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Agency should keep an eye on cost increase but should also move to fix gaps in the NDIS

6 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert said today the agency overseeing the rollout of the NDIS is right to keep a close eye on cost but sh...

GREENS CALL FOR BETTER BUSES AND TRAINS INSTEAD OF A WIDER MONASH

6 November, 2015 - Better buses and trains, not a wider Monash Freeway: Greens Greens MP Nina Springle says better public transport is the most effective way to...

Minister Lynham wants to make himself the judge, jury and executioner of Land Court cases

6 November, 2015 - The Palaszczuk Government's reported plans to give the Minister more power to influence the outcomes of mining disputes in the Land Court and...

High risk pregnancies on Nauru must be transferred to Australia: Greens

6 November, 2015 - The Australian Government should offer appropriate medical care to at least three women on Nauru who are in the late stages of high risk preg...

A note from Senator Richard Di Natale

6 November, 2015 - I was pretty surprised and disappointed to see myself paraphrased saying I'd join forces with the Libs if it meant the Greens could win a sea...

Senator Waters calls on US Attorney General to investigate ExxonMobil's misinformation on global warming

6 November, 2015 - Senator Waters has written to the US Attorney General requesting an urgent investigation of ExxonMobil's long-running campaign of deception a...

Getting rid of Australian Institute of Criminology counter-productive

5 November, 2015 - The takeover of the Australian Institute of Criminology by the Australian Crime Commission is short-sighted and risks increased crime rates i...

Nick's Wrap - Edition 1

5 November, 2015 - Welcome to the first edition of my newsletter! I'll keep you posted with the latest from around Tasmania and from the Senate. To recieve futu...

Tax millionaires instead of GST: Greens

5 November, 2015 - Greens treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison are going the wrong w...

Movie ‘He Named Me Malala’

4 November, 2015 - One World Centre invites you to the movie ‘He Named Me Malala’. This an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who...

Greens to Government: get deregulation off the agenda

4 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have renewed their calls for the Government to drop their deregulation agenda entirely and focus on fixing the funding ...

Liberal confusion: Are the three federal Tasmanian MPs for a 15% GST?

4 November, 2015 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson said, “With the federal Liberal Government-driven GST reform campaign gaining pace, it is imp...

People’s Climate March

4 November, 2015 - Join the Greens (WA) and many other concerned groups in an Australia-wide march, on Sunday, 29th November, 1.00pm. In Perth the march will st...

Sea Shepherd – Perth Fundraiser

4 November, 2015 - .The local chapter of Sea Shepherd is holding their annual major fundraiser on Sunday, 29th November, 1.30pm-6.0pm at the Railway Hotel in No...

QLD govt tries to continue on with 50 year old Great Barrier Reef shark control program unchanged

4 November, 2015 - 04/11/2015 The Greens are urging the Palaszczuk Government to update its Great Barrier Reef shark control program, which is now open for...