31 August, 2016 - Madam Deputy President, I also want to add my congratulations to your appointment. I think it is a wonderful thing to have another woman there...
31 August, 2016 - On 18 September 1985, just shy of 31 years ago, Senator Jo Vallentine stood and addressed the parliament for the first time. It is quite instr...
31 August, 2016 - I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land that we are meeting on, the Ngunawal people, and I want to pay my respects to thei...
31 August, 2016 - Well, what a difference a year makes. This time last year, Mr Turnbull's challenge to Prime Minister Tony Abbott's cringe-worthy prime ministe...
31 August, 2016 - The Senate has supported a motion calling on the WA Government to publicly release the CCTV footage of Ms Dhu in police custody.
“Over and ov...
31 August, 2016 - Thank you, Senator Lines. I would like to add my congratulations to you for taking on the role and responsibility of Deputy President. I am su...
31 August, 2016 - Greens climate and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt, said the government must listen to its own Climate Change Authority’s call to phase out co...
31 August, 2016 - I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) today is the 15th annual International Overdose Awareness Day, commemorating all those who have...
31 August, 2016 - 2016 was a big year — many wins, a number of near-misses and a few losses — in particular the loss of Rob Simms as a Senator for South Austral...
31 August, 2016 - Richard Di Natale
People cast their vote for a party for a variety of reasons and motivations. No government can claim to have popular support...
30 August, 2016 - Senator Rachel Siewert has announced the Australian Greens commitment to the Redfern Statement, which sets out a plan for addressing Aborigina...
30 August, 2016 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said that she will focus on reigning in and scrutinising so called 'free' trade deals, ...
30 August, 2016 - The Greens increased their vote in the Territory by 25%. The Greens were able to run twelve candidates in the previous NT election. This time,...
30 August, 2016 - With the ban on fracking announced in Victoria, the Australian Greens will move for a nation-wide ban on fracking to protect farmland and wate...
30 August, 2016 - The Queensland Greens are backing a public rally being held in Brisbane today to demand state and federal government end their support for the...
