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We like and respect the UN, sometimes: Government

12 February, 2016 - The United Nations issued a finding that an Australian citizen has been unlawfully detained without charge for five and a half years, yet ou...

Nationals MP’s offensive marriage equality comments must be condemned: Australian Greens

12 February, 2016 - Australian Greens marriage equality spokesperson Robert Simms says Nationals MP Andrew Broad's comments linking rams "mounting each other" i...

Government plans to roll out non-sniffable fuel in Katherine; Gulf region and East Kimberley

12 February, 2016 - The Government has announced plans to mandate non-sniffable fuel in Katherine to combat the scourge of petrol sniffing in the community. Th...

Estimates reveals cashless welfare card still has huge loopholes and remains a waste of time and resources

12 February, 2016 - Estimates has revealed the cashless welfare card trial set for South Australia and the East Kimberley still has logistical issues and loopho...

What is a regulator for again?

12 February, 2016 - The Northern Territory mine regulator is inviting uranium companies to ignore any environmental safeguards with their refusal to prosecute E...

Is the government still intent on rolling over RFAs?

12 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I want to start with forest products—plantations and regional forest agreements. CHAIR: Could I put on record that Mr Thompson...

Experience the US campaign up close

12 February, 2016 - In October and November 2016, the United States Embassy in Canberra will send a group of 10 young Australian political leaders from major po...

Talking about drugs

12 February, 2016 - Richard Di Natale This is a conversation that's been shoved into a deep dark corner since about 1999 (when then-Prime Minister John Howard s...

Equality for Tadhg

12 February, 2016 - Tammy Franks Filibusters and unnecessary amendments are seemingly the tools of the trade for those MPs who cannot transparently put forward ...

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Victorians being punished for ditching the East West toll road

11 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I will move on to projects that have commercial-in-confidence issues with them and start off with Victoria. Victoria has been ...

BHP must compensate for dam failure at Samarco mine

11 February, 2016 - The collapse of the BHP/Vale tailings dams at the Samarco mine in Brazil is an ongoing disaster. In November last year, the Senate offered c...

Estimates: Melbourne airport third runway

11 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I wanted to ask about the Melbourne Airport third-runway proposal and how that is rolling out. I understand that the airport's...

CSIRO CEO’s climate science cuts cast doubt on its future

11 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens today said the CSIRO CEO Larry Marshall’s decision to cut hundreds of jobs in climate science within the organisation ...

Australian Greens call on Government to expedite access to PrEP

11 February, 2016 - Australian Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms is calling on the government to expedite removing the barriers preventing peop...