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Invalid oil leases highlights contempt for environment when it comes to supporting petroleum industry

11 February, 2016 - A number of offshore petroleum titles in marine parks have been deemed invalid following a major administrative error that occurred between ...

Who will pay for open spaces created by elevated rail?

11 February, 2016 - PRESS RELEASE: Local Greens MP asks: who will pay for open spaces created by elevated rail?  Nina Springle, Greens’ member for the South Eas...

CSIRO CEO’s climate science cuts cast doubt on its future

11 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens today said the CSIRO CEO Larry Marshall’s decision to cut hundreds of jobs in climate science within the organisation ...

Latest VET saga shows need for Government funds to be redirected into TAFE

11 February, 2016 - The collapse of a major college in the VET sector leaving thousands of students stranded and hundreds of workers in limbo highlights the nee...

Turnbull must follow Trudeau’s Lead

11 February, 2016 - Australia must take the opportunity to follow the example set by Canada and withdraw our Air Force from the chaos in Syria, the Australian G...

Estimates: MV Portland and CSL Melbourne

11 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I want to continue on with the line of questioning from Senator Conroy and Senator Sterle. In the case of the MV Portland and ...

Tax office endorses recent Multinational Tax moves

11 February, 2016 - The Australian Tax Office has endorsed legislation passed by the Greens on the last day of Parliament last year, saying they’re already seei...

Invalid oil leases highlights contempt for environment when it comes to supporting petroleum industry

11 February, 2016 - A number of offshore petroleum titles in marine parks have been deemed invalid following a major administrative error that occurred between ...

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Victorians being punished for ditching the East West toll road

11 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I will move on to projects that have commercial-in-confidence issues with them and start off with Victoria. Victoria has been ...

CBA record half-year profit shows big banks can afford to pay more tax

10 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that news the Commonwealth Bank has posted another record half-year profit of $4.8 bil...

Are people being prevented from voting because they're declared of "unsound mind"?

10 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I want to talk about the issue of people being removed from the electoral roll because they are of unsound mind. Mr Rogers: I ...

Costly plebiscite to pave the way for more expensive opinion polls: Australian Greens

10 February, 2016 - The cost of the Government's marriage equality plebiscite is already mounting and could open the door to expensive polls on other issues in ...

EPA is fast losing it's credibility

10 February, 2016 - Wednesday, 10 February 2016 Greens Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region, Robin Chapple MLC, has questioned the credibility of the Envir...

Australian Christian Lobby must end its crusade against tolerance and inclusion

10 February, 2016 - Fear-mongering from the Australian Christian Lobby on a program that aims to make schools more inclusive for young LGBTI people must stop, t...