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Education Legislation Amendment (Victorian Institute of Teaching, TAFE and Other Matters) Bill 2018

21 June, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) (22:41:32) — I am very pleased that we have in fact got to the stage where we are debating this bill t...

Telstra cuts show why public services must stay in public hands for public good; Greens

20 June, 2018 - Wednesday, 20th June 2018 After a week of national service outages, Telstra have announced they will be cutting a quarter of their Australian wo...

Alinta misleading consumers shows why we need to re-regulate electricity prices: Bandt

20 June, 2018 - Alinta misleading consumers shows why we need to re-regulate electricity prices: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt ...

World Refugee Day

20 June, 2018 - Australia has much to lament this World Refugee Day, Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nick McKim says. “There are still hundreds of men, women an...

Australians Greens welcome local councils supporting an increase to Newstart

20 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens congratulate local councils around Australia for supporting a motion to increase Newstart at their recent national confere...

Centre Alliance rips off SA

20 June, 2018 - The Centre Alliance party has let down South Australians by voting with the Turnbull Government to force unfair tax cuts for high income earners...

Crimes Amendment (Unlicensed Drivers) Bill 2018

20 June, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) (14:34:40) — I rise to speak on the private members bill, the Crimes Amendment (Unlicensed Drivers) Bi...

Auto pay rise for MPs must stop

20 June, 2018 - Greens MLC Mark Parnell has introduced a Bill into State Parliament to stop the automatic flow-on of Federal MP pay rises to State MPs and to gi...

Australian Greens urge crossbench to oppose trial to drug test income support recipients

19 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens have urged the crossbench not to cave in and wave through drug testing trials of income support recipients that would hurt...

Merger talks must not risk South Australians accessing university

19 June, 2018 - The Greens won’t support any Uni SA/University of Adelaide merger if it means cutting courses, cutting jobs, closing campuses or compromising on...

South Australians worse off if tax cuts pass

18 June, 2018 - South Australia is set to lose $554 million in funding for essential services if the Turnbull Government’s income tax cuts pass the Senate this ...

450GL must be legislated to restore faith and help save the River

18 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens will move an amendment to the Water Amendment Bill 2018, listed on the Senate schedule for today, to include the delivery ...

Libs move to sell off ABC electorally toxic

16 June, 2018 - The Liberal Party Council has exposed Malcolm Turnbull’s secret plan to sell off the ABC, the Australian Greens say. “Malcolm Turnbull’s secret ...