15 September, 2016 - So here we are: it is about 20 to nine on the last sitting day of this session, most of the press gallery have gone to sleep and most of th...
15 September, 2016 - Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications
Budget Estimates Hearings May 2016
Communications Portfolio
Australian Broadcas...
15 September, 2016 - It’s good to see a draft animal welfare plan released for public comment by the state government this week, Greens animal welfare spokesper...
15 September, 2016 - Victorian Greens amendments to the Andrews Government's new smoking laws have passed the upper house, adding pressure to calls for a govern...
15 September, 2016 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says a parliamentary inquiry has recommended the Greens' 'metre matters' bill be supported to m...
15 September, 2016 - I rise to speak on the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013. This bill has actually been on the books since 29 September 2010, introduced ...
15 September, 2016 - Cutting the backdating of payments for people that receive Carers Allowance is a mean-spirited section of the Omnibus Bill that should be a...
15 September, 2016 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG
I rise today to speak about a very special and precious place in my home state of South Australia. Last week, I was lu...
15 September, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has welcomed a Victorian Parliamentary inquiry report released today which calls for minimum safe passing distance...
15 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on government and business to outline a path towards reigning in the growing youth unemployment rate in A...
15 September, 2016 - Indra Esguerra
When I was a kid we used to go out to Ginninderra Falls if we had interstate or international visitors. It was a beautiful p...
15 September, 2016 - Richard Di Natale
Last night, we walked out of the chamber during Pauline Hanson's first speech to this Parliament because we stand with th...
14 September, 2016 - The Senate has supported a motion calling on the Government to provide funding of last resort as part of a national redress scheme for surv...
14 September, 2016 - Senator McKIM
My question is to the Attorney-General, representing the Prime Minister. Attorney, today Save the Children and UNICEF reveale...
14 September, 2016 - Senator RICE (Victoria) (14:20): My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Yesterday a group of 'rainbow families' came to p...