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The Canberra Liberals have no plan for climate change, put the ‘con’ in conservative: ACT Greens

17 September, 2019 - The Canberra Liberals have no plan for climate action in the ACT. In an interview this morning with 666 Canberra, leader of the Canberra...

Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up to work on Friday is a bum: Bandt

16 September, 2019 - Greens climate change spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, has this morning introduced a private members bill which will amend the Fair Work Act to...

ACT to deliver next major phase of climate action

16 September, 2019 - The ACT Climate Change Strategy 2019-2025 and Canberra’s Living Infrastructure Plan, the ACT Government’s next steps in the response to the...

More Canberra households to save energy, reduce emissions and cut energy bills

15 September, 2019 - The ACT Government’s highly successful Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme (EEIS) will now be expanded and extended to support even more C...

Littleproud must resign as Minister: Greens

12 September, 2019 - David Littleproud is a climate change denier and is not fit to serve as minister for water resources, drought, natural disaster and emergen...

Greens Condemn Passage of Anti-Protest Ag Gag Legislation

12 September, 2019 - Greens Senators have reacted to the passage of the Government’s anti-protest ag gag legislation which passed the Senate with Labor support....

If Labor abandons 2030 emissions targets, it abandons climate science

12 September, 2019 - If the Labor Party dumps its current target of 45 percent emissions reduction by 2030, they will lose whatever credibility they have left o...

Senate Urges NSW Government To Extend Consultation With Traditional Owners On Warragamba Dam Proposal

12 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the Senate passing her motion calling on the NSW government to give Trad...

Victoria must oppose waste incinerators if it's serious about fixing the waste crisis

12 September, 2019 - Today the Victorian Greens will introduce a motion to parliament calling for a moratorium on any plans for waste incineration across the st...

VicRoads report says protected bike lanes are safest option for Sydney Road

12 September, 2019 - A VicRoads report obtained by community advocacy group Streets Alive Yarra has confirmed that protected bike lanes will increase the safety...

New auction will future-proof 100% renewables and bring large-scale battery to ACT

12 September, 2019 - The ACT’s reverse auction scheme to reach 100% renewable electricity has already leveraged more than $2 billion of investment into 10 large...

Crossbench moves for Parliament to declare climate emergency

11 September, 2019 - Federal Members of the crossbench in the House of Representatives will join with John Hewson AM, former Liberal leader, to call on the Parl...

Greens: ADF must urgently develop & implement climate change strategy

11 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has reiterated calls for Australia's defence force to urgen...

Water and Enviro Ministers put up white flag on Murray-Darling crisis

11 September, 2019 - The Federal Government has put up the white flag on the Murray Darling Basin crisis, the Greens say. “The Coalition has had six years in go...

Greens Condem Netanyahu Over Annexation Announcement

11 September, 2019 - The Australian Greens condemn in the strongest possible terms Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he plans to ann...