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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

Airline bailout is not working for workers

31 March, 2020 - Greens transport spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has called on the Government to attach conditions to any bailout money given to airlines to pr...

Airline bailout must ensure fair deal for workers and taxpayers, say Greens

18 March, 2020 -   The Greens are calling on the Government to make sure that the security of the workforce of the major airlines is prioritised in the bailout...

The rot won't stop with McKenzie's resignation: Greens

2 February, 2020 - The long-overdue resignation of the ministry by Bridget McKenzie leaves unanswered questions about the Sports Rorts scandal and does not addr...

Bridget McKenzie sports grants bias, rorts deserve scrutiny by the Senate

16 January, 2020 -   Greens Senator Janet Rice has slammed Bridget McKenzie’s handling of the sport program, giving $100 million in sport grants to favour Coal...

Morrison government missing-in-action while climate emergency plunges profits of Australian farms

18 December, 2019 - Greens Senator Janet Rice has slammed the government’s failure to act as farmers suffer the effects of the climate emergency, following a da...

Australia no different to Saudi Arabia when it comes to the treatment of two Saudi journalists

19 November, 2019 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Nick McKim have condemned the treatment of two Saudi journalists by the Australian government. Quotes attribu...

Greens pledge $1b funding to make bike riding safer

9 May, 2019 - The Australian Greens have pledged $1 billion in funding to ensure that bike riders have the freedom to ride safely for every journey. The Greens ...

$1 billion for bikes

8 May, 2019 -   The Australian Greens have a plan to: Create a network of safe and continuous bicycle routes Develop end-of-trip facilities (such as shower...

You can’t trust Labor on climate and environment after yet another backflip, say Greens

1 May, 2019 -   Labor’s latest backflip, abandoning support for more native forest reserves in Tasmania, including 356,000ha of permanent reserves, shows they ...

Bill Shorten’s electric vehicle backtrack shows you can’t trust Labor on climate, say Greens

30 April, 2019 - Bill Shorten has today confirmed that Labor’s 50% by 2030 electric vehicle target isn’t an election promise, and that it “doesn’t mean that [it...

​​​​​​​SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR OUR FUTURE

30 April, 2019 - The Australian Greens will: Deliver $100m a year of real support for drought affected communities Support farmers with grants to increase pr...