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Government must apologise for Bulmer-Rizzi treatment

5 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to apologise to Mr Marco Bulmer-Rizzi following revelations of more poor treatment by a govern...

Question without notice: The Budget

5 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Last night, the budget did not mention global w...

Labor's parkland hypocrisy

5 May, 2016 - Greens accuse Labor of hypocrisy when it comes to parkland protection on major infrastrucutre projects. While Labor prioritised protection of Roya...

Greens support CFA pledge

5 May, 2016 - Eastern Metropolitan Member of Parliament Samantha Dunn, and Greens Candidate for Menzies Richard Cranston visited the Warrandyte CFA on the April...

Budget in Reply

5 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE This budget, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison's first, is a massive let-down for the people of Australia. Just as they have b...

ACL could still get hands on public funds for ‘no’ campaign in marriage equality plebiscite

5 May, 2016 - In senate estimates today Attorney-General George Brandis has ruled out seeking a temporary suspension of anti-discrimination laws during any marr...

Thinly veiled rhetoric to close Aboriginal communities

5 May, 2016 - Thursday, 5 May Premier Colin Barnett hadn’t ruled out remote Aboriginal community closures and continued to offer no solutions in a statement yes...

Nuclear Waste

5 May, 2016 - A process not a postcode There are no long‐term storage solutions for nuclear waste, which is why the Australian Greens believe that nuclear indus...

A year as leader

5 May, 2016 - Richard Di Natale Joined Adam and Larissa to RenewAustralia “The difference between the Greens and the mainstream parties is that they have actual...

Budget a ‘house of cards’; super measures underwhelming

4 May, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the government’s so-called new ‘Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset’ (LISTO) is really just...

Inadequate domestic violence funding which lasts only until just after the election

4 May, 2016 - The Turnbull Budget locks in Abbott's cuts to domestic violence services and subjects women's legal and housing services, which help women escape ...

Turnbull fails to get wheels turning on bike funding

4 May, 2016 - Turnbull fails to get wheels turning on bike funding Turnbull has let down people who ride bikes - or who want to ride bikes - with nothing in the...

Budget missed opportunity for public transport and clean energy in Queensland

4 May, 2016 - 04/05/2016 The Liberal Government’s budget fails to provide public transport or clean energy jobs in Queensland and instead focuses on military sp...