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Greens to introduce bill to remove tampon tax

8 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens will today give notice to introduce a bill to the Senate to repeal the tampon tax. “After 18 years, it’s time to finally axe...

Janet on the extension of Regional Forest Agreements

8 May, 2018 - Senator RICE (Victoria) (17:47):  I move: That the Senate take note of the documents. These amendments to the regional forest agreements for the C...

Malcolm Turnbull’s Trump-style budget a dead end for Australia

8 May, 2018 - “Rarely do budgets give us such stark choices about what kind of future we want for our country, but this one surely does. We have a clear choice ...

Holding the churches to account: Reportable Conduct Scheme to include religious institutions, instructors

8 May, 2018 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens today welcomed the Government’s inclusion of religious institutions and instructors in the Reportable Cond...

Win for housing affordability as land tax on vacant homes realised

8 May, 2018 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens today welcomed the Government’s agreement on the land tax on vacant homes, onwards from Caroline Le Couteu...

ACT Greens: Waste Feasibility Study welcomed, crucial opportunity to rule out incineration missed

8 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT Greens have welcomed the ACT Government’s commitment to divert and process more organic waste but have expressed con...

Call for Labor to back Greens bill to end live sheep exports

7 May, 2018 - The end to live sheep exports within two years is now within reach if Labor and the cross bench back the Greens bill to transition out of live ani...

Call for Labor to back Greens bill to end live sheep exports

7 May, 2018 - The end to live sheep exports within two years is now within reach if Labor and the cross bench back the Greens bill to transition out of live ani...

Tracking ACT’s minimum passing rule around cyclists

5 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Cyclists in Canberra are participating in a new road safety research project to evaluate driver compliance with the minimum ...

Bill Shorten should stop walking both sides of the fence and support an increase to Newstart

4 May, 2018 - Bill Shorten and the Labor Party should dump their commitment to ‘review’ the woefully low rate of Newstart and instead commit to increasing it in...

Bill Shorten should stop walking both sides of the fence and support an increase to Newstart

4 May, 2018 - Bill Shorten and the Labor Party should dump their commitment to ‘review’ the woefully low rate of Newstart and instead commit to increasing it in...

Coalition's legacy will be the extermination of our native species

4 May, 2018 - The Coalition’s plan to cut the jobs of people working in the Environment Department specifically to protect threatened species can not be allowed...

Pill testing trial needed in Victoria

4 May, 2018 - The Victorian Greens are calling on the Andrews Government to commit to a pill testing pilot following the success of a similar process in the ACT...

AMP short on cultural change

4 May, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, commented on the appointment of David Murray as the new Chair of AMP. “I'm genuinely sur...

MPs who think they can survive off $40 a day should try living off it for a week

3 May, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has called on Federal MPs who think they could live off the $40 a day Newstart rate to give it a go.  “I ...