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Government must reconsider response to gaming inquiry in the name of innovation: Greens

6 February, 2018 - This Government’s repeated attacks on Australia’s video games industry, climaxing last week in the tabling of a totally inadequate government...

Janet on nuclear weapons, ICAN and meeting a Nagasaki bombing survivor

6 February, 2018 - I had a rare privilege last week. I met someone who survived the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a hibakusha, Mr Terumi Tanaka. M...

Janet on land clearing in NSW and QLD

6 February, 2018 - This is a response to a resolution of the Senate of 16 August 2017. The motion, moved by my colleague Lee Rhiannon, was about land clearing i...

Labor's refugee policy

6 February, 2018 - I am continually astounded by the depth of the depravity and inhumanity of this government in its treatment of the most vulnerable people, re...

Community survey to give insight of climate change impacts

6 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA A comprehensive community survey assessing attitudes and vulnerability to climate change will take place over coming we...

Political denial over the Murray Darling Basin Plan will kill the river: Greens

5 February, 2018 - Today’s intervention by prominent scientists and economists warning that the roll-out of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is failing should be a...

Political denial over the Murray Darling Basin Plan will kill the river: Greens

5 February, 2018 - Today’s intervention by prominent scientists and economists warning that the roll-out of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is failing should be a...

Minerals Council misleading the public: Greens WA

5 February, 2018 - Wednesday, 24 January 2018 The Minerals Council of Australia’s attempt to portray mining tax rates as too high is misleading and subversive, ...

Taxpayer subsidies for mining industry must be reformed: Greens WA

5 February, 2018 - Monday, 5th February 2018 A recent report by the Australian Conservation Foundation showing the Australian government will spend less than ha...

No Coincidence: Batman forces Bill to back blocking of Galilee rail

2 February, 2018 - Within 24 hours of the news of a by-election in the Greens/Labor marginal seat of Batman, Federal Labor reaffirm they do not support taxpayer...

Investing in our children helps families, and the community

2 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens will move to legislate raising the guaranteed minimum hours of subsidised early childhood education in an effort to hel...

Transurban’s donations to old parties put mega toll roads into question, say the Greens

2 February, 2018 - Political donations data released this week shows that private toll road giant Transurban has made significant donations to both the Labor an...

Power to the people

2 February, 2018 - Power to the people: towards a publicly owned electricity grid   The Greens will seek to return the national electricity grid into public han...

No Coincidence: Batman forces Bill to back blocking of Galilee rail

2 February, 2018 - Within 24 hours of the news of a by-election in the Greens/Labor marginal seat of Batman, Federal Labor reaffirm they do not support taxpayer...

Investing in our children helps families, and the community

2 February, 2018 - The Australian Greens will move to legislate raising the guaranteed minimum hours of subsidised early childhood education in an effort to hel...