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Dutton accepts responsibility for Manus Island harm

14 June, 2017 - Settlement in the Manus Island class action is an admission by Peter Dutton that he is responsible for the illegal detention and deliberate harm...

Greens back ‘Genuine Gonski’ and public schools in Senate inquiry report

14 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens have highlighted several major concerns with the government’s proposed schools funding model in a Senate inquiry report th...

Climate Change and national security inquiry

14 June, 2017 - I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move that the following matter be referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Refer...

The war on encryption

14 June, 2017 - I want to speak briefly tonight on a subject that has been bugging me for a little while. It is something that I guess has been creeping up on u...

Citizenship speech

14 June, 2017 - For so many people, becoming an Australian citizen is confirmation of their place in this country. For so many people, this is a real milestone ...

When will Liberals learn that Aboriginal people do not all speak with one voice?

14 June, 2017 - That was an extraordinary contribution by Senator Chisholm on the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017. You have to...

No more excuses, axe the tampon tax

14 June, 2017 - The Government’s plan to introduce GST on items bought online for under $1000, due to be debated this week, is chance to abolish the tampon tax ...

Looking for hope on Manus

14 June, 2017 - What was the mood like amongst the detainees you spoke to on Manus Island? They are scared and uncertain of their future. Some have lost all hop...

Time to welcome Chechen refugees

14 June, 2017 - Adam Pulford Earlier this year, shocking reports started emerging that authorities in the northern Russian republic Chechnya were capturing, tor...

Senate backs Whyalla steelworks future

13 June, 2017 - The Senate has supported an Australian Greens’ motion calling on the Federal Government to use Whyalla steel in local infrastructure projects an...

Greens respond to Christian Group lobbying for freedom to discriminate against people with mental illness

13 June, 2017 - “It is unbelievable to think that anyone would want more opportunity to discriminate against people with mental ill health, but that’s apparentl...

Greens respond to Christian Group lobbying for freedom to discriminate against people with mental illness

13 June, 2017 - “It is unbelievable to think that anyone would want more opportunity to discriminate against people with mental ill health, but that’s apparentl...

Game on: more than playing around

13 June, 2017 - To move — That the Senate (a) notes: (i) the unanimous findings of the Environment and Communications References Committee report, Game on: more...

Senator Rice on Native Title amendment and Adani

13 June, 2017 - I rise to speak on this important piece of legislation, the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017. This parliament, ...

Qld Labor’s $15 million to "tackle climate change" is laughable

13 June, 2017 - What a joke that Qld Labor’s budget includes a measly $15 million to tackle climate change in Queensland, says Australian Greens Deputy Leader a...