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Weekend penalty rates safe until December but legislation needed to protect for good: Bandt

9 September, 2016 - Greens Employment and Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that workers and their families across Australia will be re...

Parliament

9 September, 2016 - Article Type: Estimates & CommitteesMotionQuestionSpeeches in Parliament

Greens pen letter to PM explaining how Royal Commission into youth detention can be national yet timely

9 September, 2016 - Following more revelations of mistreatment of young people and Amnesty’s report on Queensland detention Australian Greens Senator Rachel Sie...

Parliament

9 September, 2016 - Article Type:  Estimates & Committees Motion Question Speeches in Parliament

Greens call on Victorian Government to stop logging native forests

9 September, 2016 - The Victorian Government is allowing native forest logging to continue indefinitely, following the long awaited release of the Forest Indust...

Renewed debate needed on voluntary euthanasia

8 September, 2016 - Wednesday, 24 August WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple said the actions of Dr Alida Lancee should be seen as a legislative catalyst and cause for ...

Australia’s First Peoples are talking about Constitutional Recognition AND Sovereignty and Treaties: Greens

8 September, 2016 - Tony Abbott opposing the movement to achieve sovereignty and treaty with First Australians indicates he is out of touch when it comes to rec...

One mistake too many for Aboriginal Affairs Minister

8 September, 2016 - Thursday, 8 September WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC has labelled comments today on the concept of a treaty, or...

Payment offer to community should be investigated

8 September, 2016 - Thursday, 21 July WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said recent revelations that Cheeditha community was offered m...

Marine Reserve recommendations unacceptable

8 September, 2016 - The Greens unequivocally oppose the recommendations of a stacked Government review that was solely set up to provide cover for Tony Abbott’s...