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New Greens Senator proposes 'new deal' for young people

14 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 14 November 2017 Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John said today he would make it his mission to bust the myth that young people didn’...

Janet on reducing carbon pollution to protect our climate and our reef

14 November, 2017 -  I move: That the Senate take note of the document. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority annual report, along with a number of other...

Change the date

14 November, 2017 -  I just spoke for the first time in the senate - it was on a disallowance motion. That means that we attempted to stop the coalition punishi...

Greens plan to close loopholes on greyhound overseas trade

13 November, 2017 - Greens animal welfare spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon has moved to shut down federal loopholes that allow Australian greyhounds to be expo...

Summary financial results

13 November, 2017 - By The Australian Greens   AUSTRALIAN GREENS (THE GREENS) INCORPORATED Income and expenditure statement for the year ended&nbsp...

Selling public land is a bad idea

13 November, 2017 - Ellen Sandell Public housing has a vital role to play in our community, especially here in inner Melbourne. But currently our public housing...

Australian people support marriage equality. Why doesn't our Government?

13 November, 2017 - Tamara Ryan It's been a nerve-wracking time to be out in the LGBTQIA+ community for many young people across Australia, with the marriage eq...

Building sustainable cities with circular economies

12 November, 2017 - Steven Liaros and Nilmini De Silva A City is the physical manifestation of the economic system at work in that place. Economic values are un...

National Office activities

12 November, 2017 - As soon as we wrap up one election campaign with our evaluations, we are immediately on to the next. By Brett Constable   And, o...

Tim Clifford’s October Update

10 November, 2017 - Hon Tim Clifford Having an office in Midland is a highlight of being an MP, it connects me with the people Ive signed up to work for. Hav...

Accommodation for other NDIS participants in jail must be found immediately  

10 November, 2017 - The news that a young man with disability had been kept in jail because of a failure to find him appropriate accommodation is absolutely hea...

HMAS Albatross PFOS contamination - call for mandatory blood testing for all military personnel and base workers

10 November, 2017 - MEDIA RELEASE - 10 November 2017 HMAS Albatross PFOS contamination - call for mandatory blood testing for all military personnel and base wo...

Media Release: Senator Rhiannon congratulates Opera House refugee protesters

10 November, 2017 - Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon has given the strongest support to Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens Alliance, the group that organised...

Statement from new Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett

10 November, 2017 - I am pleased that the hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders who voted for the Greens in the Senate once again have representation. I alread...

Queensland Greens propose $10 billion Public Infrastructure Bank

10 November, 2017 - Under the Greens the State government will establish a Queensland Public Infrastructure Bank to invest $10 billion in public infrastructure ...