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Greens call for lockout laws plan to protect live music

26 February, 2016 - 26/02/2016 The Greens have called on the state government to outline how they will ensure Queensland’s live music and entertainment scenes w...

Defence cash splash obliterates future budget surpluses

26 February, 2016 - Greens Defence and Finance Spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has released analysis from the Parliamentary Library showing that the n...

Turnbull tax tinkerer, not reformer: Greens

25 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said reports that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is backing down from tax reform and inste...

20,000 (and counting) support Safe School Coalition petition

25 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens are delighted to announce the petition calling for support for the Safe Schools Coalition has received more than 20,00...

Science not shark ‘bite-offs’ should guide fishery decisions

25 February, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren MLC says suggestions that the number of shark ‘bite-offs’ should be used as an evidential basis for an expansion of...

Labor and Liberal vote against Greens move to keep Australian born babies safe

25 February, 2016 - A move by the Australian Greens that would have allowed babies who were born in Australia to stay here, rather than be sent to Nauru, has be...

Support and Justice for Atomic Veterans

25 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia—Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (11:37):  I rise today to speak to Senator Lambie's bill and to...

Andrew Nikolic: Wrong on most things. Right on one thing. 12 submarines is a “Rudd Pluck”

25 February, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Defence Senator Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the reports Australia has locked in the acquis...

Defence White Paper: From a budget emergency to South China Seas emergency?

25 February, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Defence Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on today’s announcement that Australia is joining and con...

Don’t Merge ABC & SBS: Greens

25 February, 2016 - Any merger of the ABC and SBS would be in name only, it would more closely resemble a takeover of SBS and NITV by the ABC, the Australian Gr...

The Safe Schools Coalition is vital for the wellbeing of our young people

25 February, 2016 -  I experienced one of my most moving days here in Parliament House on Monday. Parliamentary friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ...

Robert Simms stands up to Cory Bernardi over attack on Safe Schools

25 February, 2016 - I was about to leave for the night and then I saw Senator Bernardi jumping to his feet and launching into yet another of his famous diatribe...

Support and Justice for Atomic Veterans

25 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia—Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (11:37):  I rise today to speak to Senator Lambie's bill and to...

20,000 (and counting) support Safe School Coalition petition

25 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens are delighted to announce the petition calling for support for the Safe Schools Coalition has received more than 20,00...

Properly consult the community on the Western Distributor

25 February, 2016 - Victoiran Greens call on the Andrews Government to put the environment and community first and conduct proper community consultation as part...