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Broken environment laws are not a free pass to approve new fossil fuel projects

15 May, 2023 - Responding to the Minister for the Environment’s excuse for approving the Isaac River coal mine, Greens spokesperson for Environment Senator Sara...

We know speed kills: how about controlling the car instead of the driver? Feat. Andrew Braddock

15 May, 2023 - This month, the findings of the ACT Legislative Assembly’s inquiry into dangerous driving were released. While there was some important media ...

'The time to act is now': Greens to introduce anti-vilification bill

15 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens will introduce a bill to Parliament this week that would expand the state’s anti-vilification laws, in a bid to better prote...

Greens sharpen focus on racism in sport

13 May, 2023 - The Australian Greens have announced WA Senator Dorinda Cox as the party spokesperson for Sport. Racism and corporate sponsorship by fossil fu...

Greens support Voice Referendum report

12 May, 2023 - Today the Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum presented its final report. The Committee has reco...

Environment Minister's approval of new coal mine in koala habitat is a betrayal

12 May, 2023 - The Minister for the Environment has indicated her decision to approve the Isaac River coal mine in Queensland, giving the green light for destru...

Creating comfortable and energy efficient homes for low-income Canberrans

12 May, 2023 - The ACT Government has today announced the inclusion of ceiling insulation rebates in the Home Energy Support Program and launched a pilot scheme...

Budget offers next to nothing on Education

11 May, 2023 - Responding to this week’s budget, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi said: “It's beyo...

Fewer than half of Canberra’s path defects repaired within target timeframe

11 May, 2023 - Today it was revealed that fewer than half of the 8,987 defects identified in Canberra’s path network in a 2021 audit have been repaired within t...

NT Labor fracking disaster shows need for Greens voice

11 May, 2023 - NT Greens press release Tuesday 9th May 2023: Last week saw one of the darkest days in Northern Territory history when on Wednesday May 3 the ...

Public schools still left behind as Labor tips billions more into private system

10 May, 2023 - Federal Labor has again proven it has no plan to end education inequality with last night’s budget pouring even more money into the private schoo...

Government report confirms abject failures in live export regulation

10 May, 2023 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare has responded to a new government repo...

Budget shows the environment is not a priority under the Albanese Government

10 May, 2023 - Responding to the Federal budget, Greens spokesperson for Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: “No matter how they try and spin it, th...

A budget that breaks promises and the bank for migrants

10 May, 2023 - Labor’s second budget lacks humanity and compassion for migrants and abjectly fails to respond to the urgent challenges in Australia’s immigratio...

New Active Travel Design Guide will help climate and congestion

10 May, 2023 - ACT Greens Spokesperson for Transport Jo Clay has welcomed the release of the ACT Government’s Draft Active Travel Design Guide which will see Ca...