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Immigration Department reveals gaping holes in US "Deal"

15 November, 2016 - The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has confirmed that the US is not obliged to accept a particular number of refugees, or i...

Government need to show leadership on out of home care

15 November, 2016 - The Government need to take last night’s harrowing Four Corners report seriously and act to address the flawed out of home care system that ...

Government improves restraining orders but there is more work to be done - Greens

15 November, 2016 - Proposed amendments to restraining orders legislation, which will be debated in the Upper House today, are a welcome modernisation toward br...

Turnbull’s witch-hunt against civil society threatens our democracy

15 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens today warned that the Turnbull government’s proposed legislative witch-hunt against environment groups which has now r...

Nuclear Royal Commission response – no policy, no legislation, just more taxpayers’ money wasted

15 November, 2016 - The formal Government response to the Nuclear Royal Commission final report released today shows how little value was received from nearly $...

Greens question Government's plan to put children in adult prisons

15 November, 2016 - Greens MP Nina Springle says the Minister for Children and Families needs to explain how long children removed from youth justice centres wi...

National Party fracking veto rights not extended to Traditional Owners

14 November, 2016 - Wednesday, 2 November WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple said new National Party policy giving fracking veto rights to farmers, announced at the st...

Oil and gas exploration tenements should not be allowed in the Kimberley National Parks

14 November, 2016 - WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple, a Kimberley resident, said he was astounded to learn oil and gas exploration could be allowed in several Nation...

Nuclear dump referendum? Throwing good money after bad!

14 November, 2016 - “The remarkable announcement by the Premier today that he will push on with his Government’s plans to turn South Australia into the world’s ...

Time for Turnbull to come clean on US deal

14 November, 2016 - The federal government's must end its secrecy over its "deal" with the United States to resettle refugees from Manus Island and Nauru. "The ...

Future of James Price Point and Burrup Peninsula still hang in the balance

14 November, 2016 - Monday, 14 November Both James Price Point and Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula) will have their heritage status reassessed at next month’s Aborig...

Government admits offshore detention a dead-end

13 November, 2016 - The federal government's announcement of a deal with the United States is an admission that offshore detention has to end, but still leaves ...

WA Greens respond to toxic firefighting chemicals found in WA Airports and defence sites

11 November, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert and Greens candidate for East Metro Tim Clifford respond to toxic firefighting chemicals found in W...