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ACT raises the minimum age of criminal responsibility

1 November, 2023 - ACT raises the minimum age of criminal responsibility In an Australian first, the ACT Legislative Assembly has passed legislation to raise...

The Trumpian Gas Narrative

1 November, 2023 - Four foundations that bring ‘gas as a transition fuel’ down to earth By Peter Newman AO, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University ...

Care Pack Tetris

1 November, 2023 - A guide to making care packs for the homeless By Damian Brennan, Green Issue Co-editor With the ongoing rental crisis there have never ...

A Good COP in 2026?

1 November, 2023 - Australia’s bid to co-host the “Pacific COP” in 2026 has attracted deserved scorn over fears of greenwashing, much of that coming from our Pa...

Brad's Pettitt's October Update

1 November, 2023 - Trying to hold the Government to account on Aboriginal cultural heritage, juvenile detention, the housing crisis, donations reform, climate c...

Dorinda Cox’s October Update

1 November, 2023 - Moving on after the Voice referendum, towards truth-telling and treaty; to better confront injustices like juvenile detention, deaths in cust...

Way forward for Belco Busway

1 November, 2023 - Today ACT Greens and Labor reached an important agreement to progress delivery of the Belconnen Busway project within five years. “Belconn...

Justice unfrozen for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse

1 November, 2023 - Today’s decision in GLJ v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore has overturned the ruling that the Church is a...

Joint statement - Urgency needed as five women murdered in ten days

1 November, 2023 - The murders of five women in just 10 days must increase the urgency of governments and communities to tackle violence against women and their...

Cost of keeping young people in prison nears $1 million per child per year

31 October, 2023 - The Department of Communities and Justice have today revealed in NSW Budget Estimate hearings that the per day cost of keeping a person under...

Legislative Assembly backs Greens and community’s calls for stronger protection for Canberra’s nature spaces

31 October, 2023 - The ACT Legislative Assembly has today backed community calls for ACT Government to better protect Canberra’s nature, after Greens MLA Jo Cla...

Productivity Commission supports buybacks as Senate Inquiry hears bogus irrigation projects should be scrapped

31 October, 2023 - Key elements of today’s report from the Productivity Commission call for more water buybacks and accountability measures, as a Senate Inquiry...

Minister diaries should be made public, advisers accountable in wake of Daintree report

31 October, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said if Labor is serious about curtailing ‘grey level’ corruption in state politics, they must open Ministerial dia...

Fancy TV commercials won’t fix teacher shortage

31 October, 2023 - The Greens say that while 98% of public schools remain underfunded a new government advertising campaign to encourage people to pursue a teac...

Greens welcome Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation

31 October, 2023 - The Greens say today’s introduction of legislation to enable Voluntary Assisted Dying in the ACT represents victory in a decades-long battle ...