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Speech on Tasmanian football

14 September, 2016 - I am not sure how many other senators saw it, but the AFL women's All-Stars game on 3 September was a fantastic showcase of Australian Rule...

Greens call for cross-party support for dying with dignity reform

14 September, 2016 - The Greens have welcomed a second Victoiran Government Minister expressing support for dying with dignity law reform, and called for MPs fr...

National redress scheme for survivors of child sex abuse supported by Senate

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...

Asylum Seekers

14 September, 2016 - Senator McKIM My question is to the Attorney-General, representing the Prime Minister. Attorney, today Save the Children and UNICEF reveale...

Brandis denies plebiscite will lead to hate speech

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...

Labor sides with Government to keep cashless welfare card in East Kimberley

14 September, 2016 - The Labor party have today sided with the Government to oppose a disallowance motion in the Senate that would halt the cashless welfare car...

Greens to introduce Bill to protect the Great Australian Bight from BP

14 September, 2016 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will give notice today that she will introduce legislation to the Senate that would see ...

The government has fallen in line with industry spin on Regional Forest Agreements

13 September, 2016 - I also rise to speak to the motion that the Senate take note of the Australian and Tasmanian Government Response to the Review of the Imple...

Greens to protect renewable energy jobs in WA

13 September, 2016 - Renewable energy projects in Western Australia will cease to exist without continued funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (A...

Turnbull caves in on plebiscite funding

13 September, 2016 - Turnbull caves in on plebiscite funding The Greens have urged Labor to fully commit to block any marriage equality plebiscite, after Cabine...

The staggering financial cost of Australia’s inhumanity

13 September, 2016 - A report from the Australian National Audit Office has revealed that it costs $573,000 per person per year to keep people in offshore deten...

Greens support Triple J moving date of Hottest 100

13 September, 2016 - With calls becoming louder every year to respect those for whom January 26 represents a tragedy, not a celebration, the Greens strongly sup...

Omnicuts short change ARENA and Australia’s most vulnerable

13 September, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Senator Di Natale, Spokesperson for Community Services Senator Siewert and Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Cha...

Transparency, accountability and responsibilities of our rural research and development corporations

13 September, 2016 - I rise today to speak to the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 2016. I am pleased to say that this is the fir...

Donations to Political Parties

13 September, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Special Minister of State (Senator Ryan) to a question witho...