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Councils to foot the bill under proposed government demerge legislation

6 February, 2024 - Local councils across NSW are expected to foot the bill for their own de-amalgamation under new proposed legislation by the Minns Labor gover...

Second live export voyage shows the craven live export industry prevails over animal welfare concerns

5 February, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has expressed grave concerns over news the department has approve...

YOU DON'T MAKE FRIENDS WITH FOSSIL FUEL SPONSORSHIPS

5 February, 2024 - Despite ACT Labor’s opposition to the push, the ACT Greens will this week table legislation to ban fossil fuel advertising in sport. “The ...

Committed to reducing First Nations over-representation in justice system

5 February, 2024 - The ACT Government has announced that the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research, at the University of Technology Sydney, wi...

Joint push for pill testing in Victoria gains steam as Parliament returns

5 February, 2024 - The push for pill testing in Victoria will gain steam this week as three cross-bench parties prepare to challenge the new Premier to take act...

Stage 3 Tax Cuts

4 February, 2024 - 1. Do the NT Greens welcome the tax cuts?  It is clear that original Stage 3 Tax Cuts were a remnant of a tired Morrison Coalition Go...

Maugean skate recovery team dismiss federal government advice

2 February, 2024 - Federal government advice to protect the Maugean skate from extinction by taking “urgent actions…prior to summer 2023” including “a reduction...

New logging rules abandon protections for endangered Greater Gliders

2 February, 2024 - The NSW Government has today announced changes that will remove protections for endangered Southern Greater Gliders despite dozens of communi...

Government’s claim Great Barrier Reef is not “in danger” is duplicitous and not fooling anyone 

2 February, 2024 - The Albanese government’s claim it’s “on track” to protect the Great Barrier Reef from being declared 'in danger' at an upcoming World Herita...

Celebrating World Wetlands Day

2 February, 2024 - Today marks World Wetlands Day, a day to remember the importance of wetlands to our environment. Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions ...

Canberra’s first drought resilience plan to protect farmers and the environment

1 February, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has published the first ever drought resilience plan for the Canberra Region, detailing a plan to prepare for the im...

Plibersek must reject koala-killing coal mine & fix broken environment laws: Greens

1 February, 2024 - The Greens have called on Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reject a koala-killing coal mine which would destroy thousands of hectares ...

End dodgy accounting tricks in new public school funding deals

1 February, 2024 - The Greens say Labor must eliminate dodgy accounting tricks from new bilateral deals on school funding, with states and territories currently...

Minister Watt must get animals off this ship of misery now

1 February, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi is calling on the Labor government to get animals off the MV Bahi...

New year, same political donors and weak laws

1 February, 2024 - Political donations data published today by the Australian Electoral Commission shows that while the government may have changed at the last ...