Richard's speech on the Migration Legislation Amendment (The Bali Process)...
From the Hansard - 28 June 2012Senator DI NATALE (Victoria) (12:58): As it is for many people in this place, this is an issue I feel very deeply about. Both my mother and father came here in boats—not...
View ArticleProtest Against Offshore Processing of Refugees
Sun, 2012-08-12 13:00 - 15:00The State Library of Victoria - Swanston St, MelbourneRichard Di Natale will be speaking at a rally in support of humane treatment of asylum seekers.The Greens are...
View ArticleRichard Di Natale - speech to the Senate on asylum seeker legislation
Victorian Greens Senator Richard Di Natale made this speech to the Senate on Wednesday 15 August, in opposition to the Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Bill 2012.
View ArticleJoint press conference: mining and asylum seekers
TRANSCRIPTSubjects: mining, increasing the humanitarian intake, health of asylum seekers in detention, environmental protections, Tony AbbottCHRISTINE MILNE: The Australian Greens have been calling for...
View ArticleAsylum seeker forum guest speaker - Richard Di Natale
Tue, 2012-08-28 19:30 - 21:0088 Mayona Rd, Montmorency - Parish Hall, rear of churchRichard will speak at the St Francis Xavier Catholic Parish Social Justice Group's forum on asylum seekers, alongside...
View ArticleSenator Sarah Hanson-Young and Senator Richard di Natale - Press Conference...
Senator Sarah Hanson Young and Senator Richard Di Natale held a press conference announcing that the Australian Greens will be introducing a bill in the Senate that establishes an independent panel of...
View ArticleFirst, do no harm: Greens move to establish Expert Health Care Panel for...
The Australian Greens today announced that they will introduce a bill in the Senate to establish an independent panel of expert physicians to oversee the health and mental health of asylum seekers and...
View ArticleMotion: Instrument of Designation of the Republic of Nauru as a Regional...
Senator DI NATALE (Victoria) (09:31): It is another sad day in this Australian parliament. It is a sad day because I am sure that at some time in the future our kids are going to ask us, 'How on earth...
View ArticleExperts, Greens call on Gov. to care for refugees
The Australian Greens say the Government must heed the warnings of the Australian Medical Association and support a bill put forward by Greens’ Senators Sarah Hanson-Young and Richard Di Natale that...
View ArticleRefugees’ health; we should care
A Senate inquiry report has been released today in which the Greens recommend an independent panel be urgently created to oversee the physical and mental health of refugees in detention offshore.“It...
View ArticleGreens announce policy for Refugee Health Panel
Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, joined Greens health spokesperson, Dr Richard Di Natale, to announce that the Greens would establish an independent health oversight panel...
View ArticleRefugee Independent Health Advisory Panel
The Greens plan for an expert panel to monitor the health of refugees in offshore detention.Conditions in Australia’s offshore refugee camps are harsh and dangerously inadequate, with no safeguards or...
View ArticleGreens say Australia should take Rohingyan refugees
Greens Leader Richard Di Natale says it's time for Australia to step up and help huge numbers of people fleeing persecution in our region."These people are in desperate need of help. They are refugees...
View ArticleWe must take a stand
We've crossed the line.In order to avoid a bad headline we have Australian Government officials involved in people trafficking. When is this going to stop?We cannot continue going down the road we're...
View ArticleGreens call for emergency intake of 20,000 Syrian refugees
Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale is calling on the Australian government to initiate an emergency intake of 20,000 refugees fleeing sectarian violence in Syria's ongoing civil war, where over...
View ArticleSyrian air strikes: PM Abbott throws Australia onto the wrong side of history
The Australian Greens have condemned the Abbott Government's decision to commence airstrikes in Syria, warning it will worsen the refugee crisis and aggravate extremism."At a time when our community is...
View ArticleRichard Di Natale's National Press Club Address
Firstly let me acknowledge that we are meeting here on the land of the Ngunnawal peoples and I pay my respects to my elders past and present. I also want to thank the National Press Club for the...
View ArticleTurnbull must take action on Amnesty report
The Greens are calling on the Australian Government to formally take action on a report, compiled by Amnesty International, which claims Australian officials may have been engaged in committing...
View ArticleGreens congratulate medical professionals standing up for children in detention
The Australian Greens have congratulated doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals for taking a strong stand against children in detention today."I left medicine to go into politics for the...
View ArticleGreens say Paris attacks should inspire empathy with asylum seekers
The Australian Greens have welcomed the Syrian refugees beginning to arrive under Australia's emergency intake, cautioning the world against lashing out in anger over the horrific attacks in Paris."A...
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