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Time to clean up politics

20 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are today calling on the Labor, Liberal and National parties to work with them to clean up politics.  “Today I’m calling ...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renewed calls fo...

Greens housing affordability 2016 election pledge

20 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens 2016 election campaign for real action on housing affordability is now more important than ever in light of Anglicare’s R...

Leaked Great Forest National Park Report Inaccurate, Biased

20 April, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens spokesperson for forests, says that a leaked report commissioned by the Yarra Ranges Council is unreliable at best, biase...

National Anti-Corruption Commission

20 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. The government and the opposition both claim that no national indepe...

New PBO costings reveal $1.2 billion cost of uni deregulation plan

20 April, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the Government to dump its deregulation agenda after new PBO costings released today exposed the reform's $1.2 billio...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - 20/04/2016 With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renew...

Senate Inquiry report calls on state and federal government(s) to act on scourge of marine plastics

20 April, 2016 - Today the Senate Environment and Communications Committee has released a landmark report into the causes and impacts of marine plastic pollutio...

ASIC announcement an admission of 3 wasted years under the Liberals

20 April, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Finance, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says the last minute rush to fix financial regulation is an admission by the Gover...

Order for the Production of Asylum Seekers

20 April, 2016 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, no later than 9.30 am on Thursday...

Labor and Liberal vote against SA jobs and Whyalla Steel

19 April, 2016 - The Labor and Liberal parties combined to defeat a motion* from SA Green Senators Robert Simms and Sarah Hanson-Young in support of the steel i...

Safe rates for truckies makes for safer roads for everyone

19 April, 2016 -   I rise to oppose this legislation to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal. I oppose this legislation, which we have not even seen, w...

Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean

19 April, 2016 - Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean Labor and the Liberals must reject a push from the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) to...

Senate supports motion calling on the Government to act on Aboriginal deaths in custody

19 April, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion calling on the Governments around Australia to act on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into...

Building and Construction Industry Bill 2013

19 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise today to speak against the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2]. This governm...