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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

Senator Rice on Native Title amendment and Adani

13 June, 2017 - I rise to speak on this important piece of legislation, the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017. This parliament, ...

Greens say Turnbull government is delivering profits to developers for Maribyrnong site, leaving community behind

3 June, 2017 - The Greens have responded to reports of a private developer's plans for the former defence land along the Maribyrnong River, saying this is a typ...

Greens say Turnbull government is delivering profits to developers for Maribyrnong site, leaving community behind

3 June, 2017 - The Greens have responded to reports of a private developer's plans for the former defence land along the Maribyrnong River, saying this is a typ...

Greens Senator slams Margaret Court’s comments labelling trans children “all the devil”

1 June, 2017 - Senator Janet Rice, Greens LGBTIQ spokesperson, has slammed Margaret Court’s most recent comments about marriage equality and trans young people,...

Greens Senator slams Margaret Court’s comments labelling trans children “all the devil”

1 June, 2017 - Senator Janet Rice, Greens LGBTIQ spokesperson, has slammed Margaret Court’s most recent comments about marriage equality and trans young people,...

Senator Rice on Palestinian children in detention in Israel

1 June, 2017 - Senator RICE:  My questions are regarding the prosecution of Palestinian by the Israelis in Israeli military courts. I heard the questions that S...

Senator Rice on Safe Schools and school chaplain funding

1 June, 2017 - Senator RICE:  To change topics, I am looking at page 29, budget paper No. 3, table 2.5 and note that, as expected, there is not a budget line fo...

Senator Rice on Smart Traveller for Aceh province

1 June, 2017 - Senator RICE:  I am interested in Smartraveller advice particularly for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people. Given tha...

Senator Rice on the Regional Forest Agreement

1 June, 2017 - Senator RICE:  Welcome. It is nice to be back talking about forests and forestry. I will start with just an update as to how the renewal of the r...

Greens condemn Government failure to meet its own deadline for sex and gender inclusion on documents

30 May, 2017 - The Department of the Attorney General has revealed in Senate Estimate that they do not know whether Departments have implemented guidelines on t...

Greens condemn Government failure to meet its own deadline for sex and gender inclusion on documents

30 May, 2017 - The Department of the Attorney General has revealed in Senate Estimate that they do not know whether Departments have implemented guidelines on t...

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...