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Fight for adoption equality will continue

13 November, 2015 - The Victorian Greens will continue to fight for adoption equality after the Liberal Party voted to allow faith based adoption agencies to di...

Greens will fight Government attempt to aid corporate tax avoidance

12 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull has exposed his true colours by rejecting an Australian Greens amendment that would have increase...

Motion: get moving on the Port-Rail Shuttle

12 November, 2015 - The Senate – 1. Notes: a) The federal government committed $38 million of Commonwealth funds to the Port-Rail Shuttle project in Victoria. b...

Greens will fight Government attempt to aid corporate tax avoidance

12 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull has exposed his true colours by rejecting an Australian Greens amendment that would have increase...

Redirect unspent Back to Work funds to CALD employment services

12 November, 2015 - Greens MP for Melbourne, Ellen Sandell, is calling on the Victorian Government to re-direct unspent Back to Work funds to employment service...

Greens seek to have Parliament decide marriage equality

12 November, 2015 - Mr President, this Bill aims to end discrimination under the marriage act by finally legislating for marriage equality in this country. This...

Love doesn't discriminate and neither should the law

12 November, 2015 - Like so many Australians, I find the ongoing refusal of this government to allow an immediate parliamentary vote on marriage equality utterl...

Greens will fight Government attempt to aid corporate tax avoidance

12 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull has exposed his true colours by rejecting an Australian Greens amendment that would have increase...

Discrimination in the community will not end until we stamp out discrimination in the law

12 November, 2015 - Senator Nick McKim spoke in Parliament this morning about the case of a young Tasmanian man who faced a traumatic and discriminatory ordeal ...

Turnbull continues Abbott-style obstruction of international climate action

12 November, 2015 - The Turnbull Government has confirmed its opposition to a proposal by Japan and the US to cut international fossil fuel subsidies, by voting...

Statement on Adani and its CEO

12 November, 2015 - On 12 and 13 November 2015 my office issued two press releases which the Chief Executive of Adani Mining Australia, Mr Jeyakumar Janakaraj, ...

Second Emissions Reduction Fund result just 1 per cent of Adani mine pollution

12 November, 2015 - 12/11/2015 The second Emissions Reduction Fund auction results, made public this afternoon, shift massive cost to the taxpayer and are ...

Greens motion rejects marriage equality plebiscite

12 November, 2015 - Victorian Greens LGBTI Equality spokesperson Sam Hibbins MP has moved the following motion in lower house of the Victorian Parliament MR HIB...

Labor In Zombie Lockstep With Government Over Citizenship Laws

12 November, 2015 -     Labor’s decision to roll over and give Immigration Minister Peter Dutton power to remove people’s citizenship is as ...

After Coal - Our Plan for Coal Workers

12 November, 2015 - After Coal - Our Plan for Coal Workers A significant structural shift is underway in our economy. Glo...