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Parliamentary Inquiry dissenting report rejects TPP

30 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens’ dissenting report to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties inquiry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (T...

A plan to save the Reef that ignores global warming is meaningless

30 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens say any plan to save the Great Barrier Reef that ignores global warming is meaningless “The government’s draft respons...

Dutton's push for White Australia Policy Mark II

30 November, 2016 - Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's proposed visa changes are deeply xenophobic and a continuation of his attack on multiculturalism in Aust...

MOTION: fire ants OPD

29 November, 2016 - I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move that the Senate – 1. Notes: a. The adverse effect of Red Imported Fire Ant popula...

Face the facts and take action to save the Reef say Greens

29 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens call on all political parties to face the scientific facts and take drastic action to save the Great Barrier Reef. “A ...

ABC independence traded for ABCC vote

29 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will vote against the government’s plans to allow the Communications Minister to make written...

Brandis to face Senate inquiry over WA deal

29 November, 2016 - The Senate has voted to establish an inquiry that will investigate the deal between the Western Australian government and the Commonwealth r...

Senate committee tables report on the indefinite detention of people with cognitive impairment in Australia

29 November, 2016 - The Community Affairs References Committee has tabled its report into the indefinite detention of people with cognitive and psychiatric impa...

ABCC won't improve productivity, just attack working Australians

29 November, 2016 - I rise to speak on the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013. I comment first on the name of the bill—'impro...

Senate to look into marriage equality bill

29 November, 2016 - The Greens will join Labor and the crossbench to create a Senate inquiry on marriage equality and the Coalition government’s draft bill to a...

Xenophon sells SA short in water negotiations

29 November, 2016 - The Nick Xenophon Team cannot be trusted to stand up for South Australia, the Australian Greens have said, after it was revealed that Senato...

Time to give fracking the boot

29 November, 2016 - Today’s report from the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee into fracking for gas in the South East confirms what the Greens have know...

Greens stand with 30,000 who oppose proposed levy for Uber users

29 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Transport Lynn MacLaren MLC has today urged the Government to scrap a levy it plans to impose upon all point to poin...

Overhaul schools funding so it’s based on need: Greens

28 November, 2016 - Any overhaul of schools funding must result in a genuine ‘needs based’ model, the Australian Greens have said, pointing out that some wealth...