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February 2016 Estimates: ANSTO

20 April, 2016 - Economics Legislation Committee   ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Industry, Innovation and Science Portfolio 2015-16 Additional Budget Estimates...

Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - 20/04/2016 With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling...

Turnbull disobeys Senate order over PFL tunnel docs

20 April, 2016 - Turnbull disobeys Senate order over PFL tunnel docs   The Abbott-Turnbull Government has continued to deny the Western Australian community the...

Cautious welcome as government adopts Greens super plan: Bandt

20 April, 2016 - In response to reports the government is set to lower superannuation tax concessions for people earning over $180,000, Greens Treasury spokespe...

Recalling the Senate

20 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE It is remarkable that the Prime Minister felt that it was so important to bring back the parliament just so that we could eng...

CSIRO docs show public good is being ignored

20 April, 2016 - I move: That the Senate take note of the document. The documents that have been received out of sitting are the final documents that we have re...

Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling for the Tu...

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 ...

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...