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High risk pregnancies on Nauru must be transferred to Australia: Greens

6 November, 2015 - The Australian Government should offer appropriate medical care to at least three women on Nauru who are in the late stages of high risk preg...

A note from Senator Richard Di Natale

6 November, 2015 - I was pretty surprised and disappointed to see myself paraphrased saying I'd join forces with the Libs if it meant the Greens could win a sea...

Senator Waters calls on US Attorney General to investigate ExxonMobil's misinformation on global warming

6 November, 2015 - Senator Waters has written to the US Attorney General requesting an urgent investigation of ExxonMobil's long-running campaign of deception a...

Minister Lynham wants to make himself the judge, jury and executioner of Land Court cases

6 November, 2015 - 06/11/2015 The Palaszczuk Government’s reported plans to give the Minister more power to influence the outcomes of mining disputes in th...

Lonely Government Called Out Over Logging The TWWHA

6 November, 2015 - Lonely Planet should treat with extreme scepticism any letter from Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman which tries to argue that Tasmania’s wilder...

TPP text finally released – after any opportunity to fix it is gone

6 November, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Trade, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says now the text has finally been released stakeholders and the community will at...

Agency should keep an eye on cost increase but should also move to fix gaps in the NDIS

6 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert said today the agency overseeing the rollout of the NDIS is right to keep a close eye on cost but sh...

GREENS CALL FOR BETTER BUSES AND TRAINS INSTEAD OF A WIDER MONASH

6 November, 2015 - Better buses and trains, not a wider Monash Freeway: Greens Greens MP Nina Springle says better public transport is the most effective way to...

Minister Lynham wants to make himself the judge, jury and executioner of Land Court cases

6 November, 2015 - The Palaszczuk Government's reported plans to give the Minister more power to influence the outcomes of mining disputes in the Land Court and...

Tax millionaires instead of GST: Greens

5 November, 2015 - Greens treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison are going the wrong w...

Getting rid of Australian Institute of Criminology counter-productive

5 November, 2015 - The takeover of the Australian Institute of Criminology by the Australian Crime Commission is short-sighted and risks increased crime rates i...

Nick's Wrap - Edition 1

5 November, 2015 - Welcome to the first edition of my newsletter! I'll keep you posted with the latest from around Tasmania and from the Senate. To recieve futu...

Greens say planning and development decisions are failing communities

4 November, 2015 - 04/11/2015 The Queensland Greens say State and Local Governments are continuing to alienate communities when it comes to planning and de...

Greens say planning and development decisions are failing communities

4 November, 2015 - 04/11/2015 The Queensland Greens say State and Local Governments are continuing to alienate communities when it comes to planning and de...

Movie ‘He Named Me Malala’

4 November, 2015 - One World Centre invites you to the movie ‘He Named Me Malala’. This an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who...