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The Turnbull Government is a wolf trying on sheep's clothing - SENATE SPEECH, 10 MAY 2017

11 May 2017

Australians shouldn't trust them.

Vale, Lou Williams (SENATE SPEECH, 9 MAY 2017)

11 May 2017

I rise to pay to tribute to one of Australia’s greatest advocates against the curse of asbestos, Lou Williams.

USING THE BUDGET TO STIGMATISE PEOPLE IS CRUEL - Media Release

10 May 2017

This government is obsessed with “cracking down” on people with the lowest incomes in our society.

"Education definitely is something we'll be looking out for." - ABC Hobart Radio Transcript

09 May 2017

Radio Transcript

WHY WON’T TASMANIA’S LIBERALS FIGHT FOR OUR KIDS? - MEDIA RELEASE

09 May 2017

WHY WON’T TASMANIA’S LIBERALS FIGHT FOR OUR KIDS?

SLAVERY IS A 21ST CENTURY PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIA - MEDIA RELEASE

04 May 2017

Today in Melbourne, the Australian Parliament’s Joint Committee on Law Enforcement is holding its first public hearing examining the Commonwealth’s law enforcement responses to human trafficking.

COUNTDOWN CONTINUES: TWO PUBLIC HOLIDAYS LEFT BEFORE TASMANIAN’S PENALTY RATES ARE CUT - Media Release

21 April 2017

Over 40,000 hard-working Tasmanians who gave up time with family and friends to work the Easter public holidays will see their wages reduced by the Turnbull Government’s refusal to stop the cut to penalty rates.

TASSIE COMMUNITY SPEAKS OUT DURING ICE INQUIRY - MEDIA RELEASE

24 March 2017

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement today heard from the Tasmanian community for the Inquiry into the impact of crystal methamphetamine (Ice).

GOVERNMENT TURNS ITS BACK ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN - MEDIA RELEASE

24 March 2017

Serious flaws remain in the child care sector due to the Turnbull Government's refusal to listen to advice from experts in the sector, Senator Lisa Singh said following the Senate passing the Governments Childcare package late last night in the Senate.

THE POLITICS OF THE EXTREME, AT HOME AND ABROAD - OPINION PIECE

01 March 2017

The shift to the right in America is being mirrored in Australia by a desperately out of touch Coalition government, writes Labor Senator Lisa Singh.

WHEN & HOW CAN TASMANIANS ACCESS MEDICINAL CANNABIS? - MEDIA RELEASE

22 February 2017

Senator Lisa Singh is calling on the Hodgman Government to reveal when medicinal cannabis will be made available in Tasmania

BLACK TUESDAY COMMEMORATION - MEDIA RELEASE

07 February 2017

Labor Senator Lisa Singh will tomorrow move a Senate motion supported by all Tasmanian Senators to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Black Tuesday Bushfires.

TRUMP’S BAN MEANS POLITICIANS MUST STAND UP FOR AUSTRALIAN VALUES - MEDIA RELEASE

31 January 2017

Labor Senator Lisa Singh has expressed concern for any Tasmanians caught up in the chaos caused by Donald Trump’s selective migration ban, and highlighted the importance of Tasmanian politicians standing by our multicultural society and the policies that

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP TO SUPPORT ASYLUM SEEKERS - MEDIA RELEASE

18 January 2017

I would like to congratulate the University of Tasmania for offering two scholarships to asylum seekers living in Tasmania in 2017.

TACKLING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN MUST BE A NATIONAL PRIORITY - OPINION PIECE

17 December 2016

First speeches in the Australian parliament by those newly elected usually provide an interesting insight into the person, their background, values and beliefs.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - OPINION PIECE

06 December 2016

First speeches in the Australian parliament by those newly elected usually provide an interesting insight into the person, their background, values and beliefs.

HELP DEFEND VITAL PROTECTION AGAINST RACIAL HATE SPEECH - MEDIA RELEASE

05 December 2016

Labor Senator Lisa Singh is urging Tasmanians to help defend Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA).

TRUMP'S LESSONS FOR AUSTRALIAN POLITICIANS - OPINION PIECE

22 November 2016

The name 'Trump' has just been removed from three New York buildings, following successful petitions by residents to remove it, while protests in the streets of New York continue.

THE TRUMP ANOMALY, A VIEW FROM NEW YORK - OPINION PIECE

20 November 2016

The name 'Trump' has just been removed from three New York buildings, following successful petitions by residents to remove it, while protests in the streets of New York continue.

RE-SETTLEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF THE UN - MEDIA RELEASE

12 November 2016

Senator Lisa Singh has declared the United Nations Refugee Summit to be a key influential factor in the Turnbull government’s re-settlement announcement of refugees from Manus Island and Nauru.

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