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The environment part of the budget is missing

10 May, 2017 - The Liberals are screwing over the next generation by leaving clean energy and the environment out of the budget, says Senator Larissa Waters, de...

Single biggest cut in the budget is a brutal attack on young people

10 May, 2017 - Malcolm Turnbull has proven he has his priorities wrong if he thinks he can foster a clever country by cutting $3.8 billion from universities, wh...

Public transport cash win belongs to Roe 8 campaigners

10 May, 2017 - The win for Federal funding into public transport in Western Australia belongs to the fearless campaigners against the Roe 8 project, who literal...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues in the budget largely unaddressed: Greens

10 May, 2017 - The Treasurer might have vaguely mentioned Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues in his budget speech, but the detail doesn’t back up the ...

The Greens have a plan to stop Adani from getting a billion dollar handout

10 May, 2017 - In this sitting week of Parliament the Greens will introduce a bill to stop $1 billion in public money going to Adani to prop up their dirty mega...

Comments on Budget 2017

9 May, 2017 - “If you’re under the age of 35, you’ve been screwed over in this budget - whether it’s the gouging of higher education, the lack of action on clim...

Funding for the NDIS cannot come from our most vulnerable: Greens

9 May, 2017 - “The Greens support a fully funded NDIS, but it cannot come from our most vulnerable through cuts to the social safety net and the social security...

Government trying to raise money from most vulnerable again

9 May, 2017 - It appears that once again the Government will be picking on the most vulnerable members of our community in the Budget, the Australian Greens sai...

The real free speech debate we need to have

9 May, 2017 - No other topic of recent debate in Australia sends people hurrying into their corners faster than debate about free speech. This complex and cruci...

Funding for the NDIS cannot come from our most vulnerable: Greens

9 May, 2017 - “The Greens support a fully funded NDIS, but it cannot come from our most vulnerable through cuts to the social safety net and the social security...

Comments on Budget 2017

9 May, 2017 - “If you’re under the age of 35, you’ve been screwed over in this budget - whether it’s the gouging of higher education, the lack of action on clim...

Government trying to raise money from most vulnerable again

9 May, 2017 - It appears that once again the Government will be picking on the most vulnerable members of our community in the Budget, the Australian Greens sai...

Comments on Budget 2017

9 May, 2017 - “If you’re under the age of 35, you’ve been screwed over in this budget - whether it’s the gouging of higher education, the lack of action on clim...

Weaponised Drones

9 May, 2017 - To move—That the Senate— is deeply concerned that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is reportedly planning to purchase weaponised drones; notes t...

Rachel Siewert’s April Update

8 May, 2017 - Senator Rachel Siewert What a whirlwind journey for the WA Greens these last few months! A great state campaign has seen us double our representat...