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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...

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...

The Greens announce their target of dropping rents prices by 20% in 2 years

The Greens are announcing their plan to grow bus patronage by 50% in the next 2 years

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...

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...

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...

Greens commit to a long-awaited citycat terminal for West End’s high-density neighbourhood

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...