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Come and see the Beeliar Wetlands for yourself, Prime Minister

25 November, 2015 - The Perth Freight Link has been a debacle, at both state and federal level. Prime Minister Turnbull needs to step in and spare his colleague...

Senator Robert Simms takes the ACL to task for homophobia

25 November, 2015 - Thank you acting deputy president. This afternoon I rise to speak about an event I recently attended in my home state hosted by an organisat...

Perth Green Drinks December Event

25 November, 2015 - “Communicating Sustainability”. Join the Perth Green Drinks’ panel: - Andrew Moore, a sustainability scientist- Hannah Uren, currently work...

Senate committee into violence and abuse of people with disability calls for Royal Commission

25 November, 2015 - After harrowing evidence provided to the Senate inquiry into violence, abuse and neglect of people with disability in institutional and resi...

Cambodian Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy

25 November, 2015 - The government denied leave for the below motion to be considered. NOTICE OF MOTION I give notice that on the next day of sitting ...

Nationals play chameleon in Senate chamber on farmers’ rights to say no to CSG

25 November, 2015 - 25/11/2015 Nationals Senators have failed to stand by their own claims that they believe landholders should have the right to say no to...

Senate fails to reinstate night-fishing ban on ‘super trawler” Geelong Star by a single vote

25 November, 2015 - This evening the Senate failed to disallow regulations that had lifted a ban on night fishing by the factory-freezer vessel Geelong Star by ...

Evocca College's attempt to blame students in poor taste

25 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have slammed the for-profit Evocca College's submission to the parliamentary inquiry into its VET-FEE HELP reform legi...

“Home is Heritage” – upholding the rights of remote communities

25 November, 2015 - Did you realise that this time last year, the WA Government had just announced the closure of remote communities? Although Colin Barnett ha...

"The Long Road to Radicalisation"

25 November, 2015 - Join members of MAPW (Medical Association for Prevention of War) for an afternoon with Dr. Ameer Ali, lecturer at the school of management a...

Biodiversity Bill long overdue and much-needed: Greens

25 November, 2015 - The Greens congratulate Minister Jacob for a new act for biodiversity and conservation on the precipice of what is shaping up to be one of W...

Nationals play chameleon in Senate chamber on farmers’ rights to say no to CSG

24 November, 2015 - Nationals Senators have failed to stand by their own claims that they believe landholders should have the right to say no to coal seam gas b...

Boosted oversight of foreign owned land and water a win for WA

24 November, 2015 -   The Greens have secured an Australian-first register of foreign owned water entitlements, in agreeing to support government legislation th...

Greens oppose Bill that seeks to punish job seekers and call on the Government to fix Centrelink administration

24 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have tabled a dissenting report calling on the Parliament to not pass a Bill that aims to further ‘streamline’ the job...