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Larissa Waters
Senator for Qld & Greens Leader in the Senate

Australian women need paid domestic violence leave

4 July, 2017 - The safety net for women leaving abuse and violence should include 10 days of paid domestic violence leave say the Australian Greens. “In 2015, a...

Treasurer’s threat to State’s on fracking is an outrage

30 June, 2017 - Treasurer Scott Morrison’s move threatening State and Territories with financial penalties if they ban dangerous fracking is outrageous say the ...

Treasurer’s threat to State’s on fracking is an outrage

30 June, 2017 - Treasurer Scott Morrison’s move threatening State and Territories with financial penalties if they ban dangerous fracking is outrageous say the ...

Labor’s Mark Butler says Adani is a bad idea, why won’t Palaszczuk listen?

22 June, 2017 - Federal Labor support for Adani’s deadly mega-coal mine is crumbling, so why aren’t Bill Shorten and Queensland Labor listening?, say the Austra...

Labor’s Mark Butler says Adani is a bad idea, why won’t Palaszczuk listen?

22 June, 2017 - Federal Labor support for Adani’s deadly mega-coal mine is crumbling, so why aren’t Bill Shorten and Queensland Labor listening?, say the Austra...

Statement on sexual assault

21 June, 2017 - I re-emphasise the Greens Federal Party Room’s great concern about allegations of sexual assault involving a NSW Greens member, which has had fu...

Statement on sexual assault

21 June, 2017 - I re-emphasise the Greens Federal Party Room’s great concern about allegations of sexual assault involving a NSW Greens member, which has had fu...

Labor and the Coalition keep on taxing women for existing

19 June, 2017 - The GST on sanitary products is sexist and opportunistic and it’s shameful that today both Labor and the Coalition refused to abolish it,” says ...

Labor and the Coalition keep on taxing women for existing

19 June, 2017 - The GST on sanitary products is sexist and opportunistic and it’s shameful that today both Labor and the Coalition refused to abolish it,” says ...

Greens will seek to grill Adani at Senate Inquiry

14 June, 2017 - Today in the Senate the Australian Greens successfully moved for an inquiry into the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). We will ...

Greens will seek to grill Adani at Senate Inquiry

14 June, 2017 - Today in the Senate the Australian Greens successfully moved for an inquiry into the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). We will ...

No more excuses, axe the tampon tax

14 June, 2017 - The Government’s plan to introduce GST on items bought online for under $1000, due to be debated this week, is chance to abolish the tampon tax ...