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Turnbull must heed advice of Govt doctors, release all children from detention

18 January, 2016 - It has been revealed that the Government has been ignoring medical advice from its own healthcare provider, IHMS, and putting hundreds of chi...

Revoke visa to stop promotion of violence and sexism

18 January, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Liberal Government to stop more sexist 'dating' seminars, which promote choking, threatening and abu...

Local Govt Poll Should not be Disrupted for 4 Year Terms Referendum

18 January, 2016 - 18/01/2016 The Greens say local Councils in Queensland are once again being treated with contempt by the state government's still to be ...

Revoke visa to stop promotion of violence and sexism

18 January, 2016 - 18/01/2016 The Australian Greens are calling on the Liberal Government to stop more sexist ‘dating’ seminars, which promote choking, thr...

Greens call for pill testing trial in the ACT

16 January, 2016 - “The Four Corners program revealed that an alarming 400,000 young people are currently using recreational drugs and the number of deaths and ...

Minister must explain V/line failures

16 January, 2016 - Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber says the public transport Minister must explain how V/line services across Victoria have become crippled ...

Epidemic of self-harm in detention must be addressed: Greens

16 January, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on the government and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to address a growing epidemic of self-harm within A...

Great Northern Hwy cattle problem getting worse, not better

15 January, 2016 - Friday, 15 January WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple has again questioned what the state government are doing to address safety on the Great Northe...

Government must address barriers that hurt students with disability: Report

15 January, 2016 - Inadequate support and numerous barriers are impacting levels of access and attainment for students with disability in Australian schools, a ...

Greens call on government to rule out lowering HECS threshold

15 January, 2016 - The Greens have called on Education Minister Simon Birmingham to rule out lowering the HELP (HECS) repayment threshold following media report...

Funding for full Gonski package is critical

15 January, 2016 - Full funding for all six years of the Gonski reforms is critical to ensure better educational outcomes for all students, Greens spokesperson ...

Government must address barriers that hurt students with disability: Report

15 January, 2016 - Inadequate support and numerous barriers are impacting levels of access and attainment for students with disability in Australian schools, a ...

Great Northern Hwy cattle problem getting worse, not better

15 January, 2016 - Friday, 15 January WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple has again questioned what the state government are doing to address safety on the Great Northe...

Polling shows Tasmanians don’t want an increased GST

15 January, 2016 - Polling of Tasmanians showing an overwhelming rejection of a higher GST should send a clear message to the Liberal Federal and State governme...

Greens urge Victorian government to extend funding to family violence services

15 January, 2016 - ​The Victorian Greens' spokesperson for the Prevention of Family Violence, Nina Springle MLC, is urging the Victorian government to provide b...