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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

Morrison’s new laws must not undermine anti-discrimination protections

13 December, 2018 - A Religious Discrimination Act should not be used to undermine or override state based anti-discrimination laws, the Australian Greens say, ...

Rolling over logging laws is a death warrant for threatened species

6 December, 2018 - Last week’s rollover of the New South Wales native forest logging laws for another 20 years is nothing short of criminal. “This disastrous ro...

Senate passes motion marking one year since marriage equality passed the parliament

6 December, 2018 -  The Senate has passed a motion celebrating the first anniversary of marriage equality being passed in the parliament. The motion also noted ...

PM’s bill a Trojan horse that will expand discrimination, not remove it: Greens

5 December, 2018 -  Scott Morrison’s bill does not remove discrimination against LGBTQ+ kids, it opens the door to even more discrimination, say the Australian ...

Stillbirth inquiry report

4 December, 2018 - No bad guys is exactly how it was. I really want to start by thanking everyone, because it was such a journey that we were all on. It was a j...

Greens announce $10m per year for HIV prevention and $1m per year for stigma

30 November, 2018 - The Australian Greens have announced $10 million per year of funding into ending HIV in Australia, with a further $1 million for national ca...

Greens will protect LGBTQ+ teachers and staff by amending Labor's bill that only includes students

28 November, 2018 - The Australian Greens will move amendments to Labor’s bill to ensure discrimination against LGBTQ+ teachers and staff, as well as students, ...

Protecting koalas from extinction

28 November, 2018 - What do you think of when you think of Australia? The vast stretches of our outback, our magnificent beaches, our incredible Aboriginal and ...