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Pomposity and political donations

15 June, 2017 - I ask that the Senate take note of the question that I put to Senator Brandis a short time ago and the complete vacuous absence of an answer. A ...

Peter Dutton's anti-immigration measures

15 June, 2017 - Peter Dutton's plans to radically redefine citizenship are anti-immigration and will destabilise thousands of families, Greens Immigration spoke...

Protect takayna/Tarkine

15 June, 2017 - The Tasmanian and Australian Governments are not only turning a blind eye to illegal off-road driving in takayna/Tarkine, but they want to reope...

The next 25 years…

15 June, 2017 - Tim Hollo 2017 marks 25 years since the federation of the Australian Greens — a quarter century in which the party has gone from being a fringe ...

36 things you can do to help refugees right now

15 June, 2017 - Kon Karapanagiotidis You are powerful when you unleash your compassion, passion and talent to create welcome and safety for refugees. The darker...

Dutton accepts responsibility for Manus Island harm

14 June, 2017 - Settlement in the Manus Island class action is an admission by Peter Dutton that he is responsible for the illegal detention and deliberate harm...

Labor sides with Government as motion to abandon drug testing income support recipients voted down

14 June, 2017 - A senate motion calling on the Government to abandon drug testing income support recipients has been voted down by the Coalition with the help o...

The war on encryption

14 June, 2017 - I want to speak briefly tonight on a subject that has been bugging me for a little while. It is something that I guess has been creeping up on u...

Citizenship speech

14 June, 2017 - For so many people, becoming an Australian citizen is confirmation of their place in this country. For so many people, this is a real milestone ...

When will Liberals learn that Aboriginal people do not all speak with one voice?

14 June, 2017 - That was an extraordinary contribution by Senator Chisholm on the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017. You have to...

No more excuses, axe the tampon tax

14 June, 2017 - The Government’s plan to introduce GST on items bought online for under $1000, due to be debated this week, is chance to abolish the tampon tax ...

Senate will inquire into climate change, national security links

14 June, 2017 - This afternoon the senate supported the Australian Greens' proposal for inquiry into the implications of climate change for Australia’s national...

State Housing Strategy will see more Queenslanders homeless

14 June, 2017 - The Queensland Greens says Queensland Labor’s housing strategy fails the hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders under housing stress.  Amy MacMa...

Greens will seek to grill Adani at Senate Inquiry

14 June, 2017 - Today in the Senate the Australian Greens successfully moved for an inquiry into the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). We will ...

Government disregards security risks of uranium sales to conflict zone

14 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens have condemned the Government’s plan to disregard warnings from the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties and proceed with ...