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...
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...
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...
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...
4 May, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia—Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (15:50): I ask that general business notice of motion No. 1, standin...
4 May, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, says that last night’s Federal Budget is an admission of failure by the Liberals to deliver for T...
4 May, 2016 - The 2016 budget entrenches government hostility to renters and those on low incomes trying to get into the housing market, the Australian Greens ...
4 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE
I move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister (Senator Brandis), no later than 3 pm on...
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...
3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are joining parliamentarians around the world in advocating for the right of the West Papuan people to determine their own p...
3 May, 2016 - The Perth Freight Link is the wrong project to invest in, will exceed the $1.9billion price tag, won't achieve its purpose and is a major lost opp...
3 May, 2016 - A young Somali woman who set herself on fire on Nauru was driven to despair after being forcibly returned to Nauru just days ago, the Australian G...
3 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE
I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that the ongoing uncertainty around hospital funding continues to threaten Australia's health...
3 May, 2016 - I thank Senator Sterle for the courtesy but also for the way in which he chaired this inquiry. This is a unanimous report and I think it is highly...