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Volunteers wanted for the Leederville Festival

2 December, 2015 - The Greens are still seeking a few volunteers to staff our stall at the Leederville Festival. If you are available to do a shift for a couple...

Family payment cuts are still poor policy

2 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has said today that it is extremely disappointing that the Government will attempt to ram through th...

Response to the ministerial statement on infrastructure

2 December, 2015 - I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I rise to respond to the annual ministerial infrastructure statement. We really appreciate...

Tabling of the Arts Inquiry report

2 December, 2015 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (18:08): I would be delighted to speak to this report. It has be...

Senate supports inquiry into the indefinite detention of people with cognitive impairment

2 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has secured senate support for an inquiry that will investigate the indefinite detention and impriso...

Brandis highlights appalling lack of commitment to addressing climate change

2 December, 2015 - I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Attorney General (Senator Brandis) to a question without notice asked by the Lea...

Animal Welfare Review Exposes Deficits say Greens

2 December, 2015 - The review into the investment in and administration of the Animal Welfare Act 2002 reveals there is much to be done to improve animal welfar...

Australian Greens Senator responds to $1.8m in funding for NSW Custody Notification Service

2 December, 2015 - “Today I withdrew a motion in the Senate I have had on the notice paper for some weeks calling for the Government to provide full funding for...

Future looks less bleak for VET sector

2 December, 2015 - The Greens joined with the Government, Labor and crossbenchers to support a raft of changes through the Senate that will help arrest the wors...

Senate puts ice on government’s ideological super attack

2 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP welcomed the crossbench Senators putting the ice on the government’s ideological attack on super t...

Government denies justice to East Timor

1 December, 2015 - The government has blocked a proposed Senate vote on alleged Australian spying on Timor Leste, but the Greens have warned that the messy trut...

Senator Simms details the rorts of the private for-profit VET sector

1 December, 2015 - The VET FEE-HELP system is broken. What was originally designed as a model to expand access to training for Australians has now become an unt...

Australia's coal obsession threatens Australian workers and global climate efforts

1 December, 2015 - The Turnbull Government's obsession with coal undermines the global momentum in Paris, and threatens the health of Australian workers. "It wa...

Senate supports inquiry into aged care workforce as Australian population ages

1 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has secured senate support for an inquiry that will investigate the future of Australia’s aged care ...

PM Turnbull must ditch attacks on ARENA & CEFC, double their budgets instead: Greens

1 December, 2015 - Responding to news that the Turnbull government has committed to double research & development investment on clean energy over the next five ...