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Greens challenge parties to put Hanson’s One Nation last

8 March, 2017 - The Greens will today challenge all parties in the Victorian Parliament to preference Pauline Hanson’s One Nation last at the next state electio...

Greens call for independent commission to determine where schools are built

8 March, 2017 - The Greens want to take the politics out of where schools would be built, or which ones would be refurbished with the establishment of an Indepe...

Australian Greens respond to claims one-third of parents unsure about vaccination.

8 March, 2017 - Australian Greens Leader Dr Richard Di Natale today said: “Immunisation is one of the most successful public health initiatives ever, and has le...

Greens to Turnbull: scrap DV legal cuts for International Women’s Day

8 March, 2017 - The Greens have urged the Prime Minister to mark International Women’s Day by scrapping plans to cut $34 million from funding for community lega...

Greens stand with childcare workers striking today

8 March, 2017 - The Australian Greens stand in solidarity with the thousands of childcare workers striking this afternoon to highlight the low wages they receiv...

#ThanksObama: A sociopath is now in control of unprecedented dragnet surveillance infrastructure

8 March, 2017 - The previous US administration’s massive ramp-up of dragnet surveillance, and Australia’s unquestioning subservience, has gifted the most powerf...

Feminism with a capital F

8 March, 2017 - Sarah Nielsen-Harvey I am the second most privileged person within our society. I am white, heterosexual, well-educated and cis-female. But when...

Greens call for Upper House Voting reform

7 March, 2017 - The Greens want to give power back to voters by reforming the Western Australian voting system and make it simpler for voters to choose their ow...

State of Environment ain’t good, Government complicit

7 March, 2017 - The 2017 State of the Environment report shows the federal government is putting the interests of donors and big polluters ahead of the public g...

Uranium scandal: Federal environment Minister sets a new low

7 March, 2017 - The Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has given environmental approval to the Mulga Rock uranium mine in WA this week, just days ahea...

A woman's place is in the House…

7 March, 2017 - We're hugely proud of our policies on women but it's not enough to talk the talk. We're also hugely proud that we have women across all levels o...

Estimates: Western Distributor, Inland Rail and Melbourne Metro

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I will begin with Mr Mrdak. I want to follow up some further questions about the Western Distributor. I want to confirm any approa...

Western Distributor independent assessments

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I will continue my questions about the Western Distributor. Trying to get information about the Western Distributor is like playin...

Estimates: Melbourne Metro funding

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I want to have a final reprise. I know we have covered this during the day, but hopefully it will not take too long. Give us as a ...

Estimates: speed restrictions on Albury Rail

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I want to go to the bigger question. We have the example of the Western Distributor. I will follow on from that but more in a gene...