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Letters to the Editor

2 September, 2015 - Better late than never Now, in my 75th year I have joined the Maroochydore branch of the Greens. So, why wait till now? Well, I got angry. I...

Take two and see your doctor

2 September, 2015 - Dr R Pryor Like many doctors in Australian public hospitals, I'm used to treating patients who are 'socioeconomically disadvantaged'. In nor...

Australia's damning defence and aid priorities

2 September, 2015 - Thomas Delaney As epidemics and 'natural' disasters — in reality linked to climate change contributed to by our scandalously high emissions ...

Finding the sweet spot

2 September, 2015 - Josh Wyndham-Kidd (International Secretary) The Greek Greens recently asked the Australian Greens to join their push to stop the Halkidiki m...

Rethink the Link

19 August, 2015 - Lynn MacLaren As the State government steams ahead with the Perth Freight Link, starting with ploughing Roe 8 through the Beeliar Wetlands, th...

What the TPP means for Australia

19 August, 2015 - Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Few people have had access to the draft Trans Pacific Partnership agreement and the public has been completely shut...

I'm coming to you

16 August, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale I can understand why anyone who opened up a newspaper in the past few months and read about misuse of entitlements o...

Draft bill tabled to create abortion privacy zones

6 August, 2015 - “I released this draft legislation last month and have already received substantial feedback in support of the proposal for privacy zones aroun...

Changes

5 August, 2015 - Giz Watson and Penny Allman-Payne (Australian Greens Co-Convenors) Farewell to Penny Wright One of our South Australian Senators, Penny Wright,...

Toxic personal racism spoils our public debate

4 August, 2015 - Mehreen Faruqi On Saturday night, I was walking alongside the beautiful Brisbane River with my 19-year-old daughter, enjoying the views and an ...

International connections

3 August, 2015 - Josh Wyndham-Kidd (International Secretary) The Asia-Pacific Greens Federation Congress in Wellington this June was such a pleasure to attend —...

First nations doing it for themselves

3 August, 2015 - John Barry Six years ago, I attended a lecture by Professor Pat Dodson titled Indigenous Rights: Beyond Symbolism at the University of Notre Da...

Electricity price hike

3 August, 2015 - Robin Chapple (WA MLC) Just one month ago, the WA state government handed down yet another hike to electricity prices. The budget for this year...

Safer pathways for refugees

27 July, 2015 - There is no one solution to helping refugees, but while we continue to see this as a border protection issue where refugees are punished for arr...

Safe, legal, accessible

23 July, 2015 - Shane Rattenbury (ACT MP) It is alarming that in 2015 this is not the case in many states across Australia, and that abortions are still crimina...