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Greens: NSW free-riding on ACT schools must end

28 May, 2026 - NSW students are being educated in ACT-funded schools — and the ACT Labor Government has never sent a bill. The Greens are calling on the ACT Gov...

Big Salmon getting paid and profiting from its own pollution?

28 May, 2026 - The Greens call for transparency on the Albanese government’s shameful appointment of Salmon Tasmania to deliver a $28 million taxpayer-funded pr...

Greens welcome PFAS lawsuit & implore greater domestic action

28 May, 2026 - The Greens welcome the federal government pursuing a lawsuit against 3M Company over the contamination of dozens of communities across Australia ...

Labor’s tax changes to face Senate inquiry

28 May, 2026 - Labor’s proposed changes to the capital gains tax and negative gearing will be examined at a Senate inquiry, giving the Bill the scrutiny it dese...

Our teachers were right: ACT Government admits school system at breaking point

27 May, 2026 - Teachers, principals, school assistants and all our school-based staff have been propping up our public school system for decades - carrying a gr...

20,000 strong call to stop ACT Government killing wombats

27 May, 2026 - ACT Greens Leader, Jo Clay, will today table a petition in the Legislative Assembly signed by over 20,000 people including over 3000 Canberrans a...

Young people punished for high inflation

27 May, 2026 - New CPI data today shows inflation remains high at 4.2% (in the 12 months to April 2026), which is further bad news for young people already faci...

Data Centre report shows frenzied AI data centre projects will derail energy transition and emissions targets

27 May, 2026 - The Greens NSW have welcomed, with alarm, the Data Centre report by Greenpeace, ‘Energy Vampires: The AI Data Centres draining Australia’. The re...

Liberal backflip means harsher criminal sentences for vulnerable people

27 May, 2026 - Liberal Leader Kellie Sloane has backflipped on reforms to character at sentencing, supporting a total removal of good character as a mitigating ...

Net Zero Commission says coal expansion inconsistent with law and advice

27 May, 2026 - The Net Zero Commission has told an inquiry today that the Minns Labor Government’s plans to expand existing coal mines - released 19 March 2026 ...

MAJOR PARTIES BLOCK ACTION ON COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR CANBERRA

26 May, 2026 - The two major parties, plus both independents have all joined forces to vote against planning and funding a comprehensive public transport networ...

Greens stand behind Canberra's teachers, fighting for better pay and conditions

26 May, 2026 - The ACT Greens have thrown their support behind Canberra's public school teachers and school assistants in the midst of protracted negotiations w...

Greens Welcome Rent Relief Backflip — But Renters Need Lasting Solutions

26 May, 2026 - The ACT Greens have welcomed the Government’s decision to reinstate the Rent Relief Fund, following pressure from the Greens, community groups an...

Labor razes South Australian heritage

26 May, 2026 - Federal and SA Labor have failed to protect the state’s precious park lands after the razing of 585 mature trees for the redevelopment of the Nor...