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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Greens repeat call for targeted package for the arts industry

27 March, 2020 - The Federal Government must not ignore the pleas of the arts, entertainment and creative industry in its next coronavirus stimulus package and ...

Greens will keep pushing for targeted package for arts and creative industries

24 March, 2020 - The Greens will continue to push for a targeted package for the arts and creative industries after the Morrison Government refused to support G...

Greens announce plan to Save Creative Australia

19 March, 2020 - As the unfolding COVID-19 crisis continues to impact the Australia arts and creative industries, the Australian Greens have called for urgent g...

Greens call for half a billion for creative industry on its knees

16 March, 2020 - The Greens are backing the calls by the arts and creative industry for an urgent $500m rescue package to prevent collapse of the multi-billion ...

Greens send nuclear waste dump bill to inquiry

27 February, 2020 - The Greens have referred the legislation to build a nuclear waste dump in South Australia to a Senate Inquiry for scrutiny of the laws and t...

Hanson-Young welcomes Greens portfolio announcement

27 February, 2020 - Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has welcomed the announcement she is continuing as spokesperson for Environment and Water, and Media and C...

Coalition, Labor and One Nation let NSW get away with floodplain harvesting

26 February, 2020 - The Liberals, Nationals, Labor and One Nation have refused to support the Greens call for the NSW Government to reinstate the moratorium on ...

'Climate Trigger' laws off to Senate Inquiry

24 February, 2020 - Debate commenced in the Senate today on the Greens ‘Climate Trigger’ Bill which would require climate impacts and carbon emissions to be ass...

Greens to introduce Media Freedom Act

19 February, 2020 - A Media Freedom Act to protect the public’s right to know and whistleblowers who speak truth to power, will be introduced into the Senate, G...

Response to Federal Court dismissal of ABC case - Govt must rule out charging journalists

17 February, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for Media and Chair of the Senate Inquiry into Press Freedoms Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Federal Court’...

Environment restoration rorts to be referred to Auditor General

15 February, 2020 - The Greens will refer the Environment Restoration Fund and the Communities Environment Program to the Auditor General for investigation, aft...