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The Omnibus Omnishambles

15 September, 2016 - So here we are: it is about 20 to nine on the last sitting day of this session, most of the press gallery have gone to sleep and most of th...

Budget Estimates Hearings May 2016 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

15 September, 2016 - Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications Budget Estimates Hearings May 2016 Communications Portfolio Australian Broadcas...

Smoking laws should protect all Victorians

15 September, 2016 - Victorian Greens amendments to the Andrews Government's new smoking laws have passed the upper house, adding pressure to calls for a govern...

Victoria one step closer to 'metre matters' laws for cyclists

15 September, 2016 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says a parliamentary inquiry has recommended the Greens' 'metre matters' bill be supported to m...

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 ...

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...

Speech on Tasmanian football

14 September, 2016 - I am not sure how many other senators saw it, but the AFL women's All-Stars game on 3 September was a fantastic showcase of Australian Rule...

Greens call for cross-party support for dying with dignity reform

14 September, 2016 - The Greens have welcomed a second Victoiran Government Minister expressing support for dying with dignity law reform, and called for MPs fr...

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 ...