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Gantz discussion silenced in Senate

2 March, 2016 - The government has today refused a formal Senate vote on the war record of former Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Force, the Australian Gr...

Greens to amend senate voting reform legislation

2 March, 2016 - Greens to amend senate voting reform legislation Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale was joined by Greens Democracy spokesperson Lee Rhia...

Greens introduce bill to stop government holding children in detention

2 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today introduced a Private Members Bill into the Senate that would end the government's practice of locking children ...

Benjamin Gantz, former Israel Defence Force Chief of General Staff

2 March, 2016 - Senators Ludlam and Rhiannon: To move—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Mr Benjamin Gantz, former Israel Defence Force (IDF) Chief of General...

Protect media diversity and local content first: Greens

2 March, 2016 - Any moves to change ownership rules governing Australia's media landscape should be focussed on expanding media diversity and supporting local c...

5 Ways the Senate Voting System is Broken — and How to Fix it

2 March, 2016 - The Greens have campaigned for Senate reform for more than a decade. We believe that the Senate should be controlled by the voters, not by facel...

Broome lock up changes small part of larger picture

1 March, 2016 - Thursday 25 February, 2016 Robin Chapple MLC, the Greens member for the Mining and Pastoral region, has acknowledged that the Broome police have...

The Tivoli must be saved say the Greens

1 March, 2016 - 01/03/2016 The Tivoli is not currently heritage protected. However, even if it were listed on the heritage register, its location within the Sta...

Six Communities United in Opposition to Government’s Nuclear Waste Dump Plans

1 March, 2016 - Representatives from each of the six communities shortlisted as potential sites for a nuclear waste dump were hosted by the Greens in Parliament...

Logging native of forests fails the test, time to end RFA destruction

1 March, 2016 - Logging native of forests fails the test, time to end RFA destruction Tasmania’s failure to get obtain Forest Stewardship Council certification ...

Government concern for coral bleaching insincere unless Adani mine stopped

1 March, 2016 - With coral bleaching already confirmed in the Great Barrier Reef today and scientific concern for a mass bleaching event soon, the state and fed...

Greens call for federal support for electric car manufacturing following Holden announcement

1 March, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms is calling on the Federal Government to back his bill currently before parliament to ...

Broome lock up changes small part of larger picture

1 March, 2016 - Thursday 25 February, 2016 Robin Chapple MLC, the Greens member for the Mining and Pastoral region, has acknowledged that the Broome police have...

Senate backs electric cars for SA

1 March, 2016 - The Senate has backed a motion from Australian Greens Senator Robert Simms calling on the government to refocus South Australia's car manufactur...