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Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling for the Tu...

Brickworks political donation interests extend to native forest burning and logging

20 April, 2016 - The Greens reiterate their call made on ABC's 7.30 program for an investigation into Brickworks and the influence of its political donations, s...

Time to clean up politics

20 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are today calling on the Labor, Liberal and National parties to work with them to clean up politics.  “Today I’m calling ...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renewed calls fo...

Greens housing affordability 2016 election pledge

20 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens 2016 election campaign for real action on housing affordability is now more important than ever in light of Anglicare’s R...

Leaked Great Forest National Park Report Inaccurate, Biased

20 April, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens spokesperson for forests, says that a leaked report commissioned by the Yarra Ranges Council is unreliable at best, biase...

National Anti-Corruption Commission

20 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. The government and the opposition both claim that no national indepe...

New PBO costings reveal $1.2 billion cost of uni deregulation plan

20 April, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the Government to dump its deregulation agenda after new PBO costings released today exposed the reform's $1.2 billio...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - 20/04/2016 With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renew...

Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean

19 April, 2016 - Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean Labor and the Liberals must reject a push from the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) to...

Senate supports motion calling on the Government to act on Aboriginal deaths in custody

19 April, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion calling on the Governments around Australia to act on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into...

Building and Construction Industry Bill 2013

19 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise today to speak against the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2]. This governm...

Senate demands government’s Wilson documents

19 April, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion ordering the government to table all contracts that it holds with Wilson Security and any information ...

Greens lodge disallowance motion to stop East Kimberley cashless welfare card trial

19 April, 2016 - With the cashless welfare card running in South Australia and making life more difficult for residents in Ceduna, Senator Rachel Siewert has mo...

February 2016 Estimates QoN ME and CFS

19 April, 2016 - Senate Community Affairs Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE HEALTH PORTFOLIO Additional Estimates 2015 - 2016, 10 February 2016...