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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 —...

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...

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'...

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,...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...