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Urgent reform needed to stop deaths in custody

6 January, 2016 - Wednesday, 23 December WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC is again calling on the government to urgently address Abor...

Minister announces second regular fuel ban in Tennant Creek

6 January, 2016 - The Government has announced plans to mandate low-aromatic fuel in another community, Tennant Creek, to combat the scourge of petrol sniffing ...

2015 - Year In Brief

31 December, 2015 - It is genuinely a privilege to represent you in our national parliament, and I am proud and grateful to have this opportunity. Sometimes you...

Pleasantries with Sarah Hanson-Young: Part 1 - No Music

24 December, 2015 - As requested - a second version of Pleasantries with Sarah Hanson-Young: Part 1 - this time with no music in the background to make editing a breeze!

Govt needs to find a heart: Greens

23 December, 2015 - The Greens urge the government to reconsider visa applications of a Pakistani family so that they are able to visit their dying relative for...

Hunt backs Abbot Point

22 December, 2015 - 22/12/2015 The Australian Greens condemn Minister Hunt’s approval of the Queensland Labor Government’s plan for a massive coal port in ...

Hunt backs Abbot (Point)

22 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens condemn Minister Hunt's approval of the Queensland Labor Government's plan for a massive coal port in the Great Barrie...

WHAT A YEAR!

22 December, 2015 - 1 // We kicked off the year with our highest ever vote in Queensland!   2 // We joined with doctors, nurses and thousands of australians to ...

Victoria lagging behind - A Metre Matters

21 December, 2015 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says NSW’s decision to introduce minimum passing distances for motorists overtaking bicycles has...

Greens call on Queensland government to legalise Uber‏

19 December, 2015 - 19/12/2015 The Queensland Greens say the state Labor government should accept that ride sharing services such as Uber will need to be l...

Turnbull’s weak statement in Japan continues the trend of Liberal inaction on whaling

18 December, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s vague mention of his ‘disappointment...

The Australian community deserves regulation that protects their best interests

17 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens are concerned at news reports that regulators may not be appropriately regulating food derived from new genetic modifi...

Face up: “The Capability” will be a major digital rights campaign in 2016

17 December, 2015 - The Turnbull Government appears intent on developing a national facial recognition ‘Capability' after a preliminary Privacy Impact Assessmen...

Poll shows Queenslanders put Great Barrier Reef before coal

17 December, 2015 - A poll, released today, shows Queenslanders love the Great Barrier Reef and believe the dying coal industry should be made to clean up its o...