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Greens release exposure draft bill for abortion privacy zones

20 July, 2015 - “The Greens believe that it is the right of women to have unimpeded access to safe and legal abortions,” said Mr Rattenbury. “This bill will ...

Beyond marriage equality

20 July, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza June (Australian Young Greens Co-Convenors) (Note: this article may be distressing for some readers.) On the 26th of June,...

A decade of dedication

20 July, 2015 - Grahame Bowland (WA Co-Convenor) The last couple of months have seen great strides as The Greens (WA) gear up for coming election campaigns. We'...

Hands across the Asia-Pacific

20 July, 2015 - Silvia Lozeva I was last in New Zealand around 13 years ago; yet, the vivid memories of lush green North Island and unique wildlife, especially ...

Bishop's helicopter flight is a symptom of a broken system

20 July, 2015 - Andrew Bartlett The latest controversy involving travel spending, this time by Parliamentary Speaker Bronwyn Bishop, is a clear reminder that th...

Arguments against Senate voting reform don't stack up

9 July, 2015 - Senator Lee Rhiannon Talk of an early federal election is putting the spotlight on Senate voting reform. With a strange alliance consisting of ri...

The tipping point

8 July, 2015 - Giz Watson (Co-convenor) with assistance from June Lowe I don't know what you were up to last weekend, but here in Perth a lot of us turned a bli...

Inside Party Room

7 July, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale The parliamentary wing of the Australian Greens often goes by its working name of 'Party Room'. Party Room is actually...

Target: Carbon free

7 July, 2015 - Peter Lane Under the Abbott government, with acquiescence from the opposition, not only has the Renewable Energy Target (RET) been reduced, but t...

Can the Greens Succeed in a Developing Country?

7 July, 2015 - Bob Muntz The Philippines is always going to be a difficult country for the Greens. Political violence and corruption are both deeply embedded in...

ACT Greens celebrate the launch of Common Ground

2 July, 2015 - ACT Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury has today welcomed the launch of Common Ground, a Greens initiative to tackle homelessness in Canberra. “Commo...

Drivers vs cyclist is not either/or

22 June, 2015 - Senator Janet Rice Some level of animosity will always exist while cars and bikes share our roads. There is no getting around this. Drivers are ...

Handle with care

19 June, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale Parliament is in full swing and I have a lot to report back on. Thanks to the work of Scott Ludlam and his team, the G...

A taxing time

19 June, 2015 - Susan Griffiths-Sussems (National Fundraising Coordinator) It's almost that time of year again… time to sift through your receipts, chase up you...

Radical work

19 June, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza June (Australian Young Greens Co-Convenors) “We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to e...