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QT: Will the govt revoke Alcoa’s temporary shipping licence

4 December, 2015 - Senator RICE (Victoria): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Senator Colbec...

Larissa Waters Responds to Minister Hunt's Australia's National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy

3 December, 2015 - Responding to Environment Minister Hunt's announcement of Australia's National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy, Australian Greens ...

Congestion will reign on Melbourne roads if Turnbull splurges on Western Distributor toll road

3 December, 2015 - Congestion will reign on Melbourne roads if Turnbull splurges on Western Distributor toll road With Victorian Labor steamrolling ahead on yet...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

Government must abandon failed paternalistic approach to Closing the Gap

3 December, 2015 - Failure to meet five out of six Closing the Gap targets shows failed measures of successive Government’s aimed at reducing Aboriginal disadva...

Childcare changes to be investigated by Senate inquiry

3 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens will refer the Coalition's recently announced childcare package to a Senate inquiry amid growing concerns that many fam...

Enough talk: Greens call for action on right to say no at COAG meeting

3 December, 2015 - Thursday, 03 December The Greens WA Mining and Agriculture spokesperson Robin Chapple todaycalled on Premier Colin Barnett, Energy Minister M...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

Government must abandon failed paternalistic approach to Closing the Gap

3 December, 2015 - Failure to meet five out of six Closing the Gap targets shows failed measures of successive Government’s aimed at reducing Aboriginal disadva...

Fish kill more reason not to build Mangles Bay Marina

3 December, 2015 - The devastating fish kills in Cockburn Sound are further proof the Barnett Government should rethink proceeding with the Mangles Bay Inland M...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

Australian Greens Senator responds to $1.8m in funding for NSW Custody Notification Service

2 December, 2015 - “Today I withdrew a motion in the Senate I have had on the notice paper for some weeks calling for the Government to provide full funding for...

Malcolm Turnbull's last chance to get kids out by Christmas

2 December, 2015 - Malcolm Turnbull has one last chance to get children out of detention by Christmas. Will he do the right thing and let them live, learn and p...

Election in Myanmar

2 December, 2015 - I travelled to Myanmar to observe the election

Anti-Uranium Mine Submission.

2 December, 2015 - There are two uranium mine proposals in the Goldfields open for public comment - Yeelirrie and the Wiluna extension. There's an online actio...