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University students need extra support, not higher fees

11 March, 2016 - The Greens say the government must abandon its plans to increase university student fees and instead focus on building a sector that provides q...

More funding, security needed for universities: Greens

9 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Education Minister Simon Birmingham to commit to providing universities with adequate funding following a p...

VET reforms failing students shows need to overhaul for-profit sector

8 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on more support for VET students and increased funding for TAFE amid the continuing failures of the for-profit...

End the plebiscite guessing game with a free vote in the parliament: Greens

7 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to dump the marriage equality plebiscite and bring on a free vote in the parliament. "The co...

BP should cease drilling preparations for Great Australian Bight

4 March, 2016 - Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms says BP should cease its preparations to drill for oil and gas in waters off SA. It was reported...

Greens urge Australian Government to fast-track PrEP as Canada approves HIV prevention drug

4 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on the Federal Government to fast-track the approval of HIV-prevention medication, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (P...

70,000+ agree: Safe Schools program must continue

3 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens will tonight table two petitions - one from the Greens and one from international LGBTIQ advocacy group All Out - totalin...

BP in the Bight - help us protect Kangaroo Island

3 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens, together with Senator Xenophon, have successfully launched an inquiry into BP's plans to drill for oil in the Great Austr...

Government’s lack of exit strategy for Manus Island alarming: Greens

3 March, 2016 - Following comments from the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea relating to the burdensome nature of the Manus Island detention centre and the ne...

Senator Simms delivers petition in support of Safe Schools Coalition

3 March, 2016 - Senator SIMMS (South Australia) (18:44): I seek leave to table the following letters and associated signatures: a letter from Senator Janet Rice...

Simms in the Senate Update - March 2016

3 March, 2016 - This edition of Simms in the Senate covers the Greens' campaign to make schools safe for LGBTI students, why there should be no nuclear waste du...

Greens introduce bill to stop government holding children in detention

2 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today introduced a Private Members Bill into the Senate that would end the government's practice of locking children ...

Greens call for federal support for electric car manufacturing following Holden announcement

1 March, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms is calling on the Federal Government to back his bill currently before parliament to ...

Senate backs electric cars for SA

1 March, 2016 - The Senate has backed a motion from Australian Greens Senator Robert Simms calling on the government to refocus South Australia's car manufactur...

Homophobic pamphlet window into anti-marriage equality campaign

29 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens have warned a homophobic pamphlet distributed by former a Liberal MP is a window into the campaign being planned by op...