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Barnett Government's privatisation agenda must be reversed

11 May, 2017 - Thursday, 11 May 2017 Last night, the WA Greens gave notice during the opening of the 40th Parliament they would introduce a bill to rescind the ...

Greens applaud long overdue apology

11 May, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have applauded the state government's apology to those convicted under unjust laws criminalising homosexual activity, along...

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...

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 ...

Back to the Future on Health Care

10 May, 2017 - This budget fails Australian patients, has zero vision for the future of the system and is a political fix, pure and simple. The Government’s pla...

Show support to Whyalla by committing to buy Australian steel

10 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens want the government to use Australian steel in the national infrastructure projects announced in the 2017 Budget and will m...

Collie families miss out on Federal cash

10 May, 2017 - The Liberals have screwed over the next generation of Collie by leaving out any funding for a transition plan towards clean energy in last night’...

Nick McKim on Freedom of Speech

10 May, 2017 - It is interesting that we are often subjected to, it has to be said, lectures mainly from the Liberal backbench and their fellow right-wingers in...

Australia's role in disrupting a nuclear weapons ban

10 May, 2017 - So I will address my comments briefly to the unanswered questions on notice. They were placed on the Notice Paper on 17 March. The custom in this...

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...

Back to the Future on Health Care

10 May, 2017 - This budget fails Australian patients, has zero vision for the future of the system and is a political fix, pure and simple. The Government’s pla...