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Australian Greens will not support cuts to family payments and urge the Government to focus on the big end of town

26 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens said today they are disappointed that the amended bill cutting family tax benefit payments has passed the House of Rep...

More funding needed to see full benefit of mental health response

26 November, 2015 - More funding needed to see full benefit of mental health response The Greens have welcomed the long-overdue response to Australia’s mental h...

Another $330 million for a road that still goes nowhere

26 November, 2015 - Main Roads WA have asked for another $330 million of taxpayer funds for their 'preferred option' of a road that still goes nowhere, the Aust...

Australia's Response to the Crisis in Syria & Iraq

26 November, 2015 - On September 17 of this year, then defence minister Kevin Andrews tabled his first and as it turned out only Ministerial Statement on Austra...

Peoples' Climate Marches

26 November, 2015 - This weekend tens of thousands of people will be hitting the street around the country for the Peoples’ Climate Marches. This is our chance ...

Australian Greens will not support cuts to family payments and urge the Government to focus on the big end of town

26 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens said today they are disappointed that the amended bill cutting family tax benefit payments has passed the House of Rep...

Qld Gov fails to make big mining companies pay to clean up their own mess

26 November, 2015 - The Palaszczuk Government is again putting mining companies above regional communities by cutting the amount of money mining companies pay t...

Fire Resilience workshop event this Sunday in Toodyay

25 November, 2015 - Free Fire Resilience Expo. Be Prepared this fire season. With guest speakers, and lunch provided. RSVP by Friday to Rosanne Scott on 0458...

Come and see the Beeliar Wetlands for yourself, Prime Minister

25 November, 2015 - The Perth Freight Link has been a debacle, at both state and federal level. Prime Minister Turnbull needs to step in and spare his colleague...

Senator Robert Simms takes the ACL to task for homophobia

25 November, 2015 - Thank you acting deputy president. This afternoon I rise to speak about an event I recently attended in my home state hosted by an organisat...

Perth Green Drinks December Event

25 November, 2015 - “Communicating Sustainability”. Join the Perth Green Drinks’ panel: - Andrew Moore, a sustainability scientist- Hannah Uren, currently work...

Senate committee into violence and abuse of people with disability calls for Royal Commission

25 November, 2015 - After harrowing evidence provided to the Senate inquiry into violence, abuse and neglect of people with disability in institutional and resi...

Cambodian Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy

25 November, 2015 - The government denied leave for the below motion to be considered. NOTICE OF MOTION I give notice that on the next day of sitting ...

Nationals play chameleon in Senate chamber on farmers’ rights to say no to CSG

25 November, 2015 - 25/11/2015 Nationals Senators have failed to stand by their own claims that they believe landholders should have the right to say no to...

Senate fails to reinstate night-fishing ban on ‘super trawler” Geelong Star by a single vote

25 November, 2015 - This evening the Senate failed to disallow regulations that had lifted a ban on night fishing by the factory-freezer vessel Geelong Star by ...