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Budget Estimates Hearings May 2016 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

15 September, 2016 - Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications Budget Estimates Hearings May 2016 Communications Portfolio Australian Broadcas...

Victoria one step closer to 'metre matters' laws for cyclists

15 September, 2016 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says a parliamentary inquiry has recommended the Greens' 'metre matters' bill be supported to m...

Smoking laws should protect all Victorians

15 September, 2016 - Victorian Greens amendments to the Andrews Government's new smoking laws have passed the upper house, adding pressure to calls for a govern...

It's time to put love into law

15 September, 2016 - I rise to speak on the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013. This bill has actually been on the books since 29 September 2010, introduced ...

Oil Exploration

15 September, 2016 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG I rise today to speak about a very special and precious place in my home state of South Australia. Last week, I was lu...

Ditching backdating of carers allowance is mean spirited and should be removed from the Omnibus Bill: Greens

15 September, 2016 - Cutting the backdating of payments for people that receive Carers Allowance is a mean-spirited section of the Omnibus Bill that should be a...

Victorian findings on safe passing distances laws apply to WA

15 September, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has welcomed a Victorian Parliamentary inquiry report released today which calls for minimum safe passing distance...

Youth Unemployment crisis: training, jobs needed

15 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on government and business to outline a path towards reigning in the growing youth unemployment rate in A...

Meanwhile in the Federation Chamber, Labor backs government on tax cuts for top income earners

15 September, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says the Australia Greens will oppose the Treasury Laws Amendment (Income Tax Rel...

Time to Turn Ginninderra Falls into a National Park

15 September, 2016 - Indra Esguerra When I was a kid we used to go out to Ginninderra Falls if we had interstate or international visitors. It was a beautiful p...

Why we walked out

15 September, 2016 - Richard Di Natale Last night, we walked out of the chamber during Pauline Hanson's first speech to this Parliament because we stand with th...

Asylum Seekers

14 September, 2016 - Senator McKIM My question is to the Attorney-General, representing the Prime Minister. Attorney, today Save the Children and UNICEF reveale...

Brandis denies plebiscite will lead to hate speech

14 September, 2016 - Senator RICE (Victoria) (14:20): My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Yesterday a group of 'rainbow families' came to p...

Labor sides with Government to keep cashless welfare card in East Kimberley

14 September, 2016 - The Labor party have today sided with the Government to oppose a disallowance motion in the Senate that would halt the cashless welfare car...