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Minister announces second regular fuel ban in Tennant Creek

6 January, 2016 - The Government has announced plans to mandate low-aromatic fuel in another community, Tennant Creek, to combat the scourge of petrol sniffing ...

2015 - Year In Brief

31 December, 2015 - It is genuinely a privilege to represent you in our national parliament, and I am proud and grateful to have this opportunity. Sometimes you...

Pleasantries with Sarah Hanson-Young: Part 1 - No Music

24 December, 2015 - As requested - a second version of Pleasantries with Sarah Hanson-Young: Part 1 - this time with no music in the background to make editing a breeze!

Govt needs to find a heart: Greens

23 December, 2015 - The Greens urge the government to reconsider visa applications of a Pakistani family so that they are able to visit their dying relative for...

Hunt backs Abbot (Point)

22 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens condemn Minister Hunt's approval of the Queensland Labor Government's plan for a massive coal port in the Great Barrie...

Hunt backs Abbot Point

22 December, 2015 - 22/12/2015 The Australian Greens condemn Minister Hunt’s approval of the Queensland Labor Government’s plan for a massive coal port in ...

WHAT A YEAR!

22 December, 2015 - 1 // We kicked off the year with our highest ever vote in Queensland!   2 // We joined with doctors, nurses and thousands of australians to ...

Victoria lagging behind - A Metre Matters

21 December, 2015 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says NSW’s decision to introduce minimum passing distances for motorists overtaking bicycles has...

Greens call on Queensland government to legalise Uber‏

19 December, 2015 - 19/12/2015 The Queensland Greens say the state Labor government should accept that ride sharing services such as Uber will need to be l...

Turnbull’s weak statement in Japan continues the trend of Liberal inaction on whaling

18 December, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s vague mention of his ‘disappointment...

Tasmania Short-Changed By MYEFO

17 December, 2015 - Tasmania has been left completely short-changed by the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, with $46 million ripped out of the state and no...

ASIO head deserves better than attacks from Liberal backbenchers

17 December, 2015 - The head of ASIO deserves better than criticism from ill-informed Liberal backbenchers, Greens spokesperson for Legal Affairs Nick McKim say...

EPA review must not leave out flawed decisions such as Mangles Bay canal estate

17 December, 2015 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren says that a review of the EPA’s policies and procedures announced by the Environment Minister today will be meaning...

Greens urge Government to implement Senate report into Out of Home Care

17 December, 2015 - The Greens are urging the Minister for Social Services to read and implement the 39 recommendations of the Senate report on out of home care...