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New PBO costings reveal $1.2 billion cost of uni deregulation plan

20 April, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the Government to dump its deregulation agenda after new PBO costings released today exposed the reform's $1.2 billio...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - 20/04/2016 With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renew...

February 2016 Estimates QoN: Housing Affordability, Homelessness

19 April, 2016 - ANSWER TO SENATE QUESTION ON NOTICE QUESTION NO:  2981 DATE ASKED:  8 March 2016 Senator Ludlam asked the Minister representing the Minister fo...

Labor and Liberal vote against SA jobs and Whyalla Steel

19 April, 2016 - The Labor and Liberal parties combined to defeat a motion* from SA Green Senators Robert Simms and Sarah Hanson-Young in support of the steel i...

Safe rates for truckies makes for safer roads for everyone

19 April, 2016 -   I rise to oppose this legislation to abolish the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal. I oppose this legislation, which we have not even seen, w...

Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean

19 April, 2016 - Heat from native forest burning ain’t clean Labor and the Liberals must reject a push from the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) to...

Senate supports motion calling on the Government to act on Aboriginal deaths in custody

19 April, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion calling on the Governments around Australia to act on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into...

Building and Construction Industry Bill 2013

19 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise today to speak against the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 [No. 2]. This governm...

Senate demands government’s Wilson documents

19 April, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion ordering the government to table all contracts that it holds with Wilson Security and any information ...

Greens lodge disallowance motion to stop East Kimberley cashless welfare card trial

19 April, 2016 - With the cashless welfare card running in South Australia and making life more difficult for residents in Ceduna, Senator Rachel Siewert has mo...

February 2016 Estimates QoN ME and CFS

19 April, 2016 - Senate Community Affairs Committee ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE HEALTH PORTFOLIO Additional Estimates 2015 - 2016, 10 February 2016...

Labor and Liberal vote against SA jobs and Whyalla Steel

19 April, 2016 - The Labor and Liberal parties combined to defeat a motion* from SA Green Senators Robert Simms and Sarah Hanson-Young in support of the steel i...

Address-in-Reply

19 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I rise to speak to the message delivered to the Senate by the Governor-General. It is extraordinary that we are meeting here ...

February 2016 Estimates QoN: Local content on Pay TV

19 April, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM: It is a useful point. You can take this on notice. Let us leave sport aside for a sec, because there is a whole variety of othe...

Greens call for Qld government to provide extra legal support for asylum seekers

19 April, 2016 - 19/04/2016 The Greens call on the Queensland Labor government to follow the lead of the Victorian government in boosting funding for community ...