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Why we walked out

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...

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 ...

Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016, Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016

14 September, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise to speak today in support of the Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tob...

Greens establish Senate Inquiry into the impact of climate change on fisheries and our oceans

14 September, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has welcomed the support of the Senate in agreeing to establish an Inqu...

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...

Abrupt announcement of Macquarie Island station closure is worrying

13 September, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says that the last-minute-to-midnight decision to close of the Macquarie...

Labor joins Government to squash ACFI referral

13 September, 2016 -   “It is disappointing that Labor has voted with Government to stop cuts to the Aged Care Funding Instrument being referred to the Communit...