Green Magazine

September 2020

Features

Setting the stage for the next election

With so much on the line at the next federal election – which could happen as soon as August next year – the Greens need to be as prepared as possible.

Proving what is possible

The ACT is proof of what we’ve been saying all along: when Greens are in government, anything is possible. That’s why next month’s ACT election is so important.

Are we about to see Greens in NZ government?

New Zealanders are heading to the polls next month, and we’ve got our sights set on the possibility of the NZ Green Party having a seat at the cabinet table.

Also this month

Getting to know Lidia Thorpe

Parliament needs to reflect the people it serves, but with its overabundance of older white men it doesn’t currently do that. Enter Lidia Thorpe, Victoria’s first ever First Nations senator and the newest addition to the Australian Greens parliamentary team, who’s about to shake things up in a major way.

A tale of two recoveries

The pandemic and its resulting economic crisis continues to cut an unpredictable path through our lives, with millions doing it tough. But there are a few cashing in at everyone else’s expense, helped along by the government’s reverse Robin Hood policies.