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Australian Greens welcome ALP & NXT opposition to cashless welfare card expansions

9 February, 2018 - "I welcome the ALP and NXT in opposing the cashless welfare card legislation in the House of Representatives and look forward to the vote bei...

Disappointing that Senate voted down disallowance to stop cashless welfare card trials: Greens

9 February, 2018 - It is disappointing that the Senate has voted down the Greens disallowance motion to immediately stop the cashless welfare card trials in the...

Greens to close Government’s gambling advertising loopholes for broadcasters

8 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Turnbull Government for allowing loopholes that gets Foxtel out of a blanket ban on playing gambling a...

Allegations of lies and corruption risk South Australia’s vital water source

8 February, 2018 - Today’s revelations that South Australia has been sold down the river about how much water it would lose if the Government’s change to the Mu...

Greens to close Government’s gambling advertising loopholes for broadcasters

8 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Turnbull Government for allowing loopholes that gets Foxtel out of a blanket ban on playing gambling a...

WA farmers urge other growers to speak up on GM

8 February, 2018 - WA farmers have responded to the call for evidence for a Parliamentary inquiry into GM contamination issues, including compensation for non-G...

Illegal logging disallowance - passed by the senate

8 February, 2018 - I rise to speak on this disallowance motion moved by me and by Senators Brown and Hinch. The Greens do not see amending these regulations of ...

Greens hit back on cashless claims

8 February, 2018 - Thursday, 8th February 2018 The Greens (WA) Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region and spokesperson for Aboriginal Affairs Robin Chapple h...

Allegations of lies and corruption risk South Australia’s vital water source

8 February, 2018 - Today’s revelations that South Australia has been sold down the river about how much water it would lose if the Government’s change to the Mu...

Bill to repeal the destructive Regional Forest Agreements

8 February, 2018 - I rise today to speak to the bill which I introduced into this place, the Regional Forest Agreements Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2017. This bil...

Notice of Motion - Dr Hugh Wirth, AM

8 February, 2018 - *692 Senators Di Natale and Rhiannon: To move—That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the passing, on 5 February 2018, of Dr Hugh Wirth, AM,(ii) that...

WA farmers urge other growers to speak up on GM

8 February, 2018 - WA farmers urge other growers to speak up on GM Media release 8 February 2018 WA farmers have responded to the call for evidence for a Parli...

Protective Services Officer appears to strike man with baton during Merri Station arrest video

8 February, 2018 - THE Greens have called for an investigation into a dramatic arrest caught on camera at a Northcote train station last night. A Protective Ser...

Labor deceived Queenslanders about Adani jobs claim to win the state election

7 February, 2018 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett says Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s complaints about non-existent Adani jobs shows their pre-elect...

Greens motion calling for Turnbull Government action on abortion passes Senate

7 February, 2018 - The Senate has today passed a Greens motion calling on the government to ensure safe, surgical abortions are available in public hospitals ac...