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Ministers sacrifice animal welfare in unbelievable “free-range” decision

1 April, 2016 - The decision by state and federal ministers to define “free-range” as up to 10,000 birds per hectare* is a win for intensive egg producers over ...

Nukes deal on Chernobyl disaster anniversary a new low

1 April, 2016 - To choose the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster to announce a uranium deal with the Ukraine marks a new low in the history of Australia...

Homophobic ‘gay panic’ defence needs to be abolished in all states: Greens

31 March, 2016 - South Australia and Queensland need to abolish the homophobic ‘gay panic' defence, Australian Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simm...

New free range egg guidelines disastrous for animal welfare and consumer rights

31 March, 2016 - A national agreement which allows eggs from farms with up to 10,000 hens per hectare to be labelled free range represents not only a breach of ...

Turnbull puts education in too-hard basket, with health

31 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens say Prime Minister Turnbull has now put public school funding in the too-hard-basket, along with health "Instead of havin...

Anti-nuclear opinions don’t count for much with SA’s elitist Royal Commission

31 March, 2016 - Comments today from Nuclear Royal Commissioner, Kevin Scarce, show that the elitist and dismissive processes that dominated the Commission’s ea...

Polling shows Australians want solutions, not refugee cruelty

31 March, 2016 - Polling released today has shown that the majority (58.1%) of South Australian's want to see people seeking asylum, who are in need of protecti...

Ditch the plebiscite to save pain and money

31 March, 2016 - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) support for marriage equality is further evidence of the need for the go...

A good idea but chronically underfunded

31 March, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader and former public health doctor, Senator Richard Di Natale, today said the government’s new chronic illness package ha...

Country of Origin labelling is a step in the right direction but it could be clearer: Greens

31 March, 2016 - Australian Greens spokesperson on Agriculture Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed the roll out of country of origin labelling by the Government...

Delusions of grandeur in Western Power sale

31 March, 2016 - Thursday, 31 March Record state debt is pushing this government to make rash decisions, after the Premier yesterday admitted selling state-owne...

Turnbull puts education in too-hard basket, with health

31 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens say Prime Minister Turnbull has now put public school funding in the too-hard-basket, along with health "Instead of havin...

Can drive, can't vote

31 March, 2016 - Laura Hedge The gap between the age of 16 and the time you become a legal adult at 18 is a jumble of child-like activities and adult responsibi...