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The income management trial for child protection started in the Cannington area and the Kimberley region on 24th November 2008. If the School Requirements (Truancy) Bill is passed then the income management trial for truancy is expected to commence in the Cannington area and the Northern Territory in 2009.

You can send your stories about these trials to us here.

4th December 2008

Veterans’ partners’ payments secured

Rachel Siewert
4th December 2008

Greens start Senate Inquiry into Tiwi Islands

Rachel Siewert
3rd December 2008

Minister must sack another men’s health ambassador

Rachel Siewert
3rd December 2008

Murray Darling left out to dry: Greens

Rachel Siewert, Sarah Hanson-Young
2nd December 2008

Greens will stick to guns on water

Rachel Siewert
Greens MPs, 27th November 2008

Throwing a lifeline to the Murray

The Greens, Coalition & independents have come together to unite in the need for immediate action on the Murray Darling Basin.

Senator Rachel Siewert (Greens spokesperson on water), Greg Hunt MP (opposition Environment Minister) & Senator Nick Xenophon (Independent) joined GetUp! National Director Simon Sheik in Canberra yesterday to call for Government action on the Water Bill and save the Murray Darling.

GetUp! presented the politicians with a petition signed by almost 50,000 Australians concerned about the Murray's future.

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Rachel Siewert, 25th November 2008

Swiss Cheese won’t solve the Murray Darling crisis

Greens MPs, 13th November 2008

Forward with Workplace Relations

Rachel Siewert, 5th September 2008

Star Chamber now under review

Greens MPs, 16th July 2008

Award modernisation - what’s going on?

Rachel Siewert, 2nd July 2008

Building Commission 'star chamber' must be abolished