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Senator Rice on Palestinian children in detention in Israel

1 June, 2017 - Senator RICE:  My questions are regarding the prosecution of Palestinian by the Israelis in Israeli military courts. I heard the questions that S...

Centrelink busy signals balloon out to 42 million from start of the financial year to April 30

1 June, 2017 - The number of calls to Centrelink that hit a busy signal has ballooned out to 42 million from start of financial year to April 30, up from 29 mil...

Greens will fight cruel higher education reforms

1 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens will fight against the Government’s cruel higher education reform package, which will be introduced in the House of Represe...

Senator Rice on Smart Traveller for Aceh province

1 June, 2017 - Senator RICE:  I am interested in Smartraveller advice particularly for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people. Given tha...

WA Greens hope new recycling plant will spur Government into action on damaging plastics

1 June, 2017 - Thursday, 01 June WA Greens Waste spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said he was excited to see regional councils and shires utilising Cleanaway’s ne...

Richard's National Press Club speech

1 June, 2017 - If this election is about one thing, it must be about who has the courage to stand up to the big polluters and take the necessary action to preve...

Budget 2016

1 June, 2017 - #BetterBudget The Greens have a vision for a better budget for Australians - one that puts people, not big business, first.  The 2016 Budget, lik...

Changing what's possible

1 June, 2017 - Luke Stickels The Green Institute's Food for Thought program aims to let anyone with an interest in local community or progressive change bring y...

Achieving equality for women

1 June, 2017 - Senator Larissa Waters Women deserve to be free from domestic violence, get equal pay for equal work, to have the freedom to choose when it comes...

Renewed push to dump energy supplement another cut for struggling Australians: Greens

31 May, 2017 - The renewed push to remove the energy supplement for income support recipients is another assault on people who will be struggling to get by on e...

Position paper finds “serious ethical and legal problems” in drug testing income support recipients

31 May, 2017 -  Information obtained by The Australian Greens shows that in 2013 The Australian National Council for Drugs stated specifically: "There is no evi...

Research shows drug testing income support recipients in the US has been costly and ineffective

31 May, 2017 - Information obtained by the Australian Greens has shown that drug testing in the United States has been costly whilst returning a miniscule numbe...

Renewed push to dump energy supplement another cut for struggling Australians: Greens

31 May, 2017 - The renewed push to remove the energy supplement for income support recipients is another assault on people who will be struggling to get by on e...

Position paper finds “serious ethical and legal problems” in drug testing income support recipients

31 May, 2017 -  Information obtained by The Australian Greens shows that in 2013 The Australian National Council for Drugs stated specifically: "There is no evi...