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Local paper should not involved destruction of native forests

5 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens support the use of Australian paper if it is paper produced from plantation stock and from recycled stock, so it does not in...

Government must apologise for Bulmer-Rizzi treatment

5 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to apologise to Mr Marco Bulmer-Rizzi following revelations of more poor treatment by a govern...

Question without notice: The Budget

5 May, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE My question is to the minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Brandis. Last night, the budget did not mention global w...

A year as leader

5 May, 2016 - Richard Di Natale Joined Adam and Larissa to RenewAustralia “The difference between the Greens and the mainstream parties is that they have actual...

Childcare delay to hit families hard

4 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed regret at the government's decision to delay implementing seriously overdue changes to the early education an...

Leadbeater’s Possum colony safe for now

4 May, 2016 - After fierce questioning by Greens Spokesperson for Forests, Samantha Dunn, Labor has backed down and granted a temporary reprieve to the Leadbeat...

Greens condemn witch-hunt against voices for nature

4 May, 2016 - The Greens condemn the politically motivated witch hunt against the voices for nature in the government's recommendations in the House of Represen...

CSIRO cuts were ill-considered and must be reversed

4 May, 2016 - I want to speak in particular to the third report of this select committee, which was into the cuts to CSIRO science programs, and in particular t...

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

4 May, 2016 - 04/05/2016 The Turnbull Budget locks in Abbott’s cuts to domestic violence services and subjects women’s legal and housing services, which help wo...

Budget Lets Down Students by Failing to Invest in their Future

4 May, 2016 - The Federal government has badly let down Australian students, teachers and schools by failing to restore Tony Abbott’s school cuts, and providing...

Turnbull’s budget continues Abbott’s roads roundabout

4 May, 2016 - Turnbull’s budget continues Abbott’s roads roundabout Malcolm Turnbull’s transport infrastructure budget is full of rehashed Abbott-era projects a...

Government continues to hurt our most vulnerable to make savings: Greens

4 May, 2016 - In response to the budget Australian Greens spokesperson on Family and Community Services Senator Rachel Siewert says the Government is once again...

Budget closes curtains on opportunity to restore Australian Arts: Greens

4 May, 2016 - Greens Arts spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison closed the curtains on the opportunity to restore funding, i...

Greens call for immediate end to horse jumps racing

4 May, 2016 - Greens animal welfare spokesperson Sue Pennicuik has called for the Andrews Government to immediately suspend the 2016 jumps racing season followi...