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Dental Care

4 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I move: That the Senate— (a)   recognises the success of the Child Dental Benefits Scheme, which has provided access to dental c...

Greens call on Minister to stop the jumps racing season

4 May, 2016 - Greens animal welfare spokesperson Sue Pennicuik, has called for the Andrews Government to immediately suspend the 2016 jumps racing season follow...

Budget fails people outside the major cities

4 May, 2016 - Budget fails people outside the major cities Malcolm Turnbull’s first budget has let down regional and rural Victorians, say the Greens. “This Bud...

Turnbull must drop plebiscite: Greens

4 May, 2016 - Australian Greens marriage equality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms is calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to ditch the $160 million pleb...

Budget missed opportunity for public transport and clean energy in Queensland

4 May, 2016 - The Liberal Government's budget fails to provide public transport or clean energy jobs in Queensland and instead focuses on military spending in o...

Budget a ‘house of cards’; super measures underwhelming

4 May, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the government’s so-called new ‘Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset’ (LISTO) is really just...

Inadequate domestic violence funding which lasts only until just after the election

4 May, 2016 - The Turnbull Budget locks in Abbott's cuts to domestic violence services and subjects women's legal and housing services, which help women escape ...

Turnbull fails to get wheels turning on bike funding

4 May, 2016 - Turnbull fails to get wheels turning on bike funding Turnbull has let down people who ride bikes - or who want to ride bikes - with nothing in the...

Budget missed opportunity for public transport and clean energy in Queensland

4 May, 2016 - 04/05/2016 The Liberal Government’s budget fails to provide public transport or clean energy jobs in Queensland and instead focuses on military sp...

Three shockers make a bad Budget for health

4 May, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Dr Richard Di Natale says Scott Morrison's 4-year fiscal plan won't please anyone who values a quality health system. "Th...

Greens confirm support for new bail laws for young offenders

4 May, 2016 - The Greens stand by our support for the changes to bail laws for minors to address serious concerns at the high number of children and teenagers l...

Q&A with the Greens in Mayo - Mount Barker

4 May, 2016 - Wed, 2016-05-25 18:30 - 20:00 Mann Street, Mount Barker SA 5251 Come along and meet Greens Senator...

Damocles Sword hangs over universities

4 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called out the Liberal party for its smoke-and-mirrors approach to higher education after last night's budget announcem...

Federal Government Cuts To Legal Assistance Will Hurt Vulnerable Australians

4 May, 2016 - The Government’s decision not to restore cuts to Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres (CLCs) in yesterday’s budget will continue to deny access t...

Budget fails the Great Barrier Reef and clean energy, while further propping up fossil fuels

4 May, 2016 - 04/05/2016 The Liberals’ budget fails the environment and the Great Barrier Reef, cuts billions from clean energy and tops up the billions in hand...