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Greens plan to clamp down on multinational tax avoidance estimated to net $4.5 billion

13 November, 2021 - Media Release Today Greens leader Adam Bandt will address the final Greens National Conference of the year announcing a major pillar of t...

Morrison sabotaging Glasgow success

12 November, 2021 - Far from being a small player with minimal impact on global climate action, Australia under Scott Morrison is actively blocking plans for an...

Morrison's ‘not zero’ modelling a sham

12 November, 2021 - Quotes attributable to Greens Leader, Adam Bandt MP, on the government’s ‘net zero modelling’: "This is a plan for ‘not zero’.  "The Prime M...

Horse traceability funding welcome but needs to come with action

12 November, 2021 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the announcement of $1.1 million for horse traceability bu...

Talking Climate - COP26, Glasgow, and what it means for you - Recording

12 November, 2021 - A recording of an online panel discussion about the COP26 United Nations climate summit currently underway in Glasgow. Shane Rattenbury, ...

Magistrate Boss resigns

12 November, 2021 - Dr Bernadette Boss CSC is leaving the ACT Magistrates Court with her resignation as a judicial officer taking effect from 14 November 2021. ...

ACT and NT call on Attorneys-General to support Territory Rights on Voluntary Assisted Dying

12 November, 2021 - At today’s Meeting of Attorneys-General, ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury and Northern Territory Attorney-General the Honourable Selena...

Combating wombat mange in the ACT

12 November, 2021 - The ACT Government is helping local environmental volunteers fight wombat mange in the ACT, providing funding to fight the itchy disease as ...

Police violence is a national crisis, say Greens

11 November, 2021 - Gomeroi man, Stanley Russell, a father, was shot dead by NSW police. His brother, Eddie Russell, died in police custody in 1999. “Violence a...

Australia must not sabotage Glasgow climate consensus: Greens

11 November, 2021 - As the Glasgow climate summit comes to a head and the Liberals’ weak 2030 targets place Australia under increasing pressure, Scott Morrison ...

Reef Wreckers on Repeat

11 November, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government for its relentless destruction of the Great Barrier Reef, after it tried to remove reference...

Greens bring law reform to keep children out of prison

11 November, 2021 - Children as young as ten can be prosecuted and imprisoned under current NSW laws, but a new Greens Bill before Parliament would raise the ag...

Improving youth justice support and safety

11 November, 2021 - Minister responsible for Youth Justice Emma Davidson today tabled the ACT Government’s Response to the ACT Inspector of Correctional Service...

ACT explores new emissions reduction opportunities beyond borders

11 November, 2021 - The ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to calculate the community’s indirect greenhouse gas emissions from the goods and ser...

Affirmative Consent Law Passes NSW Lower House

11 November, 2021 - In a significant achievement for sexual assault advocates and survivors, affirmative consent laws passed the NSW Lower House last night, pav...