Today I officially become a former senator. I feel sad, excited and grateful. I'll still be working for a just, green world while also taking a much needed break when I can. See you around the traps, and cheers!

Repost from Australian Australian Greens – a lovely farewell from colleagues old and new. It brought tears to my eyes 😭

Last week on my last day of parliament I ceremoniously passed the baton (aka teapot) onto Senator-elect Steph Hodgins-May

I encourage you to follow Steph across her social channels. There's plenty more work to do, and she'll be part of creating the change we need!

Tonight has been an emotional evening as I delivered my valedictory speech to the senate.

Truly – from the bottom of my heart – thank you for your support over the years, and I’m looking forward to continuing to fight for change alongside you from outside Parliament.

Serious developments in Hong Kong today at the trial of #JimmyLai

It is reported below that suspected torture victim and prosecution witness, Andy Li spoke today about meeting with UN Human Rights staff. This has been offered as evidence of ‘collusion with foreign forces’. ...

Centrelink payments are increasing today, but it’s not the win Labor wants you to think it is.

Amy Remeikis via Guardian Australia explains it succinctly here.

The Chinese Foreign Minister is visiting Parliament today — Penny Wong must call out China's human rights abuses against Tibetans, Uyghurs and those fighting for democracy in Hong Kong.

Human rights must be at the centre of our diplomatic relationships, China is no exception.

Labor keeps telling Australia that their government is not selling weapons to Israel. That is an insidious lie. We are selling parts of weapons, like bomb bay doors for F-35 bombers, and we are providing data from Pine Gap. The Labor government is complicit in this genocide.

excellent piece in crikey today. And if its behind a paywall because you don't subscribe to crikey, and you do subscribe to the channel 9 papers or news.ltd then I suggest you reassess your media choices)

When the UN's top climate official recently implored Australia to embrace a renewable economy and warned us of the economic consequences of investing in fossil fuels, did either of the major parties listen? No.

It's not about the economy, it's about the donations they receive.

BREAKING: Today I’ve announced the Greens first new policy for the Federal Election: a public property developer that would build, sell and rent homes at a price that people can actually afford.

Services Australia’s performance has worsened yet again – unacceptably long call wait times, long claims processing times, high rates of congestion messages, and high rates of payment suspensions. The system is not improving. Labor is not holding up its end of the bargain.

Human rights matter in every single case, whether it's the Philippines, West Papua, Palestine or anywhere else.

It’s shocking that Labor and the Liberals would rather censure me than call out President Marcos' lethal regime. They must do better to represent Australia’s values.

In great news, the Senate Inquiry into Poverty agreed on 14 recommendations. But the primary recommendation – to consider the adequacy of the income support system – does not go far enough.

We know what must be done – significantly raise the rate of ALL income support payments.

Today, I am tabling a petition urging the Government to help bring home Akram's family who are trapped in Rafah.

Labor, silence in the face of atrocities like Gaza is simply not good enough. I urge you to take this petition seriously and to expedite the visas of Akram's family.