Speech: National Water Commission Abolition Bill
Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (18:42): The Greens do not support the National Water Commission (Abolition) Bill 2014. The National Water Commission is a most important organisation that we really...
View ArticleMotion: Liverpool Plains
Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (15:51): I move:That the Senate-(a) notes that:(i) the Minister for the Environment (Mr Hunt) has referred the Shenhua Watermark coal mine planned for the Liverpool...
View ArticleAbbott's mining companies win - National Water Commission shut down
Australian Greens water spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon says the Abbott government's friends in the mining industry will be celebrating today's vote in the Senate in favour of shutting down the...
View ArticleMurray Darling Basin - Baldwin plan puts river health, communities at risk
Greens water spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon has warned the Abbott-Truss government from using the stocktake of irrigation projects to justify winding up plans for retrieving water to ensure river...
View ArticleSpeech: Water Amendment Bill 2015 second reading
Senator RHIANNON (New South Wales) (17:44): The Water Amendment Bill is a sloppy piece of legislation. It is very confusing, and when you sit down and read it you really wonder what the purpose of it...
View ArticleLabor and Coalition join forces to kneecap Murray Darling Basin Plan
The Australian Greens expressed disappointment that the Water Amendment Bill 2015 will now pass the Senate with the combined support of Labor and the Coalition.The Bill sets an arbitrary cap 1,500...
View ArticleSouth Australia to be devastated by Coalition water reshuffle
With the nation's water supply now in the hands of the National's Agriculture Minister from, South Australia and the crucial Murray River will be severely neglected, the Australian Greens have...
View ArticleRobert's First Speech
First Speech - Robert SimmsThank you Mr President.I start by acknowledging the traditional owners of this land, the Ngunnawal people. I acknowledge their elders past and present. This is and it will...
View ArticleGreens boost oversight of foreign owned land, water
The Greens have secured an Australian-first register of foreign owned water entitlements, in agreeing to support government legislation that gives the Foreign Investment Review Board greater scope to...
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View ArticleSimms in the Senate Update - March 2016
This edition of Simms in the Senate covers the Greens' campaign to make schools safe for LGBTI students, why there should be no nuclear waste dump in South Australia, the inquiry into BP's exploration...
View ArticleGreens call for blue-green algae plan
The Australian Greens are calling for Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce to take action following an outbreak of blue-green algae in the River Murray."This outbreak affirms the need for a strong...
View ArticleStay strong on Basin Plan: Greens
The Australian Greens are urging state governments to stay strong on maintaining environmental water recovery targets ahead of a meeting of State and Commonwealth Water Ministers in Brisbane...
View ArticleDrilling in the Bight inquiry in Adelaide
The Environment and Communications Reference Committee will be holding a hearing in Adelaide TOMORROW as part of its inquiry, established by Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms, into oil or...
View ArticleSimms in the Senate Update - June 2016
This edition of Simms in the Senate covers Senator Robert Simms' recent work on promoting green jobs for SA, protecting the Great Australian Bight, standing with the community against a nuclear waste...
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