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ACT Gov releases 20-year plan for Canberra’s natural resources

22 August, 2023 - Today, the ACT Government will announce the new ‘Caring for Dhawura Ngunnawal: A Natural Resource Plan for the ACT 2022-2042’ which will ...

NSW Labor breaks election promise with shameful Waterloo privatisation

21 August, 2023 - Today the NSW Minns Labor Government has broken an election promise and shamefully announced it will press ahead with plans to privatise half ...

Loy Yang A closure date to lock in twelve more years of burning coal, transition must happen sooner

21 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said closing Loy Yang A in 2035 will mean twelve more years of burning coal, and have urged the Victorian Labor Gove...

Defence hands $8.5 million to conflict-ridden consultant EY to design new nuclear submarine regulator 

21 August, 2023 - In the face of a national revolt over outsourcing of key government functions to consultants, Defence has handed another big four consultant, ...

National conference confirms Labor now Australia’s centre-right party

18 August, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt said that even with the generously-named “Left” faction holding the numbers in the Party, the Labor National Conferen...

Victorian Labor's decision to take strong rent controls off the table a 'kick in the guts' to thousands of renters

18 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government’s decision to take rent controls off the table will have dire consequences for r...

Greens force Albanese government to spill the beans on VIP flights for politicians

18 August, 2023 - The public has paid millions to fly senior politicians around on “special purpose” VIP flights according to documents forced from the Albanese...

Greens call on Sydney Uni to hand back dirty gambling industry funds

17 August, 2023 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and Education spokesperson, has slammed Sydney University for accepting funding from the gambling...

Full funding needed to end violence against women and children

17 August, 2023 - The Greens welcome the belated release of the First Action Plan and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan under the National P...

Improving the health and wellbeing of ACT detainees

17 August, 2023 - The ACT Government has released a new five-year plan to improve the health and wellbeing of adult detainees in the ACT. The ACT Detainee He...

New ACT Architect Board to continue the work of building better homes for Canberra

17 August, 2023 - Five board members have been appointed to the ACT Architects Board, responsible for ensuring registered architects are providing services to t...

Greens' bill to give IBAC more teeth passes Upper House

16 August, 2023 - A Victorian Greens’ bill to expand IBAC’s jurisdiction to investigate corruption has passed the Upper House, after all non-government members ...

Unfair rent increases are now Labor's fault: Greens

16 August, 2023 - Greens pressure has so far forced the government to spend an additional $2b on housing and has put renters rights on the national agenda, but ...

ACT Gov recognises the foundational work of our ACT environmental volunteers

16 August, 2023 - Volunteers from across the Territory gathered last Saturday (12 August) for the first ACT Environmental Volunteer Conference, which recognises...

Funding for CARE’s legal service at ACAT

16 August, 2023 - A free legal service pilot program for Canberrans involved in consumer or credit law disputes will be available for a further 12 months at the...