The Year Ahead In Federal Parliament
Adam reflects on the first sitting fortnight of the parliamentary calendar year. It’s increasingly clear that the politicians from Labor, the Liberals and the Nationals aren’t concerned with tackling the problems we all face..
BY ADAM BANDT MP
Time To Hold The Supermarket Duopoly To Account
For too long Coles and Woolworths have ruthlessly used their market dominance to put the squeeze on the farmers they buy from, their workers, and the people who shop there. It’s time the supermarket giants were held to account. The Greens are at the forefront of this fight, and that’s where we’ll stay.
BY SENATOR NICK MCKIM
The School Funding Wars Are Back
Before entering the Senate, Penny was a high school teacher who saw the real-world effects of decades of underfunding of public schools while private school coffers swell with government largess and investment returns. Penny explains what's next in the campaign for fully funded public schools so we can get a better deal for Australia’s 2.6 million public school kids.
BY SENATOR PENNY ALLMAN-PAYNE
Let Us Speak For Ourselves: On Police, Pills And Young People
Pride started as a protest, and it still is a protest. Pride also comes with the difficult task of acknowledging the pain queer people have and still experience. Aiv reflects on recent Pride events in Victoria and the need for queer communities to be able to speak for themselves.