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Old parties need to catch up to community and the world on global warming

17 March, 2016 - 17/03/2016 New polling shows how out-of-touch the old parities are with the community on global warming, coal and the Great Barrier Reef.  It c...

Government must listen to committee recommendations on how to improve the IAS: Greens

17 March, 2016 - A committee report into the chaotic rollout of the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) and its impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...

Labor sides with the Liberals to dodge marriage equality vote

17 March, 2016 - The Greens are disappointed that the Australian Labor Party has sided with the Liberals to prevent a vote on marriage equality in the parliamen...

Greens oppose moves to target Uber drivers

17 March, 2016 - 17/03/2016 The Queensland Greens have called on the state government to immediately reject calls by a Parliamentary Committee to target and pen...

The Greens vision for active transport

17 March, 2016 -   When I first arrived in this place, I did so by bike. With the support of a dedicated team of volunteers, we rode from Melbourne, through Vic...

Government response to fracking inquiry reeks of industry bias

17 March, 2016 - Thursday, March 17 WA Greens Mines and Petroleum spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said he was extremely disappointed by the government’s response...

Minister breaks promise on important heritage sites

16 March, 2016 - Wednesday, 16 March Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier acknowledged yesterday in Parliament that 14 culturally significant sites near Po...

Greens support domestic violence services’ call for funding to help women instead of turning them away

16 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens welcome the domestic violence service representatives visiting Parliament House today and support their call for funding ...

Coalition and Labor knock back Greens call to ditch income management

16 March, 2016 - The Coalition and Labor party have knocked back a Greens motion calling on the Government to ditch paternalistic income management that doesn’t...

Fairness sits at the centre of our democracy

16 March, 2016 - Fairness sits at the centre of our democracy. People should be able to go the polling booths with the knowledge that their vote will go where t...

The Liberals Mandatory Data Retention Scheme supported by Labor

16 March, 2016 - Senator Ludlam: To move- That the Senate- (a) notes that: (i) the expensive, intrusive and ultimately pointless mandatory telecommunications da...

The Government must ignore conservative tantrums on Safe Schools: Greens

16 March, 2016 - The backbench MPs opposed to the Safe Schools Coalition must drop their attack on the program following the Government's review and move on, sa...

People with disabilities left in the dark about NDIS trials

16 March, 2016 - West Australians with disabilities taking part in the NDIS and My Way trials yesterday received assurances for the first time that they would c...

Reforming Senate Voting

16 March, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (22:22): I rise to speak on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment B...

Time for Turnbull to stand for something and protect LGBTI youth

16 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to stand up to the conservative backbenchers trying to derail and discred...