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#estimates - Myanmar's election

23 October, 2015 - Thursday, 22 October 2015 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Senator XENOPHON: Recognising that the situation is fragil...

Snap Protest in Response to Federal OK for Roe 8

23 October, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says the large turnout that mobilised at the Beeliar Wetlands this morning  in a rapid...

Another train signal failure shows need for upgrade

23 October, 2015 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says Melbourne's train signals need to be upgraded from the 19th century to the 21st, after train...

Show us where the money goes

22 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens call on Department of Education to track VET FEE-HELP funding to for-profit RTOs over concerns that profit margins and ...

Federal Government picks fight with Perth southern suburbs over Roe 8

22 October, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says Federal environmental approval today of a freeway through the Beeliar Wetlands ha...

Greens call on Turnbull to allow free vote on marriage equality

22 October, 2015 - The Greens have renewed their call for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to grant a free vote on marriage equality so the Parliament can finall...

Greens to bring on marriage bill

22 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens have announced they will bring their Bill for marriage equality back to the Senate for debate on Thursday 12 November. ...

Grand Prix loses $61 million of taxpayer funds

22 October, 2015 - Greens MP Sue Pennicuik says the Andrews Government made a costly mistake extending the Grand Prix contract, with new information showing the...

Premier pushed to end jumps racing

22 October, 2015 - Greens animal welfare spokesperson Sue Pennicuik today delivered 964 signed post cards to the Premier calling for an end to Victoria’s jumps ...

Labor has caved into the government on ChAFTA: Greens

21 October, 2015 - Greens Trade spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson and Employment & Workplace Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Labor has cav...

Senator Simms calls for the modelling for university deregulation to be released

21 October, 2015 - Senator Simms called on the Department of Education to release their modelling for university deregulation.  

Murray Darling Basin Authority Questioned On The Plan To Pause The Plan

21 October, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator, Robert Simms, questioned the Murray Darling Basin Authority on the impacts of the proposal to pause the Murray Dar...

Estimates: puberty blockers for transgender young people

21 October, 2015 - Senator RICE: Thank you, Chair. I want to ask about the cost to transgender young people to access treatment to block puberty. Accessing medi...

Government dumps Lomborg

21 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome the Federal Government today confirming they are dropping the push to set up a Lomborg Consensus Centre in Aust...

The Government drops Lomborg

21 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome the Federal Government today confirming they are dropping the push to set up a Lomborg Consensus Centre in Aust...