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COP15 deal for nature puts Australia on notice

20 December, 2022 - Greens Environment Spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who has been in Montreal with the Australian Delegation for the global biodivers...

Greens return to Parliament with bill to raise the age

20 December, 2022 - The Victorian Greens will begin the 60th Victorian Parliament focused on First Nations justice, by introducing a bill to raise the age of cr...

No child should spend Christmas in prison, Greens call for urgent release of child prisoners from Ashley

19 December, 2022 - Monday 19 December 2022 The Greens are calling for children imprisoned at Ashley Youth Detention Centre to be allowed wherever possible t...

Greens Launch New Property Tax targeting Obscene Wealth ahead of NSW Election

18 December, 2022 - Today NSW Greens MP and spokesperson on housing and homelessness Jenny Leong released The Green's plan to deliver affordable homes in NSW th...

Labor’s Christmas gift for underfunded public schools: a kick in the teeth

18 December, 2022 - The Greens will explore options to remove the legislated 20% cap on the Commonwealth’s contribution to public school funding, after Labor an...

OK Google, let’s talk about your abortion ad ban

16 December, 2022 - The Greens will demand an explanation from Google over its decision to ban medical abortion ads in Australia, and push to have the appear at...

Ratnam, Sandell re-elected to Victorian Greens leadership team

16 December, 2022 - The Victorian Greens will enter the 60th Victorian Parliament with Samantha Ratnam as Leader, and Ellen Sandell as Deputy Leader. The exp...

Greens call for more bus drivers to deliver better transport options for everyone

15 December, 2022 - We need a public transport system that is available when and where it is needed.   “A public transport network that more people use ...

ACT Government completes cladding rectification works

15 December, 2022 - The ACT Government has completed works to rectify combustible cladding on government-owned buildings. The project ran for 20 months and remo...

Greens secure household electrification and will back energy price cap bill

14 December, 2022 - The Greens have concluded negotiations with the government on its energy price cap plan and will support the passage of the government’s bil...

Greens achieve historic state election result, with a doubled party room

14 December, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have achieved their strongest state election result on record, and will enter the 60th Victorian Parliament with a doub...

More support services for Canberrans with eating disorders

14 December, 2022 - The ACT Government is continuing in its commitment to providing support for people with eating disorders with a new early intervention servi...

Violet Coco released on bail - Greens will enshrine a right to peaceful protest without imprisonment

13 December, 2022 - Today District Court Judge Timothy Gartelmann has released climate protestor Deanna “Violet” Coco on bail pending an appeal to a 15 month ja...