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Coal and gas to blow Safeguard according to new Climate Analytics report

27 February, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says a new report showing coal and gas emissions will overwhelm the government’s Safeguard Mechanism underlines the...

Greens call on Perrottet and Minns to commit to immediate rent freeze in the face of staggering rent increases

27 February, 2023 - Greens call on Perrottet and Minns to commit to immediate rent freeze in the face of staggering rent increases Renters are continuing to ...

Commonwealth must hold line on Murray-Darling Basin Plan against recalcitrant NSW and Vic

24 February, 2023 - The Commonwealth must continue to hold the line on delivery of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in the face of NSW and Vic pushing to extend th...

'Spineless' Government must stand up to lobby and ban duck shooting once and for all

24 February, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government needs to grow a spine and stand up to the shooting lobby, following reports th...

Greens to introduce Bill to remove 20% cap on federal public schools funding

24 February, 2023 - The Greens will introduce a Bill to remove the arbitrary 20% cap on Commonwealth funding for public schools’ Schooling Resource Standard. ...

Greens announce plan to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility in NSW

24 February, 2023 - The Greens have today announced plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility in NSW to 14 years of age with no one under the age of 16 ...

Calls for a NSW Indigenous Commissioner for Country and 300 new frontline jobs for pest and weed control in NSW

23 February, 2023 - The Greens are calling for a new Indigenous Commissioner for Country and a minimum investment of $37.5 million/year for 300 new full time eq...

Australia should co-sponsor Vanuatu’s ICJ resolution

23 February, 2023 - Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has urged the Australian Government to c...

Canberra-based company selected to build public residential eating disorder facility.

23 February, 2023 - IQon Pty Ltd has been selected to design and construct Canberra’s first residential eating disorder facility. The centre will provide a h...

Graduation day for Canberra Grassland Earless Dragons

23 February, 2023 - Following the launch of the Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon breeding facility at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve in 2021, 40 dragons have been ...

Greens to move in Senate for voluntary water buybacks to deliver 450GL for River Murray

22 February, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed reports the Federal Government will restart water buybacks to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan but declared th...

Greens' motion calling for review of group voting passes Upper House

22 February, 2023 - A Greens’ motion calling on the Victorian Labor Government to establish an independent review of the state’s group voting system has passed ...

Northcote MP must come clean on funding, Greens say

22 February, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on Northcote MP Kat Theophanous to come clean on the sources of the funding for both her 2018 and 2022 stat...