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Family payment cuts are still poor policy

2 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has said today that it is extremely disappointing that the Government will attempt to ram through th...

The auto components industry is in crisis and we need to move fast

2 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens recognise that there are significant challenges facing the industries and the workforces of Australia's automotive manu...

Government must consider Change the Record report and Close the Gap on incarceration and violence

2 December, 2015 - Questions without Notice today have revealed the Government is still not planning to introduce Justice Targets despite evidence it could redu...

Senate supports inquiry into the indefinite detention of people with cognitive impairment

2 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has secured senate support for an inquiry that will investigate the indefinite detention and impriso...

Keep Radio Adelaide on air

2 December, 2015 - South Australian Senator Robert Simms calls on Adelaide University to secure the future of Radio Adelaide. Adelaide University are citing fin...

Australian Greens Senator responds to $1.8m in funding for NSW Custody Notification Service

2 December, 2015 - “Today I withdrew a motion in the Senate I have had on the notice paper for some weeks calling for the Government to provide full funding for...

Malcolm Turnbull's last chance to get kids out by Christmas

2 December, 2015 - Malcolm Turnbull has one last chance to get children out of detention by Christmas. Will he do the right thing and let them live, learn and p...

Election in Myanmar

2 December, 2015 - I travelled to Myanmar to observe the election

Anti-Uranium Mine Submission.

2 December, 2015 - There are two uranium mine proposals in the Goldfields open for public comment - Yeelirrie and the Wiluna extension. There's an online actio...

Government condemns patients to another Christmas as criminals

2 December, 2015 - The Greens say the Turnbull Government has failed to deliver legal access to medicinal cannabis to Australians who've been expecting it by th...

The community campaign to fight Roe 8

2 December, 2015 - The community campaign to fight the Roe 8 freeway has brought together an extraordinary coalition of residents, councils, aboriginal custodia...

Government must consider Change the Record report and Close the Gap on incarceration and violence

2 December, 2015 - Questions without Notice today have revealed the Government is still not planning to introduce Justice Targets despite evidence it could redu...

Joint Strike Fighter Inquiry establishment a victory for democracy over special interests

2 December, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Defence, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the support of the Senate to establish an Inquiry into Australia’s proc...

National accounts figures show Australian economy still too reliant on mining exports: Greens

2 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the national accounts released this morning reveal that the Australian economy is still...

Senate puts ice on government’s ideological super attack

2 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP welcomed the crossbench Senators putting the ice on the government’s ideological attack on super t...