Greens

Greens member Andrew Braddock said the government would see greater profits from improved planning in Gungahlin.

An ACT Greens motion in the Legislative Assembly today seeks to improve livability in Gungahlin as infill targets and affordable housing targets are achieved. “We know that when people come together to discuss their vision for the place they call home,

The ACT Greens would like to see the voting age lowered to 16 or 17 in Canberra, according to the party’s submission to the Inquiry into 2020 ACT Election and the Electoral Act.

The ACT Greens have proposed reforms to strengthen Canberra’s democracy, in their submission to the Inquiry into 2020 ACT Election and the Electoral Act. The party’s key recommendations include:

Greens candidates for the September local government election have expressed their frustration with the lack of action by Australia, especially the federal government, in addressing the current violence in Myanmar.

The Victorian Government has committed to creating a management plan to improve the condition of Greens Lake. The move has been welcomed by State Member for Shepparton Suzanna Sheed, who had previously called on Commonwealth and Victorian environmental water holders to allocate water to the lake.

NSW politicians have united to demand the National Party be stripped from the water portfolio and block a controversial floodplain harvesting plan. On Thursday, NSW Labor, the Greens and the Shooters,

Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and spokesperson for water has given notice of a select committee into the NSW Government’s management of Floodplain Harvesting, inviting the Minister for Water to work constructively with the Legislative Council to address its concerns following the disallowance of the floodplain harvesting regulations.

The Gungahlin Community Council has submitted a petition to the territory government that said residents had "completely lost confidence" in the planning system.

Greens housing spokesperson, Jenny Leong MP, has condemned the headline initiative announced with the release of the NSW Housing Strategy today as a dream for property developers and a nightmare for people living with the reality of housing insecurity and housing stress.