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Sacred art continues to be vandalised

4 February, 2016 - Tuesday, 2 February The continual vandalising of ancient Indigenous rock art in the Burrup peninsula has reached crisis point, says Greens ML...

After David Bulmer-Rizzi's death, we must recognise foreign same-sex marriages

4 February, 2016 - In considering this legislation today, what we are calling upon the government to do and all members of parliament to do is this. We are sayi...

Gutting CSIRO climate science is the enemy of innovation

4 February, 2016 - News that the Turnbull Liberal Government is sacking more CSIRO scientists, gutting climate science in Australia, shows what a climate-denial...

O'Week 2016

4 February, 2016 - Mon, 2016-02-15 (All day) - Fri, 2016-02-26 (All day) Universities Australia-wide Universitie...

Save Our Scholarships

4 February, 2016 - Last year, Labor and the Liberals came together to hike up HELP fees for university students by converting the Student Start-Up Scholarship i...

Human Rights Abuses in Australia's name? Overdue Questions on Notice

4 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (15:02):  That is a little breakdown in communication which actu...

Turnbull ‘mum’ on fate of refugee babies & children

4 February, 2016 - In response to his first question since yesterday’s High Court decision concerning the fate of the 37 babies and 90 children living in Austra...

Andrew Robb is running scared on independent TPP scrutiny

4 February, 2016 - Today Andrew Robb has signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) on behalf of the Australian government. Greens spokesperson for Tr...

Sacred art continues to be vandalised

4 February, 2016 - Tuesday, 2 February The continual vandalising of ancient Indigenous rock art in the Burrup peninsula has reached crisis point, says Greens ML...

Introducing Senator Robert Simms

4 February, 2016 - Meet Senator Robert Simms, Australian Greens senator for South Australia. At 31, Robert is the youngest senator in the Australian Parliament,...

Strong local opposition at all 6 proposed nuclear waste dump sites

4 February, 2016 - There is strong local opposition exists at all six sites currently under consideration for a nuclear waste dump in Australia. The communities...

Additional Estimates

4 February, 2016 - Mon, 2016-02-08 (All day) - Thu, 2016-02-11 (All day) Parliament House, Canberra Senate Commi...

Time to act on recognising overseas same-sex marriages

4 February, 2016 - Overseas marriage recognition laws must be standardised across the country to avoid the heartache and humiliation experienced by a British ma...

Decision imminent: UN determination on arbitrary detention of Julian Assange

4 February, 2016 - Friday morning Australian time, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights' Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) will make a determ...

Questions on Notice about the Perth Freight Link

3 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM:  I move: That the Senate take note of the minister's response. I acknowledge the minister's response, sketchy though it might...