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Safe, legal, affordable

23 February, 2015 - Senator Larissa Waters Even in 2015 in Australia, there are still a few ultra-right-wing, out-dated voices trying to undermine women's repro...

How you can Green the planet...

18 February, 2015 - Josh Wyndham-Kidd ...On your home computer Have you been following the dramatic rise of the Greens in the UK? Adam Ramsay, a Scottish Green...

Navigating high school

17 February, 2015 - Robert Delves Left to right: Ashley, Morgan, Beth, Ajla, Alyssa (Photo by Rob Delves) I'm a co-convenor of the Fremantle Greens and a teac...

O Week Ahoy!

17 February, 2015 - Ben Moroney Campus life, uni clubs, political groups — it can all feel overwhelming when you thought you were just turning up for 20 hours a...

Does Abbott even (child)care?

16 February, 2015 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young This year, the Abbott Government has the opportunity for major reform to improve availability and accessibility, ...

No debt sentence for higher education

16 February, 2015 - Senator Lee Rhiannon Australia enjoyed a free TAFE and university education system from 1974 to 1988. Many of today's political leaders b...

Music to their ears

16 February, 2015 - Heather King and Rosanne Bersten It's been 10 years since the National Review of School Music and yet fewer than 20% of primary schools acro...

My one vote

13 February, 2015 - Baart Groot I remember most of my childhood clearly. Seemingly more clearly than many other people at the age of 36. I remember playing in t...

It’s high time to give educators the respect they deserve

13 February, 2015 - Senator Penny Wright We rely on our teachers to do one of the most important jobs in Australia but this Federal Government and other state g...

WA: full steam ahead

3 February, 2015 - Grahame Bowland (WA Co-Convenor) In the last few months, WA volunteers have phone banked for the Victorian Greens in support of their state ...

From the Australian Young Greens

3 February, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza Scarpellino The Greens do politics differently. Nowhere is that clearer than the Young Greens. The youth wings and camp...

It wasn't hard

3 February, 2015 - Kitty Carra (Queensland State Director) Right to left: Kirsten Lovejoy, Greens Candidate for Brisbane Central, Senator Larissa Waters, Char...

Around the world

2 February, 2015 - Lucy Quarterman As you may know, the Australian Political Parties for Democracy Program was abruptly cut without notice at the beginning of 2...

20 Questions: Mehreen Faruqi

2 February, 2015 - Name:  Mehreen FaruqiAge:  Ageless Role with the Greens: NSW Member of the Legislative Council, Greens NSW Spokesperson for Environment, Tran...

PM Abbott ignores budget alternatives

2 February, 2015 - Senator Christine Milne The 2014 Federal Budget is history. That cruel document that tried to make Australia a meaner, harder place to live h...