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Janet on coastal shipping

5 December, 2017 - I seek leave to move that the Senate take note of the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs Transport Legislation Committee report on the provisi...

Connecting to NBN has been overwhelmingly negative for Australians: Greens

5 December, 2017 -   Tuesday, 5 December 2017 Connecting to Australia’s National Broadband Network has been overwhelmingly a negative experience for most peop...

Greens will amend foreign donations bill to protect Australian Charities  

5 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens will move amendments to the Government’s Foreign Donations Bill to make sure all charities and not-for-profits in Austr...

Labor should oppose cashless welfare card trial expansion entirely: Greens

5 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome Labor opposing the rollout of the cashless welfare card in Bundaberg and the Goldfields, but are disappointed t...

Greens demand response to 'Future of Australian Video Game Development' inquiry

5 December, 2017 - The Senate has supported a motion noting the absence of any government response to the unanimous findings of the senate inquiry into the Futu...

Australian and Chinese major banks rule out Adani as bad investment

4 December, 2017 - Australian and Chinese major banks have ruled out Adani as bad investment Every major bank in Australia has ruled out funding for Adani and n...

Senate throws support behind not-for-profit sector in light of Government’s attempts to limit advocacy 

4 December, 2017 - The Senate has expressed support for charities and not-for-profit organisations in Australia, who are currently being targeted by the Federal...

Brandis fails in attempt to jail Queenslanders involved peaceful Pine Gap protests

4 December, 2017 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett has welcomed the decision of a Federal Court Judge in Brisbane today not to jail six Queensland res...

Government loses - Bandt's Manus motion passes house

4 December, 2017 - Government loses - Bandt's Manus motion passes house Greens MP for Melbourne, Adam Bandt MP, provides the following comment on the government...

Barnaby may be back, but door to water ministry must stay closed

4 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens are renewing calls for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to keep the keys to the Water Ministry out of the hands of Barna...

Senate throws support behind not-for-profit sector in light of Government’s attempts to limit advocacy 

4 December, 2017 - The Senate has expressed support for charities and not-for-profit organisations in Australia, who are currently being targeted by the Federal...

Minister should correct misleading information to surfers

4 December, 2017 - Greens MLC Diane Evers has called on the WA Fisheries Minister to correct his recent public claim that a personal shark deterrent designed fo...