The Greens stand in solidarity with a coalition of 20 community service organisation peak bodies, who came together to call for increased funding ahead of this year’s State Budget.
The war in Iran is hitting home for Tasmanians, with price rises already putting pressure on people – and community service organisations are on the frontline.
Foodbank's annual Hunger Report is out today and the situation in Tasmania is dire, with a reported 81,000 Tasmanians experiencing food insecurity in June and July of this year.
The new Quarterly Rental Review from Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) shows that rents are continuing to rise and vacancy rates lower, while landlords’ profits go up.
The Greens are pleased to open our free community pantry in Launceston. With the cost of living crisis hitting Tasmanians hard, we hope our pantry can help ease the burden.
The Greens will make real change for Tasmanians struggling with the cost of living by investing $165 million into making public transport free, frequent and reliable.
The cost of living and housing, as well as climate change and the environment, are among the top concerns of Tasmanian young people, according to Mission Australia’s Youth Survey.
According to recent data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, spending is still shrinking and economic growth is now at its lowest since the 1991-2 recession, excluding the pandemic.
It is lamentable that we are in a situation where inflation is going through the roof and wages are stagnant or falling in real terms.
Liberal and Labor politicians have finally accepted what the Greens have been saying for years – the cost of public transport is a real concern for Tasmanians. Now the major parties have finally admitted this is an issue, we are calling for them to do this properly and make public transport free.