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Time to give fracking the boot

29 November, 2016 - Today’s report from the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee into fracking for gas in the South East confirms what the Greens have know...

Greens stand with 30,000 who oppose proposed levy for Uber users

29 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Transport Lynn MacLaren MLC has today urged the Government to scrap a levy it plans to impose upon all point to poin...

MOTION: fire ants OPD

29 November, 2016 - I give notice that on the next day of sitting I shall move that the Senate – 1. Notes: a. The adverse effect of Red Imported Fire Ant popula...

Face the facts and take action to save the Reef say Greens

29 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens call on all political parties to face the scientific facts and take drastic action to save the Great Barrier Reef. “A ...

ABC independence traded for ABCC vote

29 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will vote against the government’s plans to allow the Communications Minister to make written...

Brandis to face Senate inquiry over WA deal

29 November, 2016 - The Senate has voted to establish an inquiry that will investigate the deal between the Western Australian government and the Commonwealth r...

Senate committee tables report on the indefinite detention of people with cognitive impairment in Australia

29 November, 2016 - The Community Affairs References Committee has tabled its report into the indefinite detention of people with cognitive and psychiatric impa...

ABCC won't improve productivity, just attack working Australians

29 November, 2016 - I rise to speak on the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013. I comment first on the name of the bill—'impro...

Senate to look into marriage equality bill

29 November, 2016 - The Greens will join Labor and the crossbench to create a Senate inquiry on marriage equality and the Coalition government’s draft bill to a...

Response to PM's infrastructure statement

28 November, 2016 - This ministerial statement on infrastructure is full of fine sounding, silver tongued words from the Prime Minister. It is yet another examp...

Greens raise red flags with youth jobs PaTH bill in dissenting report

28 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens have submitted a dissenting report recommending that the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepa...

Greens National Conference rejects nuclear dump

28 November, 2016 - The National Conference of the Australian Greens has called on both South Australian and Federal Governments to halt any further moves towar...

Overhaul schools funding so it’s based on need: Greens

28 November, 2016 - Any overhaul of schools funding must result in a genuine ‘needs based’ model, the Australian Greens have said, pointing out that some wealth...

Lack of organ donors only perpetuating organ harvesting

28 November, 2016 - Motion text: Senator RICE:  I, and also on behalf of Senator Abetz, move:   That the Senate—   (a) notes:       (i) deeply concerning report...