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Greens respond to extra 600 apartments on Queens Wharf

6 September, 2017 - The Premier is lying through her teeth on Queens Wharf. “This outrageous generational theft of public land has just got worse with an extra ...

Janet Rice on equal pay for women

6 September, 2017 - On Monday, we marked Equal Pay Day in Australia. That's the date past the end of the financial year that women, on average, would have had t...

AEMO REPORT DAMNS TURNBULL; LIDDELL A STRANDED ASSET: BANDT

6 September, 2017 - AEMO report damns Turnbull; Liddell a stranded asset: Bandt   Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said the energy ma...

Manus settlement can’t compensate for Dutton’s harm

6 September, 2017 - No amount of money can compensate for the harm that has been done and is still being done to Australia’s political prisoners on Manus Island...

Janet Rice on Regional Forest Agreements

6 September, 2017 - It's very appropriate that, this Thursday, I and the Greens will be introducing a bill to scrap the Regional Forest Agreements Act, the act ...

PaTH program is resulting in suspended payments and exploitation

6 September, 2017 - The coalition suspending payments of 1300 young people seeking income support because they did not take part in the first compulsory stage o...

Parliamentary Code for Respecting Cultural Diversity

6 September, 2017 - Amendment to General Business Notice of Motion No. 447. As listed on pages 7-8 of today’s Notice Paper in the name of Senator Di Natale To m...

AS COALITION CHOOSES MORE COAL, LABOR MUST PICK SIDES: GREENS

5 September, 2017 - As Coalition chooses more coal, Labor must pick sides: Greens  Following both Malcolm Turnbull's announcement that the government will press...

ENERGY RULE MAKER'S DAYS NUMBERED AS IT WALLOPS ENERGY STORAGE: BANDT

5 September, 2017 - Energy rule maker's days numbered as it wallops energy storage: Bandt The Australian Energy Market Commission has released its draft determi...

Stephen King movie promotion a horror story for Australian wildlife

5 September, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Whish-Wilson, has called on Village Roadshow to stop tying red helium balloons to stormwater...

Stephen King movie promotion a horror story for Australian wildlife

5 September, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Whish-Wilson, has called on Village Roadshow to stop tying red helium balloons to stormwater...

Goldfields now largest trial site for Cashless Welfare Card

4 September, 2017 - The announcement by the Prime Minister today confirming that the Goldfields will be the next trial site for the cashless welfare card is ext...

GREENS PUSH TO EXTEND RET, WARN LABOR NOT TO CAPITULATE ON COAL

4 September, 2017 - Greens push to extend RET, warn Labor not to capitulate on coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has introduced l...

Turnbull, this is not about 'practical love', it's about control

4 September, 2017 - "Malcolm Turnbull's claims that the further rollout of the cashless welfare card is about 'practical love' is nonsense, this is about contro...