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Govt’s native fish plan akin to shuffling deck chairs on Titanic

14 October, 2019 - The Government’s “native fish plan” is akin to shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic, the Greens say. Greens Spokesperson for Water Senato...

Future is Female: Girls take over Federal Parliament

14 October, 2019 - The Greens are proud to support the more than 60 young women who have taken over parliament today, acting as Senators for the day. Greens ...

Greens move pill testing, decriminalisation and legalising cannabis bills to save lives

14 October, 2019 - Recommendations regarding pill testing and police harassment in the draft Coroner’s Report into Music Festivals Deaths are not surprising and...

Native trees best for beating urban heat

14 October, 2019 - Yellow box and kurrajongs were some of the top ranked trees to beat the heat in a report which assessed 211 tree species used in Canberra’s u...

Greens move to regulate coal like asbestos as IMF says carbon price insufficient

11 October, 2019 - As the IMF warns that even a $111 carbon price in Australia will be insufficient to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, Greens’ climate an...

Victorian Greens strengthen support for trans and gender diverse members at State Conference

10 October, 2019 - Australian Greens Victoria (AGV) has overwhelmingly endorsed changes to its constitution that will include greater support for transgender an...

ACT Greens call for optional voting for 16 and 17 year olds

10 October, 2019 - The ACT Greens today have called for the introduction of optional voting for 16 and 17 year olds in the 2020 Territory election. ...

Australia must not turn its back on Syrian Kurds

9 October, 2019 - The Australian Government must use every diplomatic means at its disposal to insure that Turkey does not invade Kurdish-controlled Rojava in S...

Public will never forgive ALP if it abandons climate action: Greens

9 October, 2019 - The Australian public will never forgive the Labor Party if it abandons any commitment to taking genuine action on the climate crisis as Joel ...

Major Hospital building surrounded by bushfire zone has flammable cladding

9 October, 2019 - A recently constructed multi-story hospital building surrounded by a bushfire zone in Northern Sydney has been assessed as having high-risk fl...

Public-funded private dams prove corporate corruption killing Murray-Darling

8 October, 2019 - Research released today by The Australia Institute showing taxpayers are funding private dams for big business, further proves corporate corru...

Delay of endangered Sea Lion listing could determine its survival

3 October, 2019 - The Federal Environment Minister has again delayed the assessment of flora and fauna species’ threat status in a move that could determine the...

Action still needed to realise minimum standards in rentals: ACT Greens

3 October, 2019 - The Greens have today welcomed news that a range of renters rights will come into effect sooner – but called on the Government to take this fu...