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Turnbull Government still stuck in the slow lane on vehicle emissions standards

25 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens are disappointed the government-dominated Senate committee into the Greens’ bill for mandatory vehicle emissions stand...

Senate Inquiry into preventing domestic violence by challenging gender inequality

25 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have successfully established a Senate Inquiry on preventing domestic violence by challenging societal attitudes of ge...

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 ...

Government Squibs it on the Effects Test

24 November, 2015 - The Federal Government’s decision to squib the introduction of an effects test is disappointing but not surprising, Greens spokesperson for ...

Nationals play chameleon in Senate chamber on farmers’ rights to say no to CSG

24 November, 2015 - Nationals Senators have failed to stand by their own claims that they believe landholders should have the right to say no to coal seam gas b...

Time for Hodgman and Turnbull to Accept Umpire’s Call on World Heritage Logging

24 November, 2015 - The arrival of the United Nations Reactive Monitoring Mission in Tasmania puts the onus on Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt to reject ...

Children out of detention - FAQs

24 November, 2015 - On November 23rd, the Senate voted to pass four key amendments to the Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2015 put forward ...

Arts Minister's rebranding of cuts not enough: Greens

23 November, 2015 - Greens arts spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today congratulated the Australian arts community for forcing new Arts Minister Mitch Fifield’s parti...

Greens move today to remove children from detention by Christmas

23 November, 2015 - The Australia Greens will move amendments to a migration bill in the Senate today to bring about an end to the government's practice of lock...

Greens boost oversight of foreign owned land, water

23 November, 2015 - The Greens have secured an Australian-first register of foreign owned water entitlements, in agreeing to support government legislation that...

PBO analysis shows lifetime caps alone not enough to reform super: Greens

23 November, 2015 - Following reports that Treasury is considering placing a lifetime cap on voluntary super contributions advocated by various think tanks and ...

Economic cost of domestic violence must be factored into MYEFO and budget

23 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Turnbull Government to factor the Our Watch report on the economic cost of violence against women, ...

Senate votes to remove all children from detention by Christmas, enforce mandatory reporting of abuse

23 November, 2015 - The Senate has voted in support of Greens amendments to the Migration and Maritime Powers Amendment Bill (No. 1), in a move to legislate the...

CHILDREN OUT BY CHRISTMAS

23 November, 2015 - Today the Greens are moving amendments to a government migration bill to free children from detention. Over recent weeks and months we have ...

Turnbull government refuses to come clean about Carmichael coal mine pollution

23 November, 2015 - In response to Greens’ questioning, today Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull again refused to tell Parliament how much pollution the coal from ...