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Highlights this month
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Robbed Victorian anglers from having a say in their future ...
NATIONALS SIDE WITH GREENS TO LEAVE VICTORIA’S FISHERS OUT AT SEA
The unholy alliance between the Nationals and the Greens has robbed Victorian anglers from having a say in their future after the two parties gutted the Brumby Government’s Fisheries Consultative ...
Martin Foley - 3 days, 11 hours ago
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Be closely monitoring the progress of the detainees on Christmas ...
New border protection agency must service human rights
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the Government’s new Australian Customs and Border Protection Service must treat compassionately and humanely people who arrive by boat to seek asylum in Australia. Prime ...
Greens MPs - 1 day, 7 hours ago
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Today move to amend Labor's Nation Building Bills to ensure ...
Infrastructure funds must be transparent and build green economy
The Australian Greens will today move to amend Labor's Nation Building Bills to ensure that the multi-billion dollar funds help build a new, zero emissions economy, and are properly scrutinised. ...
Greens MPs - 2 days, 10 hours ago
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Be supporting the opposition amendment, although we will be seeking ...
Water Amendment Bill - Consideration of House of Representatives Message
The Greens stand by the amendments, believing they are important, particularly in relation to the north-south pipeline-which Senator Minchin has been talking about-which we believe is a bad project. We ...
Greens MPs - 2 days, 23 hours ago
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Be provided. Following other items of businesss, Xmas cake will ...
ACT Light Rail Meeting - Thursday 4 December
[ 4 December, 2008; 6:30 pm; ] The final 2008 public meeting of ACT Light Rail will be held Thursday 4th December 2008 at 6.30PM. This meeting will be held ...
RiotACT - 2 days, 13 hours ago
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Insist on their amendments when the Bill is returned to ...
Greens will stick to guns on water
The Rudd Government need to see sense on the Commonwealth Water Act, and adopt reasonable amendments passed by the Senate, say the Australian Greens. "I am dismayed at Prime Minister ...
Greens MPs - 3 days, 8 hours ago
1 day, 6 hours ago
Parents and workers still waiting on fate of ABC Learning centres
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the Federal Government has let down parents who are looking for answers on the future of their ABC Learning childcare centre. Today in Question Time ...
Greens MPs - 2:27 p.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
Greens MPs - 2:27 p.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
Digital Radio Bill
The Australian Greens understand that the switch-over from analog to digital television is quite a significant transition with quite a long history behind it. Both the population and the broadcasters ...
Greens MPs - 12:27 p.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
Greens MPs - 12:27 p.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
Stop the welfare trials
The income management trial for child protection started in the Cannington area and the Kimberley region on 24th November 2008. If the School Requirements (Truancy) Bill is passed then the ...
Greens MPs - 10:48 a.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
Greens MPs - 10:48 a.m. Thursday 4th December 2008
2 days, 10 hours ago
National Curriculum needs equal and adequate funding
A national uniform curriculum will fail to deliver more uniform educational outcomes unless it is backed up with equal and adequate funding, the Australian Greens said today. "Kevin Rudd's Education ...
Greens MPs - 10:45 a.m. Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Greens MPs - 10:45 a.m. Wednesday 3rd December 2008
4 days, 4 hours ago
World Aids Day a reminder of rising HIV rates
The Senate today passed an Australian Greens' motion calling for a review of national policies and funding for HIV programs. "I'm pleased the Senate supported my motion, calling on the ...
Greens MPs - 4:12 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Greens MPs - 4:12 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Greens call on Gillard to rule out repeat of childcare corporatisation
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says Education Minister Julia Gillard must open lines of communication with the childcare sector in general, beyond her meeting with Labor backbenchers and the Liquor Hospitality ...
Greens MPs - 1:26 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
Greens MPs - 1:26 p.m. Monday 1st December 2008
1 week ago
Adding insult to injury: Garrett steals National Academy's name
Peter Garrett has added insult to injury by stealing the name of the Australian National Academy of Music after closing the world class institution, the Australian Greens said today. The ...
Greens MPs - 4:28 p.m. Friday 28th November 2008
Greens MPs - 4:28 p.m. Friday 28th November 2008
1 week, 1 day ago
ABC Learning stats far from reassuring for parents, workers
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on Education Minister Julia Gillard for her promised statement on the future of ABC Learning Centres, saying an announcement from its receiver simply raises ...
Greens MPs - 6:46 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
Greens MPs - 6:46 a.m. Thursday 27th November 2008
1 week, 2 days ago
BARTLETT VISITS LEVENDALE BUT STILL FAILS TO GUARANTEE SCHOOL
The Tasmanian Greens today said that the Premier and Education Minister, David Bartlett, should guarantee that the Levendale School will remain open for the 2009 school year, following the Premier’s ...
Tasmanian Greens - 3:55 p.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008
Tasmanian Greens - 3:55 p.m. Wednesday 26th November 2008
1 week, 3 days ago
One year of the Rudd Government
This government came into power with a promise of social inclusion. Many in the community took this to mean that the government would be acting on that basis and that ...
Greens MPs - 11:41 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
Greens MPs - 11:41 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
Committee to investigate ABC failure
Parliament will investigate the collapse of childcare operator ABC Learning. The Australian Greens on Tuesday succeeded in referring the issue to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Com
The West Australian - business - 3:15 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
The West Australian - business - 3:15 a.m. Tuesday 25th November 2008
1 week, 4 days ago
Greens to move for Senate Inquiry into childcare
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has indicated that the Greens will tomorrow move to establish a Senate Inquiry into childcare in Australia, as the sector experiences turmoil in the wake of the ...
Greens MPs - 4:15 p.m. Monday 24th November 2008
Greens MPs - 4:15 p.m. Monday 24th November 2008
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Teaching Indigenous languages important: Greens
Plans to restrict the use of local Indigenous languages in Northern Territory schools are a backwards step, said the Australian Greens today. "It is clear there is a huge amount ...
Greens MPs - 12:27 p.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
Greens MPs - 12:27 p.m. Tuesday 18th November 2008
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Some more words to get this blog banned by the new filter
According to News Ltd, "The Australian Sex Party" will be launching this week , with a platform that includes: ...a national sex education curriculum, reducing censorship, abolishing the government's proposed ...
An Onymous Lefty - 4:49 p.m. Monday 17th November 2008
An Onymous Lefty - 4:49 p.m. Monday 17th November 2008
3 weeks ago
Second Reading Speech: Same-Sex General Law Reform Bill
SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS (EQUAL TREATMENT IN COMMONWEALTH LAWS—GENERAL LAW REFORM) BILL 2008 Second Reading Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (11.57 a.m.)—I rise to speak to the final piece of legislation, the Same-Sex ...
Greens MPs - 4:14 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
Greens MPs - 4:14 p.m. Friday 14th November 2008
