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Government must abandon failed paternalistic approach to Closing the Gap

3 December, 2015 - Failure to meet five out of six Closing the Gap targets shows failed measures of successive Government’s aimed at reducing Aboriginal disadva...

Childcare changes to be investigated by Senate inquiry

3 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens will refer the Coalition's recently announced childcare package to a Senate inquiry amid growing concerns that many fam...

Enough talk: Greens call for action on right to say no at COAG meeting

3 December, 2015 - Thursday, 03 December The Greens WA Mining and Agriculture spokesperson Robin Chapple todaycalled on Premier Colin Barnett, Energy Minister M...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

Government must abandon failed paternalistic approach to Closing the Gap

3 December, 2015 - Failure to meet five out of six Closing the Gap targets shows failed measures of successive Government’s aimed at reducing Aboriginal disadva...

Fish kill more reason not to build Mangles Bay Marina

3 December, 2015 - The devastating fish kills in Cockburn Sound are further proof the Barnett Government should rethink proceeding with the Mangles Bay Inland M...

Government to support Greens amendments on corporate tax avoidance

3 December, 2015 - A standoff between the Turnbull Government and the Senate over multinational tax avoidance will be resolved this morning with the Government'...

Larissa Waters Responds to Minister Hunt's Australia's National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy

3 December, 2015 - Responding to Environment Minister Hunt's announcement of Australia's National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy, Australian Greens ...

Animal Welfare Review Exposes Deficits say Greens

2 December, 2015 - The review into the investment in and administration of the Animal Welfare Act 2002 reveals there is much to be done to improve animal welfar...

Australian Greens Senator responds to $1.8m in funding for NSW Custody Notification Service

2 December, 2015 - “Today I withdrew a motion in the Senate I have had on the notice paper for some weeks calling for the Government to provide full funding for...

Future looks less bleak for VET sector

2 December, 2015 - The Greens joined with the Government, Labor and crossbenchers to support a raft of changes through the Senate that will help arrest the wors...

Senate puts ice on government’s ideological super attack

2 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP welcomed the crossbench Senators putting the ice on the government’s ideological attack on super t...

Refugee Rights Action Network Picnic

2 December, 2015 - RRAN (Refugee Rights Action Network) are hosting a picnic. Here is your chance to meet asylum seekers/refugees living in our community and a...

Family payment cuts are still poor policy

2 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has said today that it is extremely disappointing that the Government will attempt to ram through th...

The auto components industry is in crisis and we need to move fast

2 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens recognise that there are significant challenges facing the industries and the workforces of Australia's automotive manu...