Magazine

January 2025

Picture of Larissa Waters attending smoking ceremony at Parliament House

Listening Has Changed January 26. Now It Demands Leadership.

Larissa reflects on how public attitudes to January 26 have shifted, and why listening must lead to leadership, honesty and action on truth, treaty and justice.

By Larissa Waters, Leader of the Australian Greens

Brittney Henderson, Victorian Greens Candidate for Western Metro

The Fantasy of Australia Day

January arrives, and with it the ritual: board up your social media, check in on your family, and bunker down for one of the scariest seasons. Brittney Henderson writes about the narratives that resurface each year on January 26th, and why they matter.

By Brittney Henderson, Victorian Greens Candidate For Western Metro

Image of Steph Hodgins May and Larissa Waters

Another Season Of Loss In Victoria

This month we have seen catastrophic fires rip through Victoria, for the second time in 5 years. We do not have to accept government inaction and corporate destruction as inevitable. We can act. We must act. And we will stand with communities every step of the way.

By Senator Steph Hodgins-May

Picture of Senator Nick McKim speaking in the Senate

How On Tax Break Keeps Australian Unequal

Over the next month, a Greens-led Senate inquiry will hear evidence on the capital gains tax discount. For a Government that says it wants a fair go for working people and to tackle intergenerational inequality, this inquiry offers something rare in politics: a clear, responsible pathway to act.

By Senator Nick McKim 

South Australia Candidates, members, and supporters gather to celebrate the growing momentum at our Campaign Kickoff.

Meet Melanie

Melanie Selwood is the Greens lead candidate for the Legislative Council in the South Australia state election this March. Melanie talks about what brought her to the Greens movement, campaigning in SA and what gives her hope.

Q&A with Melanie Selwood, SA Greens Candidate