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Why must we always force nuclear waste onto Aboriginal people?

3 May, 2016 - I rise this evening to speak on the long history of failed plans to locate national radioactive waste dumps here in Australia at multiple sites ac...

Budget, like Turnbull, a massive let-down: Greens

3 May, 2016 - "This Budget is a massive let-down, just like Malcolm Turnbull has turned out to be," said Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale. "The govern...

Greens join international calls for West Papuan self-determination

3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are joining parliamentarians around the world in advocating for the right of the West Papuan people to determine their own p...

The Affordable Housing working group

3 May, 2016 - TREASURYSENATE  QUESTION Notice Given:  18 April 2016 (Question No.  1st session - 2972, 211ct  session - 3227) Senator Ludlam, asked the Minister...

Liberals set to deliver ‘Budget for the billionaires’

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens say the Liberals are set to deliver a Budget that will grow inequality by including company tax cuts and income tax cuts for...

Greens to expose Labor’s $1 billion clean-energy funding black hole

2 May, 2016 - With Labor announcing a climate policy that seems to largely lock in the Abbott/Turnbull $1.3 billion cut from the Australian Renewable Energy Age...

Greens to expose Labor’s $1 billion clean energy funding black hole

2 May, 2016 - 02/05/2016 With Labor announcing a climate policy that seems to largely lock in the Abbott/Turnbull $1.3 billion cut from the Australian Renewable...

Greens call on other companies to follow Ferrovial and dump offshore detention

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on all other companies that are profiting from the Australian Government's detention camps on Manus Island and N...

Liberals set to deliver ‘Budget for the billionaires’

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens say the Liberals are set to deliver a Budget that will grow inequality by including company tax cuts and income tax cuts for...

Government loses the plot on housing affordability: Greens

2 May, 2016 - The government's stubborn refusal to act on yet another substantial piece of evidence that negative gearing is forcing people out of the housing m...

Senate supports Greens call to address coral bleaching and reinstate marine parks

2 May, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion calling on the Government to address coral bleaching and reinstate our world leading system of marine par...

PT funding fuelled by privatisation bribes to states

2 May, 2016 - PT funding fuelled by privatisation bribes to states The Greens say that while reports of federal investment in public transport would a positive ...

Greens move to transform electricity system with new government authority

2 May, 2016 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today introduced the Renew Australia Bill 2016 into the House of Representatives to create a new governme...

Adnyamathanha Traditional Owners response to the National Radioactive Waste dump

2 May, 2016 - I thank the chamber. Despite everything that Senator Ryan has said, the Adnyamathanha mob—the traditional owners of that area—and the community mo...

Bikes and budgets

2 May, 2016 - Senator Janet Rice With all the hype around electric and driverless cars, we often overlook the world's most energy efficient vehicle - the humble...