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Coffee as the stepping stone to a better future

22 September, 2023 - Common Ground Dickson residents can grow their confidence, skills and qualifications through the new social enterprise café, 'Stepping Ston...

Rupert Murdoch's Legacy a Cancer on Democracy

22 September, 2023 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is Greens Spokesperson for Communications, Manager of Greens Business in the Senate: “There are many excellen...

National changes to Varroa mite outbreak response necessary but disappointing

21 September, 2023 - The National Management Group for exotic plant pest and animal disease eradication has decided that Varroa mite is no longer technically fe...

Senate rental inquiry can’t ignore unlimited rent increases: Greens

21 September, 2023 - The Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia has today delivered its interim repor...

New plan to preserve native fish in the ACT

21 September, 2023 - Today the ACT Government has released the ACT Fisheries Management Plan: Fish Stocking 2022-2027, a five-year strategy which plans the ongo...

Greens MPs take action for transparency on flood recovery

20 September, 2023 - Greens MPs and Northern Rivers locals Tamara Smith and Sue Higginson are pushing ahead with questions and orders for documents relating to ...

Statement on incident at ANU

20 September, 2023 - The incident that occurred at the Australian National University (ANU) this week is distressing. Our thoughts are with the students that we...

Greens slam Alan Joyce’s $21.4M pay - 300x more than staff - while Qantas nosedived

20 September, 2023 - Lines attributable to Elizabeth Watson-Brown, MP for Ryan and Greens spokesperson for Transport, Infrastructure and Sustainable Cities: ...

Specialised legal support for sexual assault victim-survivors

20 September, 2023 - Today, the ACT Government has welcomed Canberra’s first dedicated legal service for victim-survivors of sexual violence as a significant st...

LABOR’S HOUSING STATEMENT ABANDONS RENTERS AND COULD SIGNAL END OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN VICTORIA

20 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have labelled the release of the government’s housing statement this morning as “classic Andrews Labor”, saying that b...

Nationals' failure on biosecurity means varroa mite is here to stay

20 September, 2023 - News today that the National Management Group on the Varroa Mite has decided to cease efforts to eradicate the invasive pest will come as b...

Changes to income support payments are tinkering around the edges of a broken system

20 September, 2023 - Today the new rates of income support payments that were announced at the federal budget come into effect. The government’s increase wil...

Great Koala National Park Funding falls $51.5 million short of promise

19 September, 2023 - The NSW Government has only committed $1.5 million in this year’s budget for the Great Koala National Park and $28.5 million out to 2027. T...

Brisbane Braces for Access to Dental Services Inquiry

19 September, 2023 - Senator Jordon Steele-John will chair a hearing of the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into the Provision of and Access to Dental Services ...