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Greens: Labor Needs To Clarify Will They Protect Students Or Slash Scholarships With The Coalition

July 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Australian Greens have announced that they are concerned that Labor will vote with the Coalition on the Coalition’s plan to slash start-up scholarships and to [...]

Greens Sen. Hanson-Young: Australia Must Asses Sri Lankan Asylum Claims Before Any Other Country

July 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, spokes person for the Greens on immigration, has stated that it is Important that the 157 Sir Lankan asylum seekers understand that they [...]

Abbott Government Continues Attack Vulnerable Jobseekers With Work For The Dole

July 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

A significant number of jobseekers will be punished and disadvantaged from any expansion of work for the dole. Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens spokesperson on [...]

Greens: Morrison’s real failure is his refusal to treat refugees as human

July 26, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Greens have called on the Abbott Government to commit quickly and to fairly processes the asylum claims of 157 Tamils who will reach the Australian mainland. [...]

Greens: Government must send mental health Crisis team to Christmas Island

July 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said “Christmas Island is at crisis point,” and has called on the Abbott Government to [...]

HOCKEY’S ‘ASSET RECYCLING’ BILL BINNED BY SENATE

July 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Asset Recycling Bill look to be dead, buried and cremated. The Australian Senate has given Abbott’s backward-looking agenda another reality-check by insisting on [...]

Senate backs refugee children over Abbott cruelty after motion by brought forward by the Greens

July 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Senate has voted in support of a motion calling on the Immigration Minister to act in the interests of a group of refugee children who have gone into hiding in South [...]

Greens: PM Abbott exposes government incompetence

July 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

Christine Milne, leader of the Greens, stated the Australian people have seen this week how the Abbott government will crash in its attempts to manipulate the Senate on [...]

Greens: FUNDING CUTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AN IRRESPONSIBLE STEP

July 3, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Abbott Government’s decision to axe funding from the Australian Human Rights Commission is an irresponsible step that will put more pressure on work for people with [...]

Greens To Government: Ditch FoFA Wind Back In Wake Of ASIC Inquiry Findings

June 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

Greens spokesperson for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Small Business ,Senator Whish-Wilson, has called upon the Tory Government to abandon their Future of [...]