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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

Morrison must urgently increase resources to get stranded Australians home

16 October, 2020 - Greens Foreign Affairs spokesperson Senator Janet Rice said Morrison’s delay in getting stranded Australians home is unacceptable and has cal...

Budget: Government’s transport infrastructure locks in pollution to worsen the climate crisis

7 October, 2020 - Greens Transport and Infrastructure spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has condemned the Morrison government for failing to invest in a green rec...

Chinese government must allow access to Tibet, Greens say

23 September, 2020 - Following reports of a mass forced-labour program in Tibet, Greens Senator Janet Rice has called on the Chinese Government to allow access ...

1000 dnata workers are out of a job because of Scott Morrison

22 September, 2020 - Following dnata’s announcement today that 1000 workers will be made redundant, Greens Senator Janet Rice has condemned the Prime Minister f...

'I just don’t see why politics needs to be involved': Calls for compensation at Sports Rorts hearing

3 August, 2020 - In testimony today at the Senate Inquiry into the Administration of Sports Grants, affected sports clubs and local governments have called on t...

Public ownership of Qantas International should be on the table: Bandt

26 June, 2020 - It is time to talk about bringing Qantas International into public ownership as part of any further assistance package, Leader of the Australian...

Federal Court judgement puts all native forest logging on notice

27 May, 2020 -   The Greens say that all native forest logging operations across Australia now face a cascade of legal challenges, after today’s Federal Court ...

Greens introduce Level Playing Field Bill to correct sports rorts injustice

14 May, 2020 - Today the Greens will introduce a bill to empower Sport Australia to fund the sports clubs whose applications they recommended under the Communit...

Head of VicForests is a science denier, role should be reviewed, say Greens

1 May, 2020 - The Greens have condemned VicForests chief executive, Monique Dawson, for her comments towards Professor David Lindenmayer, one of the world’s mos...

Bridget McKenzie must appear before sports rorts senate inquiry, say Greens

30 April, 2020 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Larissa Waters have called for Bridget McKenzie to appear before the sports rorts senate committee following una...

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...