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More social services legislation that targets the elderly, migrants and the unemployed

7 September, 2017 - The Payment Integrity Bill is another attempt by the Government to go after vulnerable and disadvantaged members of the community, this time...

AEMO REPORT DAMNS TURNBULL; LIDDELL A STRANDED ASSET: BANDT

6 September, 2017 - AEMO report damns Turnbull; Liddell a stranded asset: Bandt   Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said the energy ma...

Manus settlement can’t compensate for Dutton’s harm

6 September, 2017 - No amount of money can compensate for the harm that has been done and is still being done to Australia’s political prisoners on Manus Island...

CSIRO NEEDS TO SEVER TIES WITH MINERALS COUNCIL: BANDT

6 September, 2017 - CSIRO needs to sever ties with Minerals Council: Bandt The CSIRO must immediately cancel its paid membership of the Minerals Council, Austra...

PaTH program is resulting in suspended payments and exploitation

6 September, 2017 - The coalition suspending payments of 1300 young people seeking income support because they did not take part in the first compulsory stage o...

Janet Rice on equal pay for women

6 September, 2017 - On Monday, we marked Equal Pay Day in Australia. That's the date past the end of the financial year that women, on average, would have had t...

AEMO REPORT DAMNS TURNBULL; LIDDELL A STRANDED ASSET: BANDT

6 September, 2017 - AEMO report damns Turnbull; Liddell a stranded asset: Bandt   Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said the energy ma...

Manus settlement can’t compensate for Dutton’s harm

6 September, 2017 - No amount of money can compensate for the harm that has been done and is still being done to Australia’s political prisoners on Manus Island...

Janet Rice on Regional Forest Agreements

6 September, 2017 - It's very appropriate that, this Thursday, I and the Greens will be introducing a bill to scrap the Regional Forest Agreements Act, the act ...

PaTH program is resulting in suspended payments and exploitation

6 September, 2017 - The coalition suspending payments of 1300 young people seeking income support because they did not take part in the first compulsory stage o...

Parliamentary Code for Respecting Cultural Diversity

6 September, 2017 - Amendment to General Business Notice of Motion No. 447. As listed on pages 7-8 of today’s Notice Paper in the name of Senator Di Natale To m...

Fracking policy weaker in practice than election commitment: Greens

6 September, 2017 - Wednesday, 6 September The WA Greens have labelled the Government’s policy announcement on fracking yesterday as weak and a far cry from the...

CSIRO NEEDS TO SEVER TIES WITH MINERALS COUNCIL: BANDT

6 September, 2017 - CSIRO needs to sever ties with Minerals Council: Bandt The CSIRO must immediately cancel its paid membership of the Minerals Council, Austra...