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Expansion into Commonwealth waters smells fishy

16 February, 2022 - A controversial project to expand salmon farming into Commonwealth waters has come under fire from the Greens for its lack of transparency a...

Nurses and midwives ask for support, get a kick in the guts by Perrottet Government

16 February, 2022 - Reports that NSW Health is considering "taking action" against the thousands of nurses and midwives that went on strike for better condition...

Practical ways to strengthen community resilience

16 February, 2022 - Minister for Mental Health and Community Recovery Emma Davidson is encouraging all Canberrans to stay kind, connected and caring to strength...

Coalition responds 2277 days late to Senate Inquiry report

15 February, 2022 - The Morrison Government has responded six years late to a critical Senate Inquiry report on the regulation of the fin-fish aquaculture indus...

Romance scams give love a bad name

14 February, 2022 - This Valentine’s Day, Canberrans are being warned that scammers are using online romance to break your heart and empty your bank balance, wi...

Identity of Neo-Nazi Revealed to be Former Young Liberals Office Holder

12 February, 2022 - The Age has revealed that a man in a propaganda video depicting three masked Neo-Nazi’s is a former Young Liberals Office Holder. In the vid...

Continuing support for tenants during COVID

12 February, 2022 - Support measures have been extended until 13 May 2022 to continue to help struggling renters impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergenc...

Koala recovery plan must include moratorium on habitat clearing

11 February, 2022 - Greens Spokesperson for the Environment, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said: "Today's announcement that koalas are endangered is a national sha...

ACT leading nation’s gang-gang conservation

11 February, 2022 - The ACT is coordinating national recovery efforts for the gang-gang cockatoo after receiving Federal Government funding to establish and lea...

‘Akin to torture’: Greens call for urgent investigation into human rights violations at youth prison

10 February, 2022 - The Greens have called for an immediate investigation following alleged human rights violations in a children’s prison today, while again ca...

Greens call out Labor and Liberal weak stance on COP26 and Climate commitments

10 February, 2022 - Yesterday and today in the ACT Legislative Assembly, the leaders of the three parties tabled letters from their Federal counterparts stating...

UPDATED: Greens motion recognises a healthy environment as a human right

10 February, 2022 - The ACT Greens are calling on the ACT Government to ensure Canberrans have the right to a healthy environment by including it in the Human R...

ACT Government strengthening family violence laws

10 February, 2022 - Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury will introduce the Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 to the ACT Legislative Assembly today. ...

Greens secure inquiry into political interference in ARC grants

9 February, 2022 - The Senate has given its support to a motion of Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to refer her private members’ bill Australian Research Council ...

Greens call for cross-party commitment to end culture of sexual violence and harassment

9 February, 2022 - The Greens have called on all parties to pledge an end to Australia’s culture of sexual violence, harassment and predatory behavior by commit...