5 December, 2016 - The Greens have called on the federal government to scrap the proposal to move the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, ...
2 December, 2016 - I rise today to speak to the Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Amendment (Water) Bill 2016. The bill before us today would ...
2 December, 2016 - This political grandstanding from Labor tonight is sour grapes because we have been able to deliver an outcome that they are jealous of and t...
2 December, 2016 - Senator RICE: I move:
(a) notes that:
(i) Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) have been in place as 20-year agreements, designed to manage t...
2 December, 2016 - Senator SMITH (Liberal Party): I, and also on behalf of Senators Pratt and Rice, move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) 1 December 201...
1 December, 2016 - Senator Di Natale, Australian Greens Leader said today, “This is a victory for farmers who have been watching their fruit wither and die on t...
1 December, 2016 - In recognition that today is World AIDS Day, the Senate has passed a motion reaffirming Australia’s commitment to ending HIV transmission by ...
1 December, 2016 - As we head into summer, many people are sitting at work or at home, picturing what exciting things they might get up to in their holidays. If...
29 November, 2016 - I rise to speak on the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013. I comment first on the name of the bill—'impro...
29 November, 2016 - I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move that the Senate –
1. Notes:
a. The adverse effect of Red Imported Fire Ant popula...
29 November, 2016 - The Greens will join Labor and the crossbench to create a Senate inquiry on marriage equality and the Coalition government’s draft bill to a...
28 November, 2016 - I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) the funding reallocated by the Turnbull Government last week from the now defunct East West...
