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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...

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...

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...

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...

South Australia hit hard as Labor/Liberal gut ARENA

13 September, 2016 - Ripping half a billion dollars from funding for renewable energy project will hit South Australian jobs and the state's renewables sector h...

Remembering Dr Bill Williams

13 September, 2016 - I rise tonight in shock and sadness to farewell Dr Bill Williams, who passed away the night before last. It is hard to put words into the s...

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...

Queensland hit hard as Labor/Liberal gut ARENA clean energy grants

13 September, 2016 - Ripping more than half a billion dollars from funding for clean energy projects will hit Queensland  jobs and the state’s renewables sector...

Senate tells Joyce to think again on cost-benefit analysis for pesticides agency move

13 September, 2016 - Senate tells Joyce to think again on cost-benefit analysis for pesticides agency move A Greens motion has passed the Senate that gives Agri...

Census

13 September, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM I, and also on behalf of Senators Lambie and Xenophon, move: That the Senate— (a) notes:    (i) the technical failures of th...

Statement on the marriage plebiscite

13 September, 2016 - "I said I would wait to see the government's proposal and, now that I have, I won't be supporting it," Senator Hanson-Young said. "This isn...