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Greens call for independent commission to determine where schools are built

8 March, 2017 - The Greens want to take the politics out of where schools would be built, or which ones would be refurbished with the establishment of an Indepe...

Australian Greens respond to claims one-third of parents unsure about vaccination.

8 March, 2017 - Australian Greens Leader Dr Richard Di Natale today said: “Immunisation is one of the most successful public health initiatives ever, and has le...

Greens to Turnbull: scrap DV legal cuts for International Women’s Day

8 March, 2017 - The Greens have urged the Prime Minister to mark International Women’s Day by scrapping plans to cut $34 million from funding for community lega...

Feminism with a capital F

8 March, 2017 - Sarah Nielsen-Harvey I am the second most privileged person within our society. I am white, heterosexual, well-educated and cis-female. But when...

Uranium scandal: Federal environment Minister sets a new low

7 March, 2017 - The Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has given environmental approval to the Mulga Rock uranium mine in WA this week, just days ahea...

Greens call for Upper House Voting reform

7 March, 2017 - The Greens want to give power back to voters by reforming the Western Australian voting system and make it simpler for voters to choose their ow...

State of Environment ain’t good, Government complicit

7 March, 2017 - The 2017 State of the Environment report shows the federal government is putting the interests of donors and big polluters ahead of the public g...

A woman's place is in the House…

7 March, 2017 - We're hugely proud of our policies on women but it's not enough to talk the talk. We're also hugely proud that we have women across all levels o...

Damning senate inquiry report buries Perth Freight Link

6 March, 2017 - The snap senate inquiry into environmental breaches of the Perth Freight Link project has handed down a devastating report, unequivocally statin...

Greens seek justice for workplace deaths

6 March, 2017 - The Greens would seek to amend the Criminal Code potentially making employers culpable for the death of their workers if they knowingly failed t...

Estimates: Western Distributor, Inland Rail and Melbourne Metro

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I will begin with Mr Mrdak. I want to follow up some further questions about the Western Distributor. I want to confirm any approa...

Western Distributor independent assessments

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I will continue my questions about the Western Distributor. Trying to get information about the Western Distributor is like playin...

Estimates: Melbourne Metro funding

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I want to have a final reprise. I know we have covered this during the day, but hopefully it will not take too long. Give us as a ...

Estimates: speed restrictions on Albury Rail

6 March, 2017 - Senator RICE: I want to go to the bigger question. We have the example of the Western Distributor. I will follow on from that but more in a gene...

Making the party more inclusive

6 March, 2017 - Robyn Lewis We've got a lot of things right, like affirmative action for office-bearer positions, and strong internal and external policies to e...