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A note from Senator Richard Di Natale

6 November, 2015 - I was pretty surprised and disappointed to see myself paraphrased saying I'd join forces with the Libs if it meant the Greens could win a sea...

Senator Waters calls on US Attorney General to investigate ExxonMobil's misinformation on global warming

6 November, 2015 - Senator Waters has written to the US Attorney General requesting an urgent investigation of ExxonMobil's long-running campaign of deception a...

Minister Lynham wants to make himself the judge, jury and executioner of Land Court cases

6 November, 2015 - 06/11/2015 The Palaszczuk Government’s reported plans to give the Minister more power to influence the outcomes of mining disputes in th...

Lonely Government Called Out Over Logging The TWWHA

6 November, 2015 - Lonely Planet should treat with extreme scepticism any letter from Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman which tries to argue that Tasmania’s wilder...

TPP text finally released – after any opportunity to fix it is gone

6 November, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Trade, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says now the text has finally been released stakeholders and the community will at...

Agency should keep an eye on cost increase but should also move to fix gaps in the NDIS

6 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert said today the agency overseeing the rollout of the NDIS is right to keep a close eye on cost but sh...

Getting rid of Australian Institute of Criminology counter-productive

5 November, 2015 - The takeover of the Australian Institute of Criminology by the Australian Crime Commission is short-sighted and risks increased crime rates i...

Nick's Wrap - Edition 1

5 November, 2015 - Welcome to the first edition of my newsletter! I'll keep you posted with the latest from around Tasmania and from the Senate. To recieve futu...

Tax millionaires instead of GST: Greens

5 November, 2015 - Greens treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison are going the wrong w...

Greens say planning and development decisions are failing communities

4 November, 2015 - 04/11/2015 The Queensland Greens say State and Local Governments are continuing to alienate communities when it comes to planning and de...

Greens say planning and development decisions are failing communities

4 November, 2015 - 04/11/2015 The Queensland Greens say State and Local Governments are continuing to alienate communities when it comes to planning and de...

Movie ‘He Named Me Malala’

4 November, 2015 - One World Centre invites you to the movie ‘He Named Me Malala’. This an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who...

Greens to Government: get deregulation off the agenda

4 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens have renewed their calls for the Government to drop their deregulation agenda entirely and focus on fixing the funding ...

Liberal confusion: Are the three federal Tasmanian MPs for a 15% GST?

4 November, 2015 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson said, “With the federal Liberal Government-driven GST reform campaign gaining pace, it is imp...

People’s Climate March

4 November, 2015 - Join the Greens (WA) and many other concerned groups in an Australia-wide march, on Sunday, 29th November, 1.00pm. In Perth the march will st...