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Labor and Liberal vote against SA jobs and Whyalla Steel

19 April, 2016 - The Labor and Liberal parties combined to defeat a motion* from SA Green Senators Robert Simms and Sarah Hanson-Young in support of the steel i...

Address-in-Reply

19 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise to speak to the message delivered to the Senate by the Governor-General. It is extraordinary that we are meeting here ...

February 2016 Estimates QoN: Local content on Pay TV

19 April, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM: It is a useful point. You can take this on notice. Let us leave sport aside for a sec, because there is a whole variety of othe...

Greens call for Qld government to provide extra legal support for asylum seekers

19 April, 2016 - 19/04/2016 The Greens call on the Queensland Labor government to follow the lead of the Victorian government in boosting funding for community ...

February 2016 Estimates QoN: Housing Affordability, Homelessness

19 April, 2016 - ANSWER TO SENATE QUESTION ON NOTICE QUESTION NO:  2981 DATE ASKED:  8 March 2016 Senator Ludlam asked the Minister representing the Minister fo...

Labor and Liberal vote against SA jobs and Whyalla Steel

19 April, 2016 - The Labor and Liberal parties combined to defeat a motion* from SA Green Senators Robert Simms and Sarah Hanson-Young in support of the steel i...

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...