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Rachel Siewert receives Missen Award for integrity in politics

13 September, 2017 - I would like to congratulate my dear friend and colleague Senator Rachel Siewert for winning the prestigious Missen Award for integrity in ...

Greens welcome Plastic bag ban, not happy with Minister’s comments

13 September, 2017 - Wednesday, 13 September 2017   The WA Greens have welcomed the Government’s announcement a ban on plastic bags will be implemented in 2018,...

Senate agrees to strike out Dutton's hateful Citizenship Bill

13 September, 2017 - The Senate has agreed to strike Peter Dutton's divisive Citizenship Bill from the Senate Notice Paper if it has not been voted on within fo...

Rachel Siewert receives Missen Award for integrity in politics

13 September, 2017 - I would like to congratulate my dear friend and colleague Senator Rachel Siewert for winning the prestigious Missen Award for integrity in ...

PARIS AGREEMENT TARGETS NOW OUT OF REACH: BANDT

13 September, 2017 - Paris Agreement targets now out of reach: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that if Tony Abbott ...

Xenophon, don’t wheel and deal on welfare reform: Greens

12 September, 2017 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Nick Xenophon Team to resist negotiations and oppose the welfare reform bill as a whole in the Sen...

Liberals, Labor & Lambie turn back on Aboriginal cultural heritage

12 September, 2017 - The Liberals, Labor and Jacqui Lambie have voted down a Greens motion to defend the priceless Aboriginal cultural heritage in the takayna/T...

Greens policy for electricity price regulation proves popular as ALP & LNP join to oppose it

12 September, 2017 - Greens policy for electricity price reregulation proves popular as ALP & LNP join to oppose it: Bandt Greens climate and energy spok...

Greens’ Medicinal Cannabis Bill removes barriers still blocking dying patient’s access

12 September, 2017 - “The government is defying the will of the senate by blocking terminally ill patients from accessing the medicinal cannabis prescribed by a...

Barnaby can’t do his job – the Senate should not do his bidding

12 September, 2017 - The Australian Greens will tomorrow ask the senate to block all business relating to Barnaby Joyce’s ministerial duties until he is replace...

TURNBULL LIKE THE TODDLER WHO INSISTS HE'S BATMAN AS AGL JUST ROLLS ITS EYES

12 September, 2017 - Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that Malcolm Turnbull is acting like a toddler throwing a tantrum, i...

New contracts promise more late, unreliable trains and trams

12 September, 2017 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says public transport passengers will suffer from the government’s decision to award new contra...

Greens’ Medicinal Cannabis Bill removes barriers still blocking dying patient’s access

12 September, 2017 - “The government is defying the will of the senate by blocking terminally ill patients from accessing the medicinal cannabis prescribed by a...