The Australians Greens have condemned the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security’s (PJCIS) report on the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015.

Greens Deputy Leader Senator Scott Ludlam said that the committee ignored expert evidence and shirked its responsibilities by continuing to support key planks of the Government’s unworkable citizenship laws.

“Despite making 27 recommendations, that offer slight improvements of the original Bill, the framework of this irreparably flawed Bill remains intact,” Senator Ludlam said.

Australian Greens spokesperson on Communications, Senator Scott Ludlam

The Senate will vote on the establishment on Inquiry into Electronic Surveillance on International Human Rights Day.

"10 December has been celebrated as International Human Rights Day since 1950, but in 2013 the right to privacy is virtually meaningless," Senator Scott Ludlam stated today.

Department of Immigration and Border Protection
SENATE QUESTION

(Question No. 20)

Senator Scott Ludlam asked the Minister representing the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, upon notice, on 12 November 2013:

Is United States citizen Mr Edward Snowden listed on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship movement alert list as a non-citizen of concern.

Senator Cash - The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

Australian Greens health spokesperson, Dr Richard Di Natale, joined Greens communications spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam, in Perth today to announce their Kids Ad Package.

“The Greens want to protect our children from being exposed to alcohol advertising,” said Senator Di Natale.

“The Greens have already announced that we would ban the promotion of junk food and gambling during the times when kids are watching television. Today we are announcing that we would apply the same approach to alcohol.