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NAIF shouldn't subsidise dirty industries

3 May, 2016 - I rise to speak on the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Bill 2016. This bill is a great opportunity. The idea, the concept and the reali...

Labor and Liberal parties vote down motion to support Adnyamathanha traditional owners

3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Labor and Liberal parties for teaming up to defeat a motion (below) calling on the Government to acknowledg...

Australian Greens statement on the death of John Kaye MP

3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are deeply saddened by the death of our colleague and friend John Kaye. Our hearts go out to his partner, Lynne, and his fam...

Why must we always force nuclear waste onto Aboriginal people?

3 May, 2016 - I rise this evening to speak on the long history of failed plans to locate national radioactive waste dumps here in Australia at multiple sites ac...

Budget, like Turnbull, a massive let-down: Greens

3 May, 2016 - "This Budget is a massive let-down, just like Malcolm Turnbull has turned out to be," said Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale. "The govern...

Greens join international calls for West Papuan self-determination

3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are joining parliamentarians around the world in advocating for the right of the West Papuan people to determine their own p...

The Affordable Housing working group

3 May, 2016 - TREASURYSENATE  QUESTION Notice Given:  18 April 2016 (Question No.  1st session - 2972, 211ct  session - 3227) Senator Ludlam, asked the Minister...

Senate inquiry concludes Perth Freight Link wrong for WA

3 May, 2016 - The Perth Freight Link is the wrong project to invest in, will exceed the $1.9billion price tag, won't achieve its purpose and is a major lost opp...

Second self-immolation as tragedy unfolds on Nauru

3 May, 2016 - A young Somali woman who set herself on fire on Nauru was driven to despair after being forcibly returned to Nauru just days ago, the Australian G...

Hospitals

3 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that the ongoing uncertainty around hospital funding continues to threaten Australia's health...

Greens to expose Labor’s $1 billion clean-energy funding black hole

2 May, 2016 - With Labor announcing a climate policy that seems to largely lock in the Abbott/Turnbull $1.3 billion cut from the Australian Renewable Energy Age...

Greens to expose Labor’s $1 billion clean energy funding black hole

2 May, 2016 - 02/05/2016 With Labor announcing a climate policy that seems to largely lock in the Abbott/Turnbull $1.3 billion cut from the Australian Renewable...

Greens call on other companies to follow Ferrovial and dump offshore detention

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on all other companies that are profiting from the Australian Government's detention camps on Manus Island and N...

Liberals set to deliver ‘Budget for the billionaires’

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens say the Liberals are set to deliver a Budget that will grow inequality by including company tax cuts and income tax cuts for...

Government loses the plot on housing affordability: Greens

2 May, 2016 - The government's stubborn refusal to act on yet another substantial piece of evidence that negative gearing is forcing people out of the housing m...