4 May, 2016 - I recognise that election campaigns are mostly argued on the basis of local issues that have direct impacts on our community, such that the phrase...
4 May, 2016 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people got just one mention in Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget speech and only marginally increased fundin...
4 May, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia—Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (15:50): I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1, standin...
4 May, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, says that last night’s Federal Budget is an admission of failure by the Liberals to deliver for T...
4 May, 2016 - The 2016 budget entrenches government hostility to renters and those on low incomes trying to get into the housing market, the Australian Greens ...
4 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE
I move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister (Senator Brandis), no later than 3 pm on...
4 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed regret at the government's decision to delay implementing seriously overdue changes to the early education an...
4 May, 2016 - After fierce questioning by Greens Spokesperson for Forests, Samantha Dunn, Labor has backed down and granted a temporary reprieve to the Leadbeat...
4 May, 2016 - The Greens condemn the politically motivated witch hunt against the voices for nature in the government's recommendations in the House of Represen...
4 May, 2016 - I want to speak in particular to the third report of this select committee, which was into the cuts to CSIRO science programs, and in particular t...
3 May, 2016 - The Perth Freight Link is the wrong project to invest in, will exceed the $1.9billion price tag, won't achieve its purpose and is a major lost opp...
3 May, 2016 - A young Somali woman who set herself on fire on Nauru was driven to despair after being forcibly returned to Nauru just days ago, the Australian G...
3 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE
I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that the ongoing uncertainty around hospital funding continues to threaten Australia's health...
3 May, 2016 - I thank Senator Sterle for the courtesy but also for the way in which he chaired this inquiry. This is a unanimous report and I think it is highly...
3 May, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says that the Turnbull Government is doing more to protect the Japanese whalers from ...