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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

WestConnex Audit slams federal government process

15 February, 2017 - The Australian National Audit Office has released its report into Commonwealth funding of the WestConnex project. The report looks into whet...

Senate calls on govt to take responsibility for homelessness distress

14 February, 2017 - I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that:     (i) Melbourne is currently facing a housing crisis, with record numbers of people experiencing ...

Further to go to make sure our food is labelled clearly and efficiently

13 February, 2017 - I rise today to speak on the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Country of Origin) Bill 2016. The Greens have been leading the way on count...

MOTION: fair pay for AFLW players

13 February, 2017 - That the Senate – notes that: Australian Rules football fans have wholeheartedly embraced the AFL Women's league, which drew crowds exceedin...

Turnbull the great leech of our trains, trams and buses

13 February, 2017 - In parliament yesterday we heard the Prime Minister accuse the Leader of the Opposition of being a parasite. But, when it comes to public tr...

Forest campaigning is not going to go away

8 February, 2017 - I move: That the Senate take note of the document. This document is the regional forest agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and t...

Governments continue addiction to native forest logging

8 February, 2017 - There is a long-held saying that the world's forests are its lungs. That being the case, the coalition federal government and the Victorian L...

Value capture proposal not the silver bullet for high speed rail

8 February, 2017 - The Greens have warned that a Parliamentary Committee’s support for value capture for high speed rail along Australia’s east coast is fraught...

Failed logging laws secretly renewed

3 February, 2017 - The Victorian and federal governments appear to have quietly extended the East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement, prompting the Greens to c...

Inquiry shows path forward for marriage equality

25 January, 2017 - A Senate Inquiry has shown that equal marriage is possible in this term of Parliament, despite highlighting flaws in the federal government’s...

Action against red fire ant is a no-brainer

8 December, 2016 - The Greens have urged the federal government to take the necessary action to eradicate the red fire ant, after the Senate passed a Greens mot...

Carla’s love of pink no justification for gender assignment surgery

8 December, 2016 - The Greens say that the 5-year-old Australian child known as Carla should have been allowed to choose their own gender at an appropriate time...