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Senator Rice on Palestinian children in detention in Israel

1 June, 2017 - Senator RICE:  My questions are regarding the prosecution of Palestinian by the Israelis in Israeli military courts. I heard the questions that S...

Centrelink busy signals balloon out to 42 million from start of the financial year to April 30

1 June, 2017 - The number of calls to Centrelink that hit a busy signal has ballooned out to 42 million from start of financial year to April 30, up from 29 mil...

Greens will fight cruel higher education reforms

1 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens will fight against the Government’s cruel higher education reform package, which will be introduced in the House of Represe...

Richard's National Press Club speech

1 June, 2017 - If this election is about one thing, it must be about who has the courage to stand up to the big polluters and take the necessary action to preve...

Budget 2016

1 June, 2017 - #BetterBudget The Greens have a vision for a better budget for Australians - one that puts people, not big business, first.  The 2016 Budget, lik...

Achieving equality for women

1 June, 2017 - Senator Larissa Waters Women deserve to be free from domestic violence, get equal pay for equal work, to have the freedom to choose when it comes...

Changing what's possible

1 June, 2017 - Luke Stickels The Green Institute's Food for Thought program aims to let anyone with an interest in local community or progressive change bring y...

Renewed push to dump energy supplement another cut for struggling Australians: Greens

31 May, 2017 - The renewed push to remove the energy supplement for income support recipients is another assault on people who will be struggling to get by on e...

Position paper finds “serious ethical and legal problems” in drug testing income support recipients

31 May, 2017 -  Information obtained by The Australian Greens shows that in 2013 The Australian National Council for Drugs stated specifically: "There is no evi...

Research shows drug testing income support recipients in the US has been costly and ineffective

31 May, 2017 - Information obtained by the Australian Greens has shown that drug testing in the United States has been costly whilst returning a miniscule numbe...

Research shows drug testing income support recipients in the US has been costly and ineffective

31 May, 2017 - Information obtained by the Australian Greens has shown that drug testing in the United States has been costly whilst returning a miniscule numbe...

Renewed push to dump energy supplement another cut for struggling Australians: Greens

31 May, 2017 - The renewed push to remove the energy supplement for income support recipients is another assault on people who will be struggling to get by on e...

Position paper finds “serious ethical and legal problems” in drug testing income support recipients

31 May, 2017 -  Information obtained by The Australian Greens shows that in 2013 The Australian National Council for Drugs stated specifically: "There is no evi...

They cannot take the sky from me

31 May, 2017 - Emma Davidson For most Australians, Manus Island and Nauru are far away places, where people we have never seen and will never know await a fate ...