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Women’s safety left behind, again

10 May, 2023 - With every budget the government ignores the women’s safety sector’s sustained calls for $1 billion in funding, leaving frontline family and dome...

BUDGET CHOICES PERPETUATE INEQUALITY CRISIS

10 May, 2023 - The choices made in last night’s Federal Labor Budget have further entrenched the inequalities caused by successive Liberal and Labor Governments...

Habitat restoration to improve the ACT’s biodiversity and conservation

10 May, 2023 - The ACT Government is calling on community groups to nominate public open space areas across urban Canberra for targeted habitat restoration to i...

Coalition and Labor team up to gamble our environment’s future

9 May, 2023 - Greens Spokesperson for Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responds to reports the Coalition is backing Labor’s Nature Repair Market Bill: ...

Labor’s budget keeps people in poverty, while the wealthy and big corporations win big

9 May, 2023 - Labor’s second Budget is a betrayal of the people promised that no one would be left behind. It makes bad choices that put a surplus ahead of supp...

Coalition and Labor team up to gamble our environment’s future

9 May, 2023 - Greens Spokesperson for Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responds to reports the Coalition is backing Labor’s Nature Repair Market Bill: ...

Reforming ACT sexual assault laws

9 May, 2023 - Today, the ACT Legislative Assembly passed the first phase of law reforms to improve and strengthen the ACT’s response to sexual violence. Atto...

Quotas for local content on streaming platforms are long overdue

8 May, 2023 - The Greens are calling on the Albanese Government to reiterate their commitment to legislating local content quotas for video streaming services. ...

Labor’s PRRT changes are less than the bare minimum

8 May, 2023 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to Labor’s proposed changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT). “Labor’s...

The ACT is raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14

8 May, 2023 - ACT Attorney-General and Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will introduce a bill into the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday to raise the minimum age of...

Dorinda Cox named the Greens spokesperson for Sport

5 May, 2023 - The Australian Greens have announced WA Senator Dorinda Cox as the party spokesperson for sport. Comments attributable to WA Greens Senator, ...

Energy transition announcement welcome but the clock is ticking

5 May, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed Labor’s announcement today that they are moving towards establishing an energy transition authority but say the lack of u...

PM Albanese sucking up to King Charles is beyond embarrassing

5 May, 2023 - The Australian Greens have announced Deputy Leader Senator Mehreen Faruqi as their new spokesperson on the Republic. Senator Faruqi has critici...

Gas giants still PRRTying while the planet burns

5 May, 2023 - The Greens have responded to reports that the government’s planned changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax will increase revenue by only $3B ov...

Government shouldn't deflect to avoid scrutiny in local government inquiry

5 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called the Victorian Labor Government ‘disingenuous’ following the recent passage of a Liberal Party motion to establish...