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Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility

3 November, 2022 - Ministers Rattenbury and Davidson have released a position paper which gives more detail on the ACT Government’s commitment to raising the Mi...

Greens renew call to end native forest logging in Victoria in response to carbon report

3 November, 2022 - An eye-opening Victorian Carbon Report was released today by the Victorian Forest Alliance. The report has found that in 2021 native fores...

Teacher shortage plan silent on public school funding

3 November, 2022 - The Greens say the government’s Draft National Teacher Workforce Action Plan will not solve the teacher shortfall crisis unless Labor gets se...

Greens back early childhood education wage supplement

3 November, 2022 - The Greens have thrown their support behind an interim wage supplement for early childhood education and care workers, as proposed by ECEC pe...

WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT CHINA?

2 November, 2022 - It seems that neo-imperialism, steeped in its original inherent racism, is clouding clear vision on what Australia’s position should be with ...

Brad Pettitt’s October Update

2 November, 2022 - Proceeding with Net Zero Perth, expressing concerns about homelessness, prison conditions and threatened ecology and facilitating petitions o...

Dorinda Cox’s October Update

2 November, 2022 - Keep calm and carry on By Senator Dorinda Cox As always it’s been a busy few months, here’s what’s been happening: Federal Parliame...

Steps towards banning nuclear weapons

2 November, 2022 - In a world where nuclear threats are increasing, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons provides a pathway towards abolition and nu...

Spit hoods continue to be used in the ACT

2 November, 2022 - ACT Greens police spokesperson Andrew Braddock MLA for Yerrabi welcomed the news that South Australia's Labor Convention passed a motion call...

UniMelb backpay a vindication of staff

2 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to news that the University of Melbourne will...

Greens pledge $7 million for Gertrude Contemporary to secure permanent home in Northcote

2 November, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have pledged to provide up to $7 million dollars to Victoria’s oldest contemporary arts organisation – Gertrude Contempo...

Greens launch plan for pokies-free Victoria

2 November, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have unveiled an ambitious plan ahead of the upcoming election to phase out pokies across the state in a bid to reduce g...

Greens call for Government to bring back ETSA, restore solar and battery rebates

1 November, 2022 - The State Government should establish a commission of inquiry into reviving ETSA and returning power to public hands in an effort to curb soa...

Government must act on Gambling Card after scrapping Clubs Bill

1 November, 2022 - The Government must introduce a mandatory gambling card after news it has scrapped its bill that would have put facial recognition technology...

Dr Lowe is running cover for corporate interests

1 November, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to today’s decision by the RBA to lift interest rates for the seventh consecu...