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Secure and Appropriate housing for women and children escaping domestic violence

2 February, 2016 - The findings of the Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into Housing Affordability tabled May 2015 contained 40 recommendations. The governmen...

Greens seek senate support for Auditor-General investigation into WestConnex and Perth Freight Link

2 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens will move for the Senate to formally request an Auditor-General's investigation of proposed federal funding for the Per...

Babies should not be sent to Nauru

2 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on Malcolm Turnbull to guarantee that no children will be sent back to Nauru, regardless of the outcome of ...

Greens Senate Inquiry into the exposure of Australians’ investments to the carbon bubble

2 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today established a Senate Inquiry into how transparently companies report their investments in fossil fuels and t...

Turnbull Government repeats Abbott’s trick in gutting the board of the Renewable Energy Agency

2 February, 2016 - The Liberal Government is trying to stifle the independence of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency by neglecting to appoint new board memb...

#estimates - the Clean Energy Finance Corporation

1 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM: I have some questions in a similar vein. I might throw the first one to you, Senator Ruston, here in your representative capa...

Liberal Government’s global warming policy ineffective and unfunded

1 February, 2016 - Reports today confirm the Liberal Government's global warming policy is a sham and that there's no long-term funding budgeted for the expensi...

Greens back Fund Our Future campaign for outer suburbs

1 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens have thrown support behind a plan that ensures people living in the expanding outer suburbs of Australia’s capital citi...

Greens: Fix donations this election year

1 February, 2016 - Today's release of last years' political donations data shows disclosure is too slow and corporate donations too influential, say the Austral...

Greens back Fund Our Future campaign for outer suburbs

1 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens have thrown support behind a plan that ensures people living in the expanding outer suburbs of Australia’s capital citi...

Turnbull’s first priority to attack people’s rights at work: Greens

1 February, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Malcolm Turnbull’s first priority is attacking people’s rights at work afte...

Time to legalise Uber

1 February, 2016 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says it’s time for the Victorian Government to get on with legalising ride sharing service Uber. ...

No place for Return of Kings’ promotion of sexual violence

1 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens strongly condemn the online group Return of Kings' promotion of sexual violence and their pathetic attempt to hold on t...

#estimates - Leach tank failure at Ranger

1 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM: I have a couple of questions about the investigation into the leach tank failure at Ranger, and then a couple about rehabilit...

Greens back Fund Our Future campaign for outer suburbs

1 February, 2016 - Greens back Fund Our Future campaign for outer suburbs The Australian Greens have thrown support behind a plan that ensures people living in ...