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Government and ALP vote down senate motion calling on cashless welfare card extension to be abandoned

19 June, 2017 - The Government, ALP and crossbench have voted down an Australian Greens senate motion calling for the cashless welfare card expansion to be aban...

Japan’s moves to resume commercial whaling shows up ‘scientific whaling’ as sham

16 June, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has lashed out at moves in the Japanese Parliament to help Japan resume comm...

Electric vehicle targets lagging under Turnbull Government, Greens call for action

15 June, 2017 - Senator Janet Rice, Australian Greens spokesperson for transport, has called on the government to do more to increase the uptake of electric veh...

Labor sides with Government as motion to abandon drug testing income support recipients voted down

14 June, 2017 - A senate motion calling on the Government to abandon drug testing income support recipients has been voted down by the Coalition with the help o...

Dutton accepts responsibility for Manus Island harm

14 June, 2017 - Settlement in the Manus Island class action is an admission by Peter Dutton that he is responsible for the illegal detention and deliberate harm...

Greens respond to Christian Group lobbying for freedom to discriminate against people with mental illness

13 June, 2017 - “It is unbelievable to think that anyone would want more opportunity to discriminate against people with mental ill health, but that’s apparentl...

Senate backs Whyalla steelworks future

13 June, 2017 - The Senate has supported an Australian Greens’ motion calling on the Federal Government to use Whyalla steel in local infrastructure projects an...

Dutton's citizenship changes a test for Labor

12 June, 2017 - Peter Dutton's proposed citizenship changes are xenophobic, unfair and must be rejected by Labor, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick McKim say...

Appeals to AAT on Centrelink debts has increased, estimates reveals

9 June, 2017 - Questioning during estimates has revealed that the number of appeals made about Centrelink debts to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has...

Finkel report a political fix

9 June, 2017 - The review of Australia's energy markets handed down today by Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel is more interested in fixing a political problem for...

Jay Weatherill: Will you stand up for the Bight or bow down to big oil?

9 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens are calling on the SA Government to stand with coastal communities, tourism and fishery industries in protecting the Great ...

SHORTEN’S OLIVE BRANCH ON FINKEL LOOKS MORE LIKE A WHITE FLAG: BANDT

8 June, 2017 - Shorten’s olive branch on Finkel looks more like a white flag: Bandt Greens climate and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt has warned Bill Shorten ab...

FINKEL "COAL SUPPORT" AND "STORAGE PLAN" MAY RISK TRANSITION: BANDT

7 June, 2017 - Finkel "coal support" and "storage plan" may risk transition: Bandt Greens climate and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP says reports that the Fi...

Greens welcome open letter from Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities on Uluru Statement

6 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome the open letter from the Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities urging all political parties to take heed o...