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It's time to put love into law

15 September, 2016 - I rise to speak on the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2013. This bill has actually been on the books since 29 September 2010, introduced ...

Oil Exploration

15 September, 2016 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG I rise today to speak about a very special and precious place in my home state of South Australia. Last week, I was lu...

Ditching backdating of carers allowance is mean spirited and should be removed from the Omnibus Bill: Greens

15 September, 2016 - Cutting the backdating of payments for people that receive Carers Allowance is a mean-spirited section of the Omnibus Bill that should be a...

Youth Unemployment crisis: training, jobs needed

15 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on government and business to outline a path towards reigning in the growing youth unemployment rate in A...

Victorian findings on safe passing distances laws apply to WA

15 September, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has welcomed a Victorian Parliamentary inquiry report released today which calls for minimum safe passing distance...

Time to Turn Ginninderra Falls into a National Park

15 September, 2016 - Indra Esguerra When I was a kid we used to go out to Ginninderra Falls if we had interstate or international visitors. It was a beautiful p...

Why we walked out

15 September, 2016 - Richard Di Natale Last night, we walked out of the chamber during Pauline Hanson's first speech to this Parliament because we stand with th...

National redress scheme for survivors of child sex abuse supported by Senate

14 September, 2016 - The Senate has supported a motion calling on the Government to provide funding of last resort as part of a national redress scheme for surv...

Asylum Seekers

14 September, 2016 - Senator McKIM My question is to the Attorney-General, representing the Prime Minister. Attorney, today Save the Children and UNICEF reveale...

Brandis denies plebiscite will lead to hate speech

14 September, 2016 - Senator RICE (Victoria) (14:20): My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. Yesterday a group of 'rainbow families' came to p...

Labor sides with Government to keep cashless welfare card in East Kimberley

14 September, 2016 - The Labor party have today sided with the Government to oppose a disallowance motion in the Senate that would halt the cashless welfare car...

Greens to introduce Bill to protect the Great Australian Bight from BP

14 September, 2016 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will give notice today that she will introduce legislation to the Senate that would see ...

Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016, Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016

14 September, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise to speak today in support of the Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tob...

Greens establish Senate Inquiry into the impact of climate change on fisheries and our oceans

14 September, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has welcomed the support of the Senate in agreeing to establish an Inqu...