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As an island nation, we need a strong local shipping industry

25 November, 2015 - As I rise to oppose the Shipping Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, there are 19 Australians standing strong on the ship on which they make a ...

Turnbull Government still stuck in the slow lane on vehicle emissions standards

25 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens are disappointed the government-dominated Senate committee into the Greens’ bill for mandatory vehicle emissions stand...

Senate Inquiry into preventing domestic violence by challenging gender inequality

25 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have successfully established a Senate Inquiry on preventing domestic violence by challenging societal attitudes of ge...

Turnbull should follow California as they go for 70 per cent renewables by 2030

25 November, 2015 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the recent decision by California to increase renewable energy to 70% over the next fift...

Fire Resilience workshop event this Sunday in Toodyay

25 November, 2015 - Free Fire Resilience Expo. Be Prepared this fire season. With guest speakers, and lunch provided. RSVP by Friday to Rosanne Scott on 0458...

Come and see the Beeliar Wetlands for yourself, Prime Minister

25 November, 2015 - The Perth Freight Link has been a debacle, at both state and federal level. Prime Minister Turnbull needs to step in and spare his colleague...

Senator Robert Simms takes the ACL to task for homophobia

25 November, 2015 - Thank you acting deputy president. This afternoon I rise to speak about an event I recently attended in my home state hosted by an organisat...

Government needs to repeal baseline sentencing

24 November, 2015 - Greens justice spokesperson Sue Pennicuik says the government should repeal baseline sentencing because it’s not needed and is unworkable. “...

Time for Hodgman and Turnbull to Accept Umpire’s Call on World Heritage Logging

24 November, 2015 - The arrival of the United Nations Reactive Monitoring Mission in Tasmania puts the onus on Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt to reject ...

Police ‘show of force’ at Beeliar Wetlands fuelled protest

24 November, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says the heavy police force this morning to Beeliar Wetlands was a leading cause of, ...

Government Squibs it on the Effects Test

24 November, 2015 - The Federal Government’s decision to squib the introduction of an effects test is disappointing but not surprising, Greens spokesperson for ...

Nationals play chameleon in Senate chamber on farmers’ rights to say no to CSG

24 November, 2015 - Nationals Senators have failed to stand by their own claims that they believe landholders should have the right to say no to coal seam gas b...

Boosted oversight of foreign owned land and water a win for WA

24 November, 2015 -   The Greens have secured an Australian-first register of foreign owned water entitlements, in agreeing to support government legislation th...

Greens oppose Bill that seeks to punish job seekers and call on the Government to fix Centrelink administration

24 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have tabled a dissenting report calling on the Parliament to not pass a Bill that aims to further ‘streamline’ the job...