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Safe rates for truckies makes for safer roads for everyone

19 April, 2016 -   I rise to oppose this legislation to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal. I oppose this legislation, which we have not even seen, w...

Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean

19 April, 2016 - Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean Labor and the Liberals must reject a push from the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) to...

Senate supports motion calling on the Government to act on Aboriginal deaths in custody

19 April, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion calling on the Governments around Australia to act on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into...

Building and Construction Industry Bill 2013

19 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise today to speak against the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2]. This governm...

Richard's address in reply to the Governor-General

18 April, 2016 - Senator Di Natale respond's to the Governor-General's specch to Parliament, as sittings begin to consider the Government's ABCC legislation.

The importance of significant funding proposals being accompanied by detailed business cases

18 April, 2016 - NOTICE OF MOTION 18 April 2016 I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move that - 1.       The Senate notes: a.       As Prime M...

Legal Aid urgently needs funding boost given high demand for domestic violence family law services

18 April, 2016 - With new analysis showing 79 per cent of Legal-Aid-assisted family law cases include domestic violence, the Greens today renewed their call for...

Senator Di Natale speaks in opposition to the ABCC bill

18 April, 2016 - Senator Richard Di Natale reject's the government's ABCC legislation, which threatens the basic rights of workers and unions.

Scott Ludlam vs the ABCC

18 April, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (17:36):  What is it exactly that we are doing here? A prorogation...

Legal Aid urgently needs funding boost given high demand for domestic violence family law services

18 April, 2016 - 18/04/2016 With new analysis showing 79 per cent of Legal-Aid-assisted family law cases include domestic violence, the Greens today renewed the...

ABCC is an attack on more than a million Australians at work

18 April, 2016 -   I rise to speak on the legislation to bring forward the Australian Building and Construction Commission. The Australian Greens stand strongly...

Greens call on Prime Minister to stop Treasurer from speaking at ACL conference

17 April, 2016 - Australian Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should direct Treasurer Scott Morrison not t...

A Better Way – Greens announce plan to welcome 50,000 refugees a year

16 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have unveiled a bold yet fiscally responsible vision to harness the nation building capacity that people seeking asylum ...

A Better Way – Greens announce plan to welcome 50,000 refugees a year

16 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have unveiled a bold yet fiscally responsible vision to harness the nation building capacity that people seeking asylum ...

Most Australians agree with the Greens against taxpayer handouts for big fossil fuel companies

15 April, 2016 - Most Australians (58.9%) believe the government spends too much on fossil fuel subsidies, according to a national ReachTEL poll out today, and ...