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Speech: Senator Robert Simms calls out Tony Abbott for speaking at ADF event in the US

3 February, 2016 - Mr Acting Deputy President, I rise tonight to talk about a matter that will be of importance to all Australians who value equality and divers...

Trucks Off all Local Streets, Premier

3 February, 2016 - The Inner West community has launched its list of demands of the Andrews Government, in response to the Western Distributor Business Case rel...

Senate backs Greens efforts to shed some light on Perth Freight Link

3 February, 2016 - On the same day the Senate voted to request the Auditor-General investigate the Perth Freight Link, the clock ran out on yet another delaying...

Government must order archaeological dig for artefacts in Beeliar Wetlands

3 February, 2016 - Greens South Metropolitan MLC Lynn MacLaren MLC says the Government should use the opportunity of delay arising from the court decision to in...

TWWHA fires adjournment speech

3 February, 2016 - Tasmania has so many beautiful places but one of its most breathtakingly spectacular places is the Walls of Jerusalem inside the Tasmanian Wi...

Questions on Notice about the Perth Freight Link

3 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM:  I move: That the Senate take note of the minister's response. I acknowledge the minister's response, sketchy though it might...

Senate rebukes broken Centrelink with motion support

3 February, 2016 - The Senate has today rebuked the Government and supported a Greens initiated motion, calling on them to address mounting frustrations over ac...

Government hasn't made the case to ditch interstate shipping regulations

3 February, 2016 - I rise today to speak to the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Inter-State Voyages) Bill 2015. The Australian Gr...

Greens Senate Inquiry into the exposure of Australians’ investments to the carbon bubble

2 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today established a Senate Inquiry into how transparently companies report their investments in fossil fuels and t...

Progress on implementing recommendations from the Senate Housing Inquiry

2 February, 2016 - The findings of the Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into Housing Affordability tabled in May 2015 contained 40 recommendations. The govern...

Auditor General report into DSP eligibility must be taken seriously: Greens

2 February, 2016 -  A report by the Auditor General that raises concerns about sharpening the eligibility for the Disability Support Pension (DSP) should be tak...

Liberal Govt’s global warming policy ineffective and unfunded

2 February, 2016 - 02/02/2016 Reports today confirm the Liberal Government’s global warming policy is a sham and that there’s no long-term funding budgeted...

Greens to Turnbull: End this plebiscite farce

2 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to abandon his predecessor's costly marriage equality plebiscite and gra...

Greens reject government’s ridiculous TURC secret volume offer

2 February, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Greens Party Room has rejected the government’s last minute offer for o...

Data Breach Legislation - where is it George?

2 February, 2016 - In the midst of the shambolic mandatory data retention debate, the government assured everyone that they would legislate a mandatory data bre...