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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...

PM Turnbull must ditch attacks on ARENA & CEFC, double their budgets instead: Greens

1 December, 2015 - Responding to news that the Turnbull government has committed to double research & development investment on clean energy over the next five ...

The ABC of #estimates

1 December, 2015 - The ABC is developing industry leading multimedia platforms. how are they attracting skilled staff to maintain that edge? And why isn't the g...

Citizenship changes will not make Australians safer

1 December, 2015 - The imminent passage of the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 will do nothing to protect Australians from ...

Greens Slam Labor/ Liberal University Cuts

1 December, 2015 - The Greens have slammed the Government and Labor for banding together and exhuming Labor's 2013 higher education cuts, leaving students in t...

Senate supports inquiry into aged care workforce as Australian population ages

1 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has secured senate support for an inquiry that will investigate the future of Australia’s aged care ...

Malcolm Turnbull: Pretender in Paris, but clean energy slasher at home

1 December, 2015 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said today that while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has committed to double clean energy research ...

Synergy plan to make solar less viable

1 December, 2015 - Wednesday, 13 August Plans by Synergy to charge solar panel customers more to connect to the grid than others is unfair and unrealistic, acco...

Minister knew heritage committee reversed its Roe 8 decision

1 December, 2015 - Questions by Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC have confirmed that the Aboriginal Affairs Minister knew a committee that...

Senate motion to acknowledge World AIDS Day

1 December, 2015 - Notice of MotionMr PresidentWe give notice that, on the next day of sitting, we shall move - That the Senate-(1) Notes that:(a) 1 December 20...