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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

New environment laws must protect nature

9 September, 2025 - Greens respond to Environment Minister Murray Watt’s announcement that he plans to include ‘go’ zones in environment laws. Quotes attribu...

It’s business as usual for Labor, as Watt rubber stamps polluting coal mine extension

3 September, 2025 - The Australian Greens have called Murray Watt’s decision to approve the extension of a coal mine - the first coal mine of the new Parliament...

Katter should apologise or resign

2 September, 2025 - “Mr Katter’s threats of violence towards journalist Josh Bavas are completely unacceptable. Threats of violence have no place in Australian ...

Media Release Age Assurance Trial Report Reveals Fatal Flaws in Proposed Social Media Age Ban

1 September, 2025 - There are serious concerns about the viability of the Government's proposed social media age ban following the release of findings from the ...

Media release: Greens Establish Senate Inquiry into Social Media Age Ban and Search Engine Age Verification

27 August, 2025 - The Senate has today voted to establish an inquiry into the Government's proposed social media age ban and search engine age verification code...

SA’s environmental disaster is the canary in the coalmine for the climate crisis

27 August, 2025 - canary in the coalmine for the climate crisis By Sarah Hanson-Young, Senator for South Australia  South Australia’s beaches have ...

Environment law reform must protect nature and safeguard our climate

26 August, 2025 - Greens spokesperson for the Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has responded to the Environment Minister’s announcement EPBC change will b...

Senator Hanson-Young calls on the AFL to dump slur-merchant Snoop

25 August, 2025 - Senator Hanson-Young has called on the AFL to dump slur-merchant Snoop Dogg as the AFL Grand Final entertainment, and instead let an Aussie ar...

Greens welcome opportunity to create fit for purpose environmental protection laws

20 August, 2025 - EPBC reform is a key agenda item at the Government’s Productivity Roundtable in Canberra today. Greens spokesperson for the Environment Sen...

Greens set up parliamentary inquiry into toxic algal bloom

23 July, 2025 - The Senate has established an inquiry into the toxic algal bloom affecting South Australia after the Greens first made the call for this at the ...

Prime Minister and Premier Malinauskas Must Intervene in South Australian Algal Bloom Crisis

18 July, 2025 - As the South Australian algal bloom continues to wreak havoc on South Australia's coast, the Greens are today calling on the Prime Minister and ...

National disaster declaration needed for SA algal bloom

7 July, 2025 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for South Australia and spokesperson for the Environment has written to the Prime Minister to urge for...