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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

PT funding fuelled by privatisation bribes to states

2 May, 2016 - PT funding fuelled by privatisation bribes to states The Greens say that while reports of federal investment in public transport would a positive ...

Greens Australian Infrastructure Bank to deliver for Victoria

29 April, 2016 - Greens Australian Infrastructure Bank to deliver for Victoria Victoria would be a big winner from the Greens announcement of a 2016 election po...

There is a new way for our native forests

21 April, 2016 - Two weeks ago, Senator Di Natale and I made the short trip to Victoria's Central Highlands—on Melbourne's doorstep—and met with local community...

Brickworks political donation interests extend to native forest burning and logging

20 April, 2016 - The Greens reiterate their call made on ABC's 7.30 program for an investigation into Brickworks and the influence of its political donations, s...

CSIRO docs show public good is being ignored

20 April, 2016 - I move: That the Senate take note of the document. The documents that have been received out of sitting are the final documents that we have re...

Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean

19 April, 2016 - Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean Labor and the Liberals must reject a push from the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) to...

Safe rates for truckies makes for safer roads for everyone

19 April, 2016 -   I rise to oppose this legislation to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal. I oppose this legislation, which we have not even seen, w...

ABCC is an attack on more than a million Australians at work

18 April, 2016 -   I rise to speak on the legislation to bring forward the Australian Building and Construction Commission. The Australian Greens stand strongly...

Welcome aboard high speed rail, PM Turnbull

11 April, 2016 - Welcome aboard high speed rail, PM Turnbull The Greens have welcomed reports that the Prime Minister has foreshadowed plans to progress east co...

We are not the 1% - PT users dudded by Turnbull

8 April, 2016 - We are not the 1% - PT users dudded by Turnbull Victorians who want the choice of safe, fast and reliable public transport have been sold out by...

Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum

6 April, 2016 - Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum The Greens have pledged $3 million of federal funds to invest in the tourism potential ...

PM puts LGBTI young people at risk by caving into backbench bullies

18 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Government's decision to wind back the Safe Schools Coalition after the conservative backbench demanded ...