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Greens force rethink of public housing privatisation

17 November, 2017 - The Greens have forced a rethink of the government's plan to privatise public housing estates, supporting the revocation of a planning schem...

Adjournment Speech: Kurdish Self Determination

17 November, 2017 - On Tuesday 14th of November, 2017, Lee gave the following speech in the Senate.  The Kurds of the Middle East have common ethnicity, languag...

Greens announce plan for public, universal, free childcare

17 November, 2017 - The Queensland Greens will dramatically expand access to universal childcare for 2-4 year olds, and build 250 new public childcare centres. ...

Work for us! - Policy Advisor for Caroline Le Couteur MLA

17 November, 2017 - Applications Close COB Friday 1 December 2017 ACT Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur is seeking a part time policy advisor to assist with policy...

Janet speaking on the marriage bill

16 November, 2017 - Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue, and...

Motion: Employment guarantees in Fair Work Act

16 November, 2017 - NOTICE OF MOTION                                                                          15 November 2017 I give notice that on the next da...

Janet speaking on the marriage bill

16 November, 2017 - Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue, and...

Nationals and Labor abandon commitment to protecting Liverpool Plains from mining

16 November, 2017 - New England Greens candidate Pete Wills and Greens Senator for NSW Lee Rhiannon have blasted the ALP for their abandonment of NSW Labor lead...

Greens welcome the ‘yes’ result and look forward to passing the cross-party legislation

15 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome today’s ‘yes’ result and look forward to passing cross-party legislation in parliament as soon as possible. “I...

Senate supports Greens motion calling on Government to ensure funding for state disability advocacy services

15 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens have deep concerns regarding the NSW Government’s decision to cut funding for disability advocacy from July 2018. “Unf...

Controversial Ormond station tower blocked in rare move

15 November, 2017 - A controversial plan for a high-rise tower on top of Ormond train station has been dramatically blocked at the 11th hour after a motion to r...

Adjournment Speech: Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

15 November, 2017 - On Tuesday, 14 November 2017, Senator Lee Rhiannon gave the following adjournment speech in the Senate.  In recent weeks I have met with rep...