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Inadequate domestic violence funding which lasts only until just after the election

4 May, 2016 - The Turnbull Budget locks in Abbott's cuts to domestic violence services and subjects women's legal and housing services, which help women escape ...

Turnbull fails to get wheels turning on bike funding

4 May, 2016 - Turnbull fails to get wheels turning on bike funding Turnbull has let down people who ride bikes - or who want to ride bikes - with nothing in the...

Budget missed opportunity for public transport and clean energy in Queensland

4 May, 2016 - 04/05/2016 The Liberal Government’s budget fails to provide public transport or clean energy jobs in Queensland and instead focuses on military sp...

Three shockers make a bad Budget for health

4 May, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Dr Richard Di Natale says Scott Morrison's 4-year fiscal plan won't please anyone who values a quality health system. "Th...

Greens confirm support for new bail laws for young offenders

4 May, 2016 - The Greens stand by our support for the changes to bail laws for minors to address serious concerns at the high number of children and teenagers l...

Q&A with the Greens in Mayo - Mount Barker

4 May, 2016 - Wed, 2016-05-25 18:30 - 20:00 Mann Street, Mount Barker SA 5251 Come along and meet Greens Senator...

Damocles Sword hangs over universities

4 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called out the Liberal party for its smoke-and-mirrors approach to higher education after last night's budget announcem...

Federal Government Cuts To Legal Assistance Will Hurt Vulnerable Australians

4 May, 2016 - The Government’s decision not to restore cuts to Legal Aid and Community Legal Centres (CLCs) in yesterday’s budget will continue to deny access t...

Budget fails the Great Barrier Reef and clean energy, while further propping up fossil fuels

4 May, 2016 - 04/05/2016 The Liberals’ budget fails the environment and the Great Barrier Reef, cuts billions from clean energy and tops up the billions in hand...

Disarming the lifeboat - Australia's place in the world

4 May, 2016 - I recognise that election campaigns are mostly argued on the basis of local issues that have direct impacts on our community, such that the phrase...

Aboriginal funding barely budges as Government fails to act on Close the Gap rhetoric

4 May, 2016 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people got just one mention in Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget speech and only marginally increased fundin...

Labor and Liberal parties vote down motion to support Adnyamathanha traditional owners

3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Labor and Liberal parties for teaming up to defeat a motion (below) calling on the Government to acknowledg...

Australian Greens statement on the death of John Kaye MP

3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are deeply saddened by the death of our colleague and friend John Kaye. Our hearts go out to his partner, Lynne, and his fam...

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...