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Janet outlines the Greens' support for high-speed rail

26 March, 2018 - Senator RICE (Victoria) (10:35):  I rise to speak to the High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2017. The Greens support this bill as a useful...

Janet calls out the government on native forest logging

26 March, 2018 - I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia (Minister Canavan) to a question wit...

Catholic sector special treatment tears up Gonski plan

24 March, 2018 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Catholic Education Commission’s continued bastardisation of Gonski, following new Fairfax reports it is ...

Catholic sector special treatment tears up Gonski plan

24 March, 2018 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Catholic Education Commission’s continued bastardisation of Gonski, following new Fairfax reports it is ...

Creating a safer nightlife for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

24 March, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The CBR NightCrew has recruited three new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers until 30 June 2018 as part of a t...

Ducks are still in the crosshairs

23 March, 2018 - Victorian Greens spokesperson for Animal Justice, Sue Pennicuik, says the state’s waterbirds are far from safe following the opening weekend of...

Taking stock and looking forward

23 March, 2018 - Richard Di Natale weighs in on a busy few months around the country that culminated in the state elections in SA and Tasmania. By Senator ...

Illiteracy, the reading wars and policy: Where should the Greens be?

23 March, 2018 - In 1996, ABS data showed that one in five Australian adults were close to illiterate. 20-odd years on, it doesn't appear things have improved –...

Government must acknowledge the data environment has changed and repeal Section 7c: Greens

22 March, 2018 - Thursday, 22 March 2018 The Australian Greens have called on the government to acknowledge the data environment has changed significantly in th...

Senate backs SA renewable energy target

22 March, 2018 - The Senate has backed an Australian Greens motion rejecting any moves by the Federal or SA Liberal Government to weaken South Australia’s posit...

Vindication for Greens referral

22 March, 2018 - The Victorian Greens are calling for Labor to pay a 25 percent penalty on top of the money it rorted from taxpayers during the last election, a...

Senate backs SA renewable energy target

22 March, 2018 - The Senate has backed an Australian Greens motion rejecting any moves by the Federal or SA Liberal Government to weaken South Australia’s posit...

Government must acknowledge the data environment has changed and repeal Section 7c: Greens

22 March, 2018 - Thursday, 22 March 2018 The Australian Greens have called on the government to acknowledge the data environment has changed significantly in th...

Janet speaks against corporate tax cuts

22 March, 2018 - Janet speaking to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) Bill 2017 Senator RICE (Victoria) (11:06):  I'm really pleased to be ...