opuntia stricta) that has been detected in t...

Greens write to education ministers urging full funding for public schools

6 December, 2023 - The Greens have today written to Commonwealth, state and territory education ministers to urge them to fully fund public schools, after PISA ...

Labor must step in and scrap proposal for Lara waste incinerator

6 December, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to step in and halt a proposed waste incinerator earmarked for Lara, after...

Stay safe around water this summer

6 December, 2023 - The ACT Government is raising awareness of the dangers in and around waterways and practical steps Canberrans can take to stay safe, whe...

IBAC needs more powers to investigate public sector and politicians, following Ombudsman report

6 December, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the state’s anti-corruption watchdog should be given broader powers to investigate breaches of the codes of co...

Future Fund investing over $600 million in weapons manufacturers, including a blacklisted Israeli arms company

6 December, 2023 - Documents obtained by Greens Senator David Shoebridge have revealed how the Future Fund has invested more than $600 million in public funds i...

OECD report proves school underfunding is baking in educational inequality

6 December, 2023 - The Greens say new OECD data showing Australia’s most disadvantaged school students falling further behind their more privileged peers should...

Treaty will be 'watershed moment' for First Nations justice, following panel appointment

6 December, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the appointment of the Treaty Authority panel, saying it moves the state one step closer to commencing the...

Greens secure real public scrutiny on infrastructure decision-making

5 December, 2023 - The Greens have secured significant amendments to the Infrastructure Australia Amendment Bill adopted today in the Senate. The successful ...

Greens win breakthrough agreement to protect nature & climate from greenwashing & gas fracking

5 December, 2023 - After months of pressure and negotiation the Senate & Albanese Government have agreed to Greens calls for significant environmental refor...

Chief Minister Fyles rolls out the red carpet for Tamboran lobbyists

5 December, 2023 - Reports that the Fyles Government political strategy is being advised and led by the same consultancy that is directly responsible for lobbyi...

Forestry Corporation riding roughshod again breaking endangered Greater Glider protection laws

5 December, 2023 - Forest defenders have once again today stopped work in a NSW native forest, halting logging operations at Styx River State Forest north east ...