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Poverty in Australia Senate Inquiry Interim Report Tabled

4 May, 2023 - Senate committee recommends government take urgent action on poverty, but Labor refuses to support their own calls while in Opposition to raise Jo...

Anti-vilification reform needed now to protect LGBTIQA+ community from hate

4 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to urgently expand the state’s anti-vilification laws, following the cancellati...

Victorian Government spends more on prisons than public housing

4 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government’s decision to spend $1.1 billion dollars on an empty prison is a sad indictment on t...

Premier urged to advocate for lifting income support payments ahead of Federal Budget

4 May, 2023 - Ahead of Monday’s Federal Budget, the Victorian Greens are urging the Premier to advocate to the Federal Government to lift income support payment...

NT jumps the gun on fracking the Beetaloo, Feds must act

3 May, 2023 - In 2018, the NT Government made a commitment that they were lifting their moratorium on fracking on the condition that they would implement all of...

NT jumps gun on fracking the Beetaloo, Feds must act

3 May, 2023 - In 2018, the NT Government made a commitment that they were lifting their moratorium on fracking on the condition that they would implement all of...

Jordon Steele-John’s April Update

3 May, 2023 - ADHD and dental enquiries underway, back on Q&A, and a chance to catch up with the community  By Senator Jordon Steele-John March a...

GREEN ISSUE EDITORIAL APRIL 2023

3 May, 2023 - By The Green Issue Editors In a time of increasing economic challenges, especially for those at the lower end of the wealth spectrum, the feder...

DORINDA COX'S APRIL UPDATE

3 May, 2023 - First Nations issues, women and the Safeguard Mechanism By Senator Dorinda Cox It always surprises me how much my team and I squeeze into th...

Have YourSay on a Healthy Waterways raingarden in Higgins

3 May, 2023 - The ACT Government is calling for community feedback on plans to build a mini raingarden in Higgins to help improve the quality of storm water ent...

A Budget of One's Own

3 May, 2023 - Time to reflect. "Budgets are about choices … and you show what you value through the choices you make" (Julia Gillard, 2013) By David Lumsden,...

ACT GREENS JOIN CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE

3 May, 2023 - We are in a housing crisis.  The ACT is one of the most expensive places to rent in the country. Many Canberrans are facing severe rental ...

Police ombudsman would help clean up Victoria Police and ensure independent oversight

3 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to urgently establish a police ombudsman in response to a scathing IBAC review ...

Greens work toward a better Planning Bill

3 May, 2023 - The ACT Greens heard overwhelming feedback from the Canberra community during public consultations that the Planning Bill needed improvement.&nbsp...