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Government dumps Lomborg

21 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome the Federal Government today confirming they are dropping the push to set up a Lomborg Consensus Centre in Aust...

How much funding actually goes to educating students

21 October, 2015 - Senator Simms asked the Department of Education how much money actually goes to educating students of for-profit providers.

Murray Darling Basin Authority Questioned On The Plan To Pause The Plan

21 October, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator, Robert Simms, questioned the Murray Darling Basin Authority on the impacts of the proposal to pause the Murray Dar...

Murray Darling Basin Authority sinks crossbench water plan

21 October, 2015 - The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and the Federal Government yesterday debunked a proposal by some of the crossbenchers to pause the ...

Senator Simms calls for the modelling for university deregulation to be released

21 October, 2015 - Senator Simms called on the Department of Education to release their modelling for university deregulation.  

The Government drops Lomborg

21 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome the Federal Government today confirming they are dropping the push to set up a Lomborg Consensus Centre in Aust...

‘Abyan’ must be appointed an independent advocate: Greens

21 October, 2015 - The young Somali woman who is pregnant after an alleged sexual assault on Nauru needs an independent advocate to protect her from harassment ...

Refugee who self-immolated in Victoria needed better care

20 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens have expressed their condolences for a 30-year-old Afghan Hazara man who came to Australia seeking safety but, tragical...

Senator Simms clarifies water flow in the Murray

20 October, 2015 - Senator Simms sought clarification on Dr Stone's claims that increased environmental flows were damaging the Murray River ecosystem. It came back as an unequivocal no.  

ABF apology for Operation Fortitude too little, too late

19 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens have reiterated their concerns about the ongoing militarisation of the Immigration Department, saying an apology for th...

Minister Dutton unfit to make decisions relating to sexual assault victims

17 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens have called on the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to intervene in the treatment given to refugee women on Nauru who ha...

Australian and New Zealand Greens to lodge complaint with Australian Human Rights Commission

16 October, 2015 - The Green parties of New Zealand and Australia will be lodging a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission about the detention an...

Greens welcome Robert Simms as new Senator for South Australia

12 October, 2015 - Robert Simms has been sworn in this morning as the Australian Greens' new Senator for South Australia, replacing Penny Wright who stood down ...

Millions more will be wasted on another secretive refugee trade deal

9 October, 2015 - The Australian Government will be throwing good money after bad if it pursues a refugee deal with the Philippines and it needs to be upfront a...

Minister must act now to allow Nauru rape victim access to safe and legal abortion

7 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens have urged the Prime Minister and his Immigration Minister to act urgently to bring a young refugee woman allegedly rape...