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Solid swings but not many ward wins - unpacking the results of the 2024 Brisbane City Council election
March 21, 2024
Well it’s six days since the council election, and the last few postal votes are being scrutinised closely, with the Greens frustratingly close to winning in a couple of different electorates both in Brissie...
Read More ShareInitial reflections on the Brisbane City Council election result
March 17, 2024
Well the city council election is over and the results are still rolling in as the final votes are counted. I’ve been receiving so many supportive messages from people – I’m really sorry if...
Read More ShareMedia Release: The Greens set target of dropping rents by 20% in 2 years
March 15, 2024
The Greens announce their target of dropping rents prices by 20% in 2 years
Read More ShareMedia Release: The Greens set target for boosted bus patronage
March 14, 2024
The Greens are announcing their plan to grow bus patronage by 50% in the next 2 years
Read More ShareHow to vote for the Greens
March 01, 2024
In the Brisbane City Council election on 16 March, 2024, voters will be asked to fill out two ballot papers, one for your local ward councillor, and one for the Lord Mayor. We're encouraging...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Greens Climate Policy Announcement
February 28, 2024
Greens seek to exclude companies that work on fossil fuel projects from tendering for council contracts A Greens-led Brisbane City Council will take real action on climate change by banning the council from contracting...
Read More Share"How are you going to pay for it?" Overview of Greens campaign commitment costings
February 22, 2024
It’s so predictable and consistent that you can set your watch to it… In an election campaign, the Greens will propose increasing government spending on certain essential public infrastructure projects and services, with detailed...
Read More ShareMedia Release: A New Ferry Terminal for West End
February 20, 2024
Greens commit to a long-awaited citycat terminal for West End’s high-density neighbourhood
Read More ShareResponses to community group position requests
February 15, 2024
Sometimes, community groups from across the city get in touch to ask about the Greens position on an issue that's not directly addressed in either our key policy announcements or our full policy platform....
Read More ShareWhere do we stand on Olympic venues?
January 22, 2024
We are winning our fight against the Gabba Olympics proposal! In the last few days, it feels like we’ve passed another political tipping point in our long-running campaign to stop the demolition and reconstruction...
Read More ShareWhat should our mayoral campaign's self-imposed limit on financial donations from individuals be?
November 10, 2023
In a city of 900 000 voters, it costs money to run an election campaign. Ideally, our city council campaign will be able to fundraise to pay a few staff to coordinate volunteers, but...
Read More ShareA public vote on the future of hireable escooters
November 08, 2023
A lot of people in our city have strong views about escooters. Some think that they’re so dangerous that they should be banned outright, others think they’re an important piece of the transport mix...
Read More ShareFirst Nations policy priorities at the Brisbane City Council level
October 30, 2023
There was a bit of sensationalist (and factually incorrect) coverage last week about some of the Greens’ Brisbane City Council policies regarding First Nations peoples. There’s obviously a long list of important projects and...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Greens harden opposition to a Gabba Olympics, announce East Brisbane State School P&C mum as candidate for key seat of Coorparoo
October 27, 2023
A Greens-led Brisbane City Council would refuse to support the 2032 Olympics if the state government insists on spending $3 billion knocking down and rebuilding the Gabba to serve as the major athletics venue....
Read More ShareInitial reflections after another community transport forum out at Moggill
October 09, 2023
Yesterday afternoon I attended a thought-provoking forum organised by the Brisbane West Lions Club about the transport priorities and challenges for the Moggill-Bellbowrie area, which is on the city’s south-western outskirts (but on the...
Read More ShareDoes our city and culture really value international students?
October 02, 2023
Right now, there are roughly 622 000 international tertiary education students living in Australia, with another 90 000 studying Australian courses remotely. Every year, thousands of young people from across the world flow through...
Read More ShareWhy I'm running for mayor
August 16, 2023
Today I’m announcing that I’m running as the Greens candidate for Mayor of Brisbane in the March 2024 local government elections. This wasn’t a decision I’ve come to lightly. But after thinking deeply about...
Read More ShareBrisbane should redefine itself as a forest city
August 12, 2023
In certain circles, there's been a lot of reporting and commentary about how Brisbane doesn’t have a well-known ‘brand’ and that this is supposedly a problem to be solved in the lead-up to the...
Read More ShareWe need genuinely affordable housing
July 30, 2023
Why Are Homes So Expensive? Our housing system is broken. Homelessness is rising, and Australia’s property market looks increasingly unsustainable. Here in Brissie, more and more residents are stuck renting in the private sector...
Read More ShareJonathan Sriranganathan's final speech in the council chamber as Councillor for the Gabba Ward
July 29, 2023
My final official speech as Councillor for the Gabba Ward was delivered in the Brisbane City Council chamber during General Business on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023... Speech transcript: I first acknowledge and offer my...
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