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Janet Rice
Senator for Victoria

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 ...

Shipping deregulation bill to hit choppy waters in the senate

20 November, 2015 - Shipping deregulation bill to hit choppy waters in the senate The Greens will oppose the Turnbull government’s attempts to deregulate Austra...

Public transport must be built in the public interest

19 November, 2015 - Public transport must be built in the public interest The Greens have warned that farming out the build of Melbourne Metro Rail to the priva...

The Greens vision for an agile and innovative automotive industry

13 November, 2015 - I rise to speak on the 20 per cent fall in public sector infrastructure spending under this coalition government and the Turnbull government...

Love doesn't discriminate and neither should the law

12 November, 2015 - Like so many Australians, I find the ongoing refusal of this government to allow an immediate parliamentary vote on marriage equality utterl...

Motion: get moving on the Port-Rail Shuttle

12 November, 2015 - The Senate – 1. Notes: a) The federal government committed $38 million of Commonwealth funds to the Port-Rail Shuttle project in Victoria. b...

Record congestion costs set to continue without express investment in public transport

11 November, 2015 - Record congestion costs set to continue without express investment in public transport With the cost of congestion in Australia’s capital ci...

Senate urges Turnbull not to bin recycled paper promise

11 November, 2015 - Senate urges Turnbull not to bin recycled paper promise The Senate has called on the Turnbull government to immediately reinstate an ongoing...

Inquiry: portable long-service leave

10 November, 2015 - Senator Rice: I, and also on behalf of Senator Lines and Senator Madigan, move: That the following matter be referred to the Education and E...

The future of transport is electric and local under Greens bill

10 November, 2015 - The future of transport is electric and local under Greens bill Electric, green vehicles and local jobs are the winners under a Greens Bill ...

We must redouble our efforts to tackle climate change

10 November, 2015 - This government's climate denialism does my head in. The denialism is reflected in the pathetic pollution reduction targets, as just defende...