Janet Rice, the Australian Greens senator from Victoria, has delivered her first speech to the Senate.
Senator Rice was elected at last year’s election. Her term began on July 1 and will end on June 30, 2020. [Read more…]
Christine Milne Delivers Greens Response To Federal Budget; Pledges To Oppose Key Measures
May 15, 2014
The Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Christine Milne, has delivered her party’s response to this week’s federal Budget.
Speaking in the Senate, Milne committed the Greens to opposing key measures in the Budget, including changes to unemployment benefits for young people and university fees.
Milne said the Budget was written for “big-business, big miners, big polluters, big banks, who are all completely let off the hook”. She described the Budget’s spending cuts as “brutal”. [Read more…]
MYEFO: Greens Say Focus Should Be On How To Raise Revenue, Call For End To Panic On Debt
Dec 17, 2013
The Australian Greens have reacted to the release of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) by calling for an end to the panic about debt in favour of a new focus on how to raise revenue to fund services and jobs.
“Now is not the time to be talking about spending restraint because of a panic on debt,” said Greens leader Senator Christine Milne.
“The old parties wasted the resources boom,” Milne said. “A serious look at raising revenue is necessary to address subdued unemployment, an ageing workforce and increased demand for services.”
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Text of media release from the Australian Greens.
End panic on debt and let’s talk about revenue and jobs – Greens
Responding to the release of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne has warned against deep budget cuts and says the focus should now be on how we can raise revenue to spend on public services and the infrastructure of the future. [Read more…]
The Greens On Abbott: 100 Days, 40 Failures; Secretive, Cruel And Chaotic
Dec 16, 2013
The Abbott government’s first 100 days have been characterised by failure, secrecy, cruelty and chaos, according to the Australian Greens.
In a media release today, Greens leader Senator Christine Milne said “the Abbott government’s true agenda was hidden behind cheap rhetoric”.
Milne said “the Abbott government has tried to claim a so-called mandate to take Australia back to the last century”. She said “the Australian people didn’t sign up to this and the Greens will stand against it”. [Read more…]