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The Liberals Mandatory Data Retention Scheme supported by Labor

16 March, 2016 - Senator Ludlam: To move- That the Senate- (a) notes that: (i) the expensive, intrusive and ultimately pointless mandatory telecommunications da...

The Government must ignore conservative tantrums on Safe Schools: Greens

16 March, 2016 - The backbench MPs opposed to the Safe Schools Coalition must drop their attack on the program following the Government's review and move on, sa...

People with disabilities left in the dark about NDIS trials

16 March, 2016 - West Australians with disabilities taking part in the NDIS and My Way trials yesterday received assurances for the first time that they would c...

Reforming Senate Voting

16 March, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (22:22): I rise to speak on the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment B...

Time for Turnbull to stand for something and protect LGBTI youth

16 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to stand up to the conservative backbenchers trying to derail and discred...

Greens support domestic violence services’ call for funding to help women instead of turning them away

16 March, 2016 - 16/03/2016 The Australian Greens welcome the domestic violence service representatives visiting Parliament House today and support their call f...

Turnbull refuses to back Chief Scientist on climate

16 March, 2016 - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today refused to back his own Chief Scientist on climate change when asked by Greens MP Adam Bandt in Question ...

The Government must ignore conservative tantrums on Safe Schools: Greens

16 March, 2016 - The backbench MPs opposed to the Safe Schools Coalition must drop their attack on the program following the Government's review and move on, sa...

Turnbull/Shorten Data Retention Scheme an Expensive Failure

16 March, 2016 - Today the Labor Party again supported the Abbott/Turnbull Liberal government's Mandatory Data Retention Scheme, despite the spiralling cost and...

Greens launch Keep Canberra Safe and call on Labor to back a pill testing trial

15 March, 2016 - Launched today, the Keep Canberra Safe campaign is urging Labor to protect the young people in our community by taking a new health-focused app...

Greens write to PM about cashless welfare card concerns

15 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have penned a letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about the cashless welfare card trial, which launched today in Ce...

Greens to bring marriage equality to Senate vote on Thursday

15 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens will be moving to bring the issue of marriage equality to a vote in the Senate on Thursday. "This matter has been debated...

How can we save $525 million? Dump the marriage equality plebiscite and bring on a free vote

15 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull should dump his plan for a plebiscite on marriage equality, following new research that shows it wil...

Senate could pass Greens Same-Sex Marriage Bill on Thursday

15 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have secured time on Thursday to debate the Greens' Marriage Equality Amendment Bill and are calling on the Government, A...