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LGBTQIA+ Workers Left Out of Jobs and Skills Summit

24 August, 2022 - 24 August 2022 The Labor Party has published the Jobs + Skills Summit Issues Paper, and LGBTQIA+ people have been entirely left out despite li...

Greens condemn Labor’s failure to save Murujuga songlines

23 August, 2022 - Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has failed to save the Murujuga songlines, in allowing the Perdaman fertiliser plant to continue developm...

Widening gender pay gap during COVID calls for a stronger focus on the issue by government

23 August, 2022 - Jo Clay MLA, ACT Greens spokesperson for Women, has been calling for a focus on the gender impact of government decisions, particularly budget...

Attorney General Admits No Plan to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility

23 August, 2022 - Attorney General Mark Speakman has yesterday in Budget Estimates revealed the NSW Coalition Government will not be Raising the Age of criminal...

Have YourSay on engineer registration scheme

23 August, 2022 - The ACT Government is calling for feedback on the implementation of a scheme for the registration of professional engineers. “An engineer r...

More frequent train and tram services under Greens plan

23 August, 2022 - Victorian commuters would experience a major boost in metropolitan train and tram services under a plan released today by the Greens. Train...

Greens join fight for sea country on Tiwi Islands, in legal first

22 August, 2022 - Today, hearings begin as Munupi Senior Lawman Dennis Tipakalippa sues Santos and the Federal Government over their approvals of the Barossa ga...

ACT calls for minimum seven-star energy efficiency requirements

22 August, 2022 - To ensure that all new homes are built for people and planet, the ACT will call for the National Construction Code to be updated to a minimum ...

GG's failure to disclose PM's secret Ministries defied usual practice, records show

20 August, 2022 - 20 August 2022 Annual Reports show the Governor General has historically publicly disclosed details of the appointment and swearing in of M...

Better mental health and wellbeing for older Canberrans

19 August, 2022 - The ACT Government has today released a new strategy to improve the mental health and wellbeing of older Canberrans by building a more inclusi...

Battery cage phase-out long overdue and far too slow

18 August, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that today’s announced Australian poultry stan...

Jobs summit must tackle higher education crisis

17 August, 2022 - Ahead of joining the NTEU picket line at the University of Sydney staff strike this morning, Deputy Greens leader and Education spokesperson S...

Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan Will Not Protect Koalas

17 August, 2022 - The Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan will not protect koalas or other threatened species, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and planning spokes...

More questions than answers - NSW Flood Inquiry

17 August, 2022 - More questions than answers - NSW Flood Inquiry Today the Member for Ballina joined the NSW Premier in Lismore for the announcement of the rel...