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Greens launch bid to legalise pill testing in Victoria

29 November, 2017 - The Victorian Greens are defying the Labor Government's opposition to pill testing with a new plan to reduce overdoses a​nd save lives at fe...

Senate acknowledges significance of Mungo Man’s return to country

28 November, 2017 - The Senate has supported an Australian Greens motion that recognises the significance of the 42,000 year old remains of Mungo Man being retu...

Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave

28 November, 2017 - Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave The Greens are stepping up pressure on the old parties to support family and dome...

Further delays to already outdated NBN signal clear need for FTTP upgrade

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Australians need a National Broadband Network for the digital future, not further delays to an already outdated sy...

Australian Government footage of whale slaughter must be aired in Japan

28 November, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the release of the Australian Government footage obtained under...

Disability representation in the workplace is a national disgrace

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Almost one in two Australians living with a disability are unemployed compared to the national average of 5.4 per ...

Nick McKim Marriage Equality speech

28 November, 2017 - I'm very happy today to rise to support the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017, which will strengthen the inst...

Disability representation in the workplace is a national disgrace

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Almost one in two Australians living with a disability are unemployed compared to the national average of 5.4 per ...

Sarah Hanson-Young's marriage equality debate speech

28 November, 2017 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (11:06):  I rise today to speak to this bill, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedo...

Senate acknowledges significance of Mungo Man’s return to country

28 November, 2017 - The Senate has supported an Australian Greens motion that recognises the significance of the 42,000 year old remains of Mungo Man being retu...

Greens GM Crops Moratorium Bill passes SA Parliament

28 November, 2017 - The Greens’ Bill to extend the state-wide moratorium on the cultivation of genetically-modified crops has now passed both Houses of the Sout...

Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave

28 November, 2017 - Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave The Greens are stepping up pressure on the old parties to support family and dome...

Australian Government footage of whale slaughter must be aired in Japan

28 November, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the release of the Australian Government footage obtained under...

Further delays to already outdated NBN signal clear need for FTTP upgrade

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Australians need a National Broadband Network for the digital future, not further delays to an already outdated sy...

Senate Calls For Aboriginal led decision making to help address rising number of Aboriginal kids in care

28 November, 2017 - The Senate has today supported a Greens motion calling on the Government to show leadership to ensure Aboriginal led decision making to urge...