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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

Senator Rice on destruction by quarantine of 230 year-old herbarium

28 May, 2017 - Senator RICE:  I want to ask about the destruction by our quarantine service of an irreplaceable  treasure  trove, the 230-year-old plant specime...

Senator Rice on Landcare

24 May, 2017 - Senator RICE:  The $100 million is additional allocation to  «Landcare»  —that is the case, isn't it? Ms Jakszewicz : Yes. ...

Senator Rice on National Rail Program

24 May, 2017 - Senator RICE:  Thank you, Mr Mrdak, for being willing to take my questions now. I want to go through some of the other programs outlined in the b...

Senator Rice speaks about LGBTIQ human rights

17 May, 2017 - Recently reports from around the world have reminded us of the ongoing and deeply frightening human rights abuses of lesbian, gay, bisexual, tran...

Senator Rice criticises government over Adani

16 May, 2017 - Australia is at a crossroads. We have an opportunity to be smart, to be making wise choices, to be heading for a clean, green, prosperous future,...

Senator Rice on Palestinian children in detention in Israel

16 May, 2017 - I also seek to take note of the minister's explanation; both parts of it. The question that I am concerned with, regarding Palestinian children i...

Roll Out the Barrel - Joyce’s Meddling Puts Australian Agriculture at Risk

21 April, 2017 - The Australian Greens have today labelled Barnaby Joyce’s ill-advised move of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to h...

International Transgender Day of Visibility 2017

30 March, 2017 - Each year on 31 March, the International Transgender Day of Visibility brings the trans and gender-diverse community and their friends, advocat...

Barnaby Joyce is talking through his hat on Heyfield mill crisis

27 March, 2017 - The Greens have condemned the Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce’s blundering attempt to wade in to Victorian forest issues, saying these type of short-si...