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Political Issues: big vs local

26 February, 2022 - There are burgeoning existential threats facing humanity but these don’t seem to get much of a mention in Australian election campaigns. Why...

Days before border reopens, Greens back letter urging McGowan Government to protect Perth’s urban homeless

25 February, 2022 - With COVID cases on the rise, The Greens today have back calls from prominent public health experts urging the McGowan Government to both ho...

Greens plan to subsidise wages of coal workers and support communities through winding down of coal

25 February, 2022 - To stop coal communities collapsing, every coal worker should have a decade of generous financial support, including wage subsidies to assis...

Statement from the Australian Greens on Ukraine

25 February, 2022 - By Janet Rice The Australian Greens condemn Vladimir Putin’s military aggression in the Ukraine, as we condemn all military aggression....

A new podcast for Auspol nerds

25 February, 2022 - Can’t get enough politics in your day? You should check out Serious Danger, a new podcast about our broken political system and its greatest...

Dedicated Coroner and Magistrate appointed

25 February, 2022 - Ken Archer, senior member of the ACT Bar, has been named as the first dedicated coroner in the ACT in a key appointment aimed at improving t...

80ish days until the election

25 February, 2022 - We’re about 80 days away from being able to turf out this terrible government. That means we’re 80 days from sitting down with the next gove...

Let’s talk about economic equality

25 February, 2022 - Covid-19 has completely laid bare the economic inequality that is the backbone of our capitalist system. So why do we continue to accep...

Greens NSW Members elect Sue Higginson for NSW Legislative Council casual vacancy

24 February, 2022 - Members of The Greens NSW have elected public interest environmental lawyer, Sue Higginson, to fill the Casual Vacancy in the NSW Upper Hous...

Upper House Casual Vacancy Preselection - interim results are in!

24 February, 2022 - Interim results are in for the Greens NSW preselection to select David Shoebridge’s replacement in the Legislative Council, with Sue Higgins...

Update on cladding remediation works

24 February, 2022 - Cladding remediation work on four additional ACT Government buildings has now been completed, bringing the total of remediated ACT Governmen...

Clear and transparent sanctions policy for National Redress Scheme

24 February, 2022 - To ensure victim-survivors of institutional child sexual abuse receive the redress they deserve, the ACT Government has strengthened its san...