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Caring for refugee children

5 December, 2015 - Dr R Pryor As the children of Asian migrants to Australia, my siblings and I were lucky. Born to educated parents, well loved, fed and dresse...

QT: Will the govt revoke Alcoa’s temporary shipping licence

4 December, 2015 - Senator RICE (Victoria): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Senator Colbec...

Citizenship Bill Third Reading Speech

4 December, 2015 - Violent extremism is a global problem, and it demands global cooperation to resolve. What it does not need is unilateralism, and this bill is...

Give the workers on the MV Portland the Christmas they deserve

4 December, 2015 - I move that the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Tourism and International Education (Senator Colbeck) to a question ...

Greens introduce mining amendments to protect regional communities

4 December, 2015 - Friday, 04 December WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple yesterday introduced a Mining Act amendment bill that would give communities the power to rej...

Anti-protest Bill delayed until next year

4 December, 2015 - The controversial Bill to criminalise protest has been held over until February despite the Barnett Government’s attempt to pass it this year...

Senator Simms stands up for students against Liberal/Labor cuts

4 December, 2015 - Until now, the $1025 Student Start-Up Scholarship went to all eligible students twice a year. It was a modest amount of money that provided r...

Government must abandon failed paternalistic approach to Closing the Gap

3 December, 2015 - Failure to meet five out of six Closing the Gap targets shows failed measures of successive Government’s aimed at reducing Aboriginal disadva...

Fish kill more reason not to build Mangles Bay Marina

3 December, 2015 - The devastating fish kills in Cockburn Sound are further proof the Barnett Government should rethink proceeding with the Mangles Bay Inland M...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

Larissa Waters Responds to Minister Hunt's Australia's National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy

3 December, 2015 - Responding to Environment Minister Hunt's announcement of Australia's National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy, Australian Greens ...

Congestion will reign on Melbourne roads if Turnbull splurges on Western Distributor toll road

3 December, 2015 - Congestion will reign on Melbourne roads if Turnbull splurges on Western Distributor toll road With Victorian Labor steamrolling ahead on yet...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

Government must abandon failed paternalistic approach to Closing the Gap

3 December, 2015 - Failure to meet five out of six Closing the Gap targets shows failed measures of successive Government’s aimed at reducing Aboriginal disadva...

Childcare changes to be investigated by Senate inquiry

3 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens will refer the Coalition's recently announced childcare package to a Senate inquiry amid growing concerns that many fam...