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Labor joins Government to squash ACFI referral

13 September, 2016 -   “It is disappointing that Labor has voted with Government to stop cuts to the Aged Care Funding Instrument being referred to the Communit...

Donations to Political Parties

13 September, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Special Minister of State (Senator Ryan) to a question witho...

Changing what's possible

13 September, 2016 - Tim Hollo In many years working at Parliament, I used to get immensely frustrated when people told me “politics is the art of the possible”...

Greens condemn Government’s response to Tasmanian RFA Review

12 September, 2016 - The Government’s response to the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement is an endorsement of the industry’s unsustainability and unviability, ...

Correspondence relating to the Perth Freight Link

12 September, 2016 - Senator Ludlam To move That there be laid on the table no later than 10 am on Thursday 15th September 2016 by the Minister for Finance, the...

Crossbench unite with the Greens against Government’s cruel cuts

12 September, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Senator Di Natale and Spokesperson for Community Services Senator Siewert have spoken out against the cruel cuts i...

Labor in #censusfail cave-in shock

12 September, 2016 - The Labor party voted with the Coalition to let the government off the hook for the spectacular failure of the National Census, the Austral...

Greens condemn Government’s response to Tasmanian RFA Review

12 September, 2016 - The Government’s response to the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement is an endorsement of the industry’s unsustainability and unviability, ...

Yet again Liberals keep Roe 8 details hidden: Greens

12 September, 2016 - WA taxpayers may not know the true cost of cancelling contracts into Roe 8 until it's too late, after the Turnbull government again refused...

Potential faulty equipment should delay Bight drilling approval

12 September, 2016 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling for a delay in the approval process for BP drilling in the Great Australian B...

Media Release: Senate Inquiry established into abuse in Australia’s detention centres

12 September, 2016 - The Greens and Labor have co-sponsored a motion to establish a Senate inquiry into the allegations of abuse and self-harm on Manus Island a...

Cuts to Newstart, renewables the first test for Labor's new Tasmanian MPs

12 September, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on Labor’s new Tasmanian MPs Ross Hart, Brian Mitchell and Justine Kea...

Crossbench unite with the Greens against Government’s cruel cuts

12 September, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Senator Di Natale and Spokesperson for Community Services Senator Siewert have spoken out against the cruel cuts i...

Cross-party marriage equality bill introduced into Parliament

12 September, 2016 - Greens MP Adam Bandt today introduced the cross-party marriage equality bill into the House of Representatives. The bill is co-sponsored by...

Multiculturalism and the Greens

12 September, 2016 - Rebecca Galdies There has been a lot of attention both pre- and post-federal election on the rise of racism in Australia in the last few ye...