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Peoples' Climate Marches

26 November, 2015 - This weekend tens of thousands of people will be hitting the street around the country for the Peoples’ Climate Marches. This is our chance ...

Australian Greens will not support cuts to family payments and urge the Government to focus on the big end of town

26 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens said today they are disappointed that the amended bill cutting family tax benefit payments has passed the House of Rep...

Qld Gov fails to make big mining companies pay to clean up their own mess

26 November, 2015 - The Palaszczuk Government is again putting mining companies above regional communities by cutting the amount of money mining companies pay t...

QT: where will the funding come from for mental health response

26 November, 2015 -  Senator RICE: My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Mental health touches us all in some way ...

Qld Gov fails to make big mining companies pay to clean up their own mess

26 November, 2015 - 26/11/2015 The Palaszczuk Government is again putting mining companies above regional communities by cutting the amount of money mining...

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...