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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Streaming giants must be regulated to save Australian stories and local jobs, Greens say

30 September, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s changes to local content rules is a missed opportunity to support Australian stories and local jobs, the Greens s...

Greens welcome funding announcement for AAP

18 September, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for Communications and Media Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has welcomed the Government’s announcement of $5 million in fun...

Don’t dump on SA: major flaws in bill for proposed nuclear waste dump

15 September, 2020 - The Greens strongly oppose the bill to establish a nuclear waste dump at Kimba. Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Senator for South Austra...

Labor split on nuclear waste dump

15 September, 2020 - The Greens are calling on the Labor Leader in the Senate, Penny Wong to declare where her party stands on the proposed Nuclear Waste Dump i...

Trillions of litres of water missing from Murray-Darling on LNP's watch

3 September, 2020 - Today’s report showing two trillion litres of water is missing from the Murray-Darling Basin shows the Liberal-National Government has misma...

New environment laws carbon copy of Tony Abbott’s 2014 attack

27 August, 2020 - New environment laws introduced by the Morrison Government today are carbon copy of Tony Abbott’s 2014 attack, the Greens say. Greens Spokespe...

Press freedom changes proposed by intelligence committee don’t go far enough to protect journalists

26 August, 2020 - The press freedom changes recommended by the Parliament’s Intelligence Committee do not go far enough to protect journalists, the Greens say. ...

Greens to move to block environment law changes that weaken protections

25 August, 2020 - The Greens will tomorrow move to block the Morrison Government from rushing changes to environment laws through the Senate, with the so-called...

Morrison Govt should rule out lifting ban on parrot importation

25 August, 2020 - The Greens have called on the Morrison Government to rule out lifting a ban on the importation of exotic parrot species into Australia. Greens...

National tourism plan urgently needed with 172k businesses on brink of bust

20 August, 2020 - 172,000 tourism businesses across Australia are just two weeks away from going bust, the Covid19 Senate Committee has heard today, prompting t...

Centre Alliance must show spine on super

18 August, 2020 - The Greens have today slammed Centre Alliance for reportedly helping the Liberal Party abandon an election promise and delay an increase to wo...

Arts and entertainment industry funds won’t flow till restrictions lifted

11 August, 2020 - The Secretary to the Prime Minister has today told the Senate’s Covid Committee that money previously promised to help the arts & entertainmen...