Subjects: carbon price, carbon emissions, national security, Nova Peris

The Australian Greens welcome today's announcements progressing the Royal Commission into institutional child sexual abuse.

Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne, said "I reiterate my hope that this can bring some peace to shattered lives, help bring perpetrators to justice, lift the shadow off all those good people in the church striving to do good for others, and make sure churches and other organisation can never again cover-up child abuse or allow victims to be ignored.

Christine Milne spoke to ABC Radio's Anna Henderson about global warming, investment in coal and the Whitehaven hoax.

Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne has called on the Prime Minister to tighten Australian gun control laws following the Newtown massacre in the United States.

"The Prime Minister needs to finish the job John Howard began after Port Arthur," Senator Milne said.

Following tri-partisan cooperation led by the Greens in Tasmania, John Howard helped ban semi-automatic rifles. However semi-automatic hand guns remained.

"Hands guns like the ones reported to be carried by the shooter in Newtown, Connecticut, are available in Australia.

Christine Milne was interviewed on the ABC to discuss the Doha climate talks and also commented on the budget surplus and Marcia Langton's claim that environmental groups don't work well with indigenous groups.

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Subjects: Doha climate change talks, budget surplus, Marcia Langton

Senators Christine Milne and Larissa Waters addressed the press on our environmental protection laws, the NDIS and other issues of the day.

Christine Milne announced the new senate candidate for the Australian Capital Territory, welcoming Simon Sheikh to the team.

They commented on other issues of the day including the public service, the environment, and the climate talks in Doha.

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Subjects: COAG, environmental protection, electricity market reform, inquiry into insecure work

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Subjects: Palestine vote, RBA inquiry, Leveson inquiry, COAG

Senator MILNE (Tasmania-Leader of the Australian Greens) (10:59):

I move Australian Greens amendment (1) on sheet 7309:

(1) Schedule 5, page 34 (after line 9), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Part 3-Protection for whistleblowers

Fair Work Act 2009

4 Section 12

Insert:

public interest disclosure: see subsection 351A

(2).5 After section 351 

Insert:

351A Public interest disclosures