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Qld Gov fails to make big mining companies pay to clean up their own mess

26 November, 2015 - The Palaszczuk Government is again putting mining companies above regional communities by cutting the amount of money mining companies pay t...

QT: where will the funding come from for mental health response

26 November, 2015 -  Senator RICE: My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. Mental health touches us all in some way ...

Qld Gov fails to make big mining companies pay to clean up their own mess

26 November, 2015 - 26/11/2015 The Palaszczuk Government is again putting mining companies above regional communities by cutting the amount of money mining...

The Greens will always stand up for students

26 November, 2015 - The Greens spokesperson on Higher Education, Senator Robert Simms speaks against a motion in the Senate. The motion by some of the crossbenc...

Senate fails to reinstate night-fishing ban on ‘super trawler” Geelong Star by a single vote

25 November, 2015 - This evening the Senate failed to disallow regulations that had lifted a ban on night fishing by the factory-freezer vessel Geelong Star by ...

Evocca College's attempt to blame students in poor taste

25 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have slammed the for-profit Evocca College's submission to the parliamentary inquiry into its VET-FEE HELP reform legi...

“Home is Heritage” – upholding the rights of remote communities

25 November, 2015 - Did you realise that this time last year, the WA Government had just announced the closure of remote communities? Although Colin Barnett ha...

"The Long Road to Radicalisation"

25 November, 2015 - Join members of MAPW (Medical Association for Prevention of War) for an afternoon with Dr. Ameer Ali, lecturer at the school of management a...

Biodiversity Bill long overdue and much-needed: Greens

25 November, 2015 - The Greens congratulate Minister Jacob for a new act for biodiversity and conservation on the precipice of what is shaping up to be one of W...

Fundraising movie “Tashi and the Monk”

25 November, 2015 - Award winning documentary. Look at the Facebook Link for more details. All proceeds to the Jhamtse Gatsal Children’s Community in the Himal...

Getting around should be quicker, cheaper and easier

25 November, 2015 - In every single major Australian city, people are stuck in their cars. It is making us late for appointments, costing us at the petrol pump ...

Greens secure Inquiry into white-collar crime penalties

25 November, 2015 - The Senate has voted to support a Greens motion to establish a Senate Inquiry into penalties for white-collar crime. Greens spokesperson for...

We can and must end the discrimination of trans and gender diverse people

25 November, 2015 - Last Friday, we marked Transgender Day of Remembrance, an important day on the calendar of the transgender and gender diverse community both...

People’s Climate Marches in Rural WA

25 November, 2015 - In addition to the People’s Climate March taking place in Perth, several marches will also be happening in country towns. Marches have been...