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Polling shows Australians want solutions, not refugee cruelty

31 March, 2016 - Polling released today has shown that the majority (58.1%) of South Australian's want to see people seeking asylum, who are in need of protecti...

Ditch the plebiscite to save pain and money

31 March, 2016 - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) support for marriage equality is further evidence of the need for the go...

A good idea but chronically underfunded

31 March, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader and former public health doctor, Senator Richard Di Natale, today said the government’s new chronic illness package ha...

Country of Origin labelling is a step in the right direction but it could be clearer: Greens

31 March, 2016 - Australian Greens spokesperson on Agriculture Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed the roll out of country of origin labelling by the Government...

Is Senate Voting Reform the Greens' GST moment?

31 March, 2016 - Andrew Bartlett Andrew Bartlett is a former Democrats Senator and Greens candidate for Queensland. He has written a series of articles about Se...

Can drive, can't vote

31 March, 2016 - Laura Hedge The gap between the age of 16 and the time you become a legal adult at 18 is a jumble of child-like activities and adult responsibi...

Government must explain as tensions rise on Manus Island

30 March, 2016 - The reported tensions within the Manus Island detention camp, resulting from centre meetings where plans for forced segregation and mass deport...

A register of foreign owned farmland is pointless if it is not public: Greens

30 March, 2016 - Moves by the Federal Government to make private a register of foreign agricultural land ownership has been slammed by the Australian Greens as ...

One mistake too many for Aboriginal Affairs Minister

30 March, 2016 - 30 March, 2016 The WA Greens say Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier should lose his portfolio, given his disastrous Aboriginal heritage ...

Income tax proposal a cop out

30 March, 2016 - The Liberals are proving they're not up to the task of tax reform, again dumping their budget problems on state and territory governments, the ...

Family Violence Royal Commission

30 March, 2016 - The Greens have welcomed the findings of the Royal Commission as a major step towards reducing the harm caused by family violence.   ​“Today is...

Turnbull’s new tax plan is terrible for Tasmania

30 March, 2016 - Greens Finance spokesperson and Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the Prime Minister’s latest though...

Greens announce health funding proposal

30 March, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader and public health specialist, Dr Richard Di Natale, has today announced the Greens plan to phase out the private healt...

Income tax proposal a cop out

30 March, 2016 - The Liberals are proving they're not up to the task of tax reform, again dumping their budget problems on state and territory governments, the ...

Turnbull must ditch Abbott’s hardline public sector bargaining policy: Greens

30 March, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to ditch Tony Abbott’s hardline bargaini...