The Australian Greens express profound sadness at the tragic death of the outstanding young cricketer Phillip Hughes.

We send our love and support to his family, friends, teammates and the entire cricket community.

Cricket is a much moved national sport for both players and spectators. It brings us so much joy. But today this tragic event brings us an overwhelming feeling of sadness and a coming together to pay tribute to a wonderful young Australian.

- Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne and sports spokesperson Senator Richard di Natale

Cancer sufferer and voluntary euthanasia campaigner, Max Bromson has taken his own life this week. According to reports his family and friends have had their phones and laptops confiscated while there is an investigation into whether they assisted in his suicide.

Australian Greens health spokesperson and former GP, Dr Richard Di Natale, said today that the legal limbo confronting Max’s family is a good example of why we need national dying with dignity laws.

“My thoughts are with the family and friends of Max Bromson,” said Senator Di Natale.

Today the Australian Greens have released an alternative vision for the budget to the cruel cuts recommended by the Commission of Audit.

“We need to have a debate about the challenges in Australia’s future but instead the Commission of Audit was a piece of political theatre where ideology trumped facts,” said Greens Senator Richard Di Natale, chair of the Senate Select Committee into the Abbott Government’s Commission of Audit.

Australian Greens Senator and Chair of the Senate Inquiry into the Commission of Audit, Dr Richard Di Natale, announced today that his Senate Committee will hold a hearing in Perth next Tuesday.

“Forget budgie smugglers, Mr Abbott is starting to look like a budget smuggler,” said Senator Di Natale.

“The Commission of Audit’s first report must contain some explosive recommendations for brutal cuts in the budget. Why else would Tony Abbott be so determined to keep West Australians in the dark before they vote?

The Senate today passed Greens motion to force the Abbott Government to publicly release any reports received from the National Commission of Audit. Australian Greens Senator and Chair of the Select Committee into the Commission of Audit, Dr Richard Di Natale, said that the public deserved to know what’s in the report.

“The Senate today supported a Greens motion that will lift the veil of secrecy from the National Commission of Audit,” said Senator Di Natale, who moved the motion.

Acting Leader for the Australian Greens, Dr Richard Di Natale said today that the Abbott Government’s ‘Repeal Day’ is likely to be a political ploy to disguise its brutal agenda behind populist rhetoric.

“There is nothing wrong a sensible spring clean of outdated or unnecessary regulations but Tony Abbott isn’t using a feather duster, he’s using a wrecking ball,” said Senator Di Natale.

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Australian Greens spokesperson, Senator Richard Di Natale, said today that the announcement of Tony Abbott’s front bench ignores the major challenges of the 21st century.

“Tony Abbott has made an art out of ignoring the science of climate change so it’s no surprise that he has failed to include science or research in his front bench,” said Senator Di Natale.