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What Assistance did the Australian Government provide to the Sri Lankan Criminal Investigation Department (CID)?

5 February, 2016 - Senator Scott Ludlam: asked the Attorney-General on 20 November 2015: With reference to Australian Government assistance provided to the Sri ...

Greens Condemn Rushed Referendum Seeking More Power For Politicians

5 February, 2016 - 05/02/2016 The Queensland Greens say the Labor and Liberal parties are trying to sneak through a referendum aimed at giving them more po...

PM must condemn Dutton’s racist dog-whistle

5 February, 2016 - The draft cabinet briefing, reportedly prepared for the Immigration Minister and leaked to the media today, proposing a radical overhaul of t...

Drop the Warrant, Give back his Passport

5 February, 2016 - After the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) found in his favour, the UK government should cancel the arrest warrant ...

Federal Government refuses to back independent inquiry on TWWHA bushfires

4 February, 2016 - Despite being asked in Senate Question Time today, the federal government has refused to commit to an independent inquiry into the Tasmanian ...

Strong local opposition at all 6 proposed nuclear waste dump sites

4 February, 2016 - There is strong local opposition exists at all six sites currently under consideration for a nuclear waste dump in Australia. The communities...

Human Rights Abuses in Australia's name? Overdue Questions on Notice

4 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (15:02):  That is a little breakdown in communication which actu...

Liberals crush Tasmania’s economic advantage in climate and Antarctic science

4 February, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Antarctic issues Senator Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the reported CSIRO job cuts: “I am devastate...

Decision imminent: UN determination on arbitrary detention of Julian Assange

4 February, 2016 - Friday morning Australian time, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights' Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) will make a determ...

Sacred art continues to be vandalised

4 February, 2016 - Tuesday, 2 February The continual vandalising of ancient Indigenous rock art in the Burrup peninsula has reached crisis point, says Greens ML...

After David Bulmer-Rizzi's death, we must recognise foreign same-sex marriages

4 February, 2016 - In considering this legislation today, what we are calling upon the government to do and all members of parliament to do is this. We are sayi...

Gutting CSIRO climate science is the enemy of innovation

4 February, 2016 - News that the Turnbull Liberal Government is sacking more CSIRO scientists, gutting climate science in Australia, shows what a climate-denial...

O'Week 2016

4 February, 2016 - Mon, 2016-02-15 (All day) - Fri, 2016-02-26 (All day) Universities Australia-wide Universitie...

Save Our Scholarships

4 February, 2016 - Last year, Labor and the Liberals came together to hike up HELP fees for university students by converting the Student Start-Up Scholarship i...

Human Rights Abuses in Australia's name? Overdue Questions on Notice

4 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia-Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (15:02):  That is a little breakdown in communication which actu...