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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

Prime Minister, deliver on your promise to remove discrimination against LGBTIQ+ students this week: Greens

24 October, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on Prime Minister Morrison to deliver on his promise during the Wentworth by-election to remove the ability...

Reduce conflict between water used in coal/gas mining, and the environment and agriculture: Senate Committee

22 October, 2018 - The final report of a Senate Inquiry into water use by mining operations has recommended expanding Commonwealth control over water use, and d...

Janet on Greens bill to remove discrimination against LGBT+ students and staff in religious schools

17 October, 2018 - I'm proud to rise to speak on this Greens bill, the Discrimination Free Schools Bill, which would remove exemptions from our federal anti-dis...

Greens meet with intersex community representatives at Parliament House before Intersex Awareness Day

16 October, 2018 - The Australian Greens met today with intersex community representatives at Parliament House as part of recognition of celebrations for Inters...

Greens support APVMA inquiry, call for independent review of glyphosate

16 October, 2018 - As the Greens voted to support the establishment of a Senate inquiry into the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Green...

Greens' bill is PM's chance to 'act right now' on ending discrimination for LGBT+ students

16 October, 2018 - Greens LGBTIQ+ spokesperson Senator Janet Rice today said that voting for the Greens’ bill to end exemptions to anti-discrimination laws that...

Governments must do more to end harmful LGBT+ conversion attempts: Greens

15 October, 2018 - Following the release of the report into LGBT+ conversion attempts by La Trobe University, the Human Rights Law Centre and Gay and Lesbian He...

One way or the other, this Government is lying about Ruddock Review: Greens

10 October, 2018 - Following the leak of the Ruddock Review into Religious Freedom, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told journalists this morning that "this has n...

Ruddock review recommendations disastrous for LGBTIQ+ Australians: Greens

10 October, 2018 - The Ruddock review recommendations to allow religious schools to expel LGBTIQ+ students and fire LGBTIQ+ teachers would be disastrous, say th...