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Greens push to cut $2+ ATM fees now excessive credit card surcharges dead

2 September, 2016 - Following the death of excessive credit card surcharges from today onwards, Greens MP Adam Bandt today said the Greens will push to cut exce...

Media Release: Wilson’s Evacuation Shows Offshore Detention Untenable

2 September, 2016 - Wilson Security’s decision to withdraw from Australian offshore detention centres shows that the Government’s mandatory detention regime is ...

Motion - Mining and Adani

2 September, 2016 - Senator WATERS I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 19 standing in my name for today, relating to the Adani coalmine....

Senate tells Turnbull to rule out public funding for Adani

1 September, 2016 -   The Australian Senate today supported a Greens motion calling on the government to rule out any public funding for the Adani coal mine or ...

Order for Production of documents related to Perth Freight Link

1 September, 2016 - NOTICE OF MOTION                                                                          31 August 2016                                    ...

Perth Freight Link contract cancellation costs to be revealed

1 September, 2016 - The Turnbull Government has been ordered to reveal the financial penalties the Barnett Government has exposed WA taxpayers to, should the co...

Speech in Reply on Immigration and Section 18C

1 September, 2016 - Before I concluded my previous contribution on this, I was speaking about the fact that the government's so-called border protection regime ...

Greens Call for Caution and Scrutiny on War Crimes Changes

1 September, 2016 - The Labor and Liberal parties have yet again sidelined the parliament and the Australian people by quietly agreeing to changes to war crimes...

No #censusfail fines

1 September, 2016 - NOTICE OF MOTION                                                                                               1 September 2016 I give notic...

Our future, your say

1 September, 2016 - Susan Griffiths-Sussems Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey — we had responses from every state, with 486 coming from overseas...

Senate calls on WA Government to release CCTV footage of Ms Dhu

31 August, 2016 - The Senate has supported a motion calling on the WA Government to publicly release the CCTV footage of Ms Dhu in police custody. “Over and ov...

#censusfail - Adjournment speech

31 August, 2016 - Thank you, Senator Lines. I would like to add my congratulations to you for taking on the role and responsibility of Deputy President. I am su...

Government stacked climate authority calls for coal phase out but fails to set out post-Paris pathway

31 August, 2016 - Greens climate and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt, said the government must listen to its own Climate Change Authority’s call to phase out co...

Motion - International Overdose Awareness Day

31 August, 2016 - I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i)   today is the 15th annual International Overdose Awareness Day, commemorating all those who have...

Government stopgaps on banking don't replace need for Royal Commission

31 August, 2016 - Greens Treasury and Consumer Affairs spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the Government’s latest effo...