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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Two thirds of Australians support local content laws for streaming services, new poll shows

12 June, 2020 - Two thirds of Australians support laws requiring streaming services like Netflix and Amazon to show and fund locally made shows and films, new r...

South Australian Labor members have dumped on their home state

11 June, 2020 - South Australian Labor members have dumped on their home state today, backing the legislation to build a nuclear waste dump at Kimba on SA’s Eyr...

Rio Tinto must sack boss and front Environment Committee: Greens

5 June, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the chief executive of Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Chris Salisbury, to resign or be sacked over the growing scandal ...

Attack on media in America to be examined by Senate Press Freedom Inquiry

2 June, 2020 - Chair of the Senate Inquiry into Press Freedoms, Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, has vowed to look at the treatment of the press covering the ...

Govt’s spotlight on arts and entertainment welcome

2 June, 2020 - The foreshadowing of a package for the arts and entertainment industry by the PM is welcome, but the devil will be in the detail, the Greens say....

AFP should rule out charging ABC journos too

27 May, 2020 - The AFP should rule out charging ABC journalists Sam Clark and Dan Oakes following today’s welcome announcement that charges won’t be laid agains...

Governments must account for process that allowed for destruction of sacred Pilbara site

27 May, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson on First Nations issues Senator Rachel Siewert said: “I am appalled and deeply upset for the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura...

Greens push to fix JobKeeper and ensure arts and entertainment workers not left in the cold

24 May, 2020 - The Greens are calling on Treasurer Frydenberg to stop being Team ‘Some’ Australians, and immediately expand the JobKeeper program to businesses ...

No Excuse: Govt must fund casuals, arts and entertainment, after JobKeeper revised down

22 May, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for the Arts Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling on Treasurer Frydenberg to immediately extend JobKeeper to workers who hav...

Morrison Government continues attack on environment

21 May, 2020 - The Covid Commission being riddled with self-interested fossil fuel industry executives touting their own sector as the economic saviour from the...

Australia should push for global ban on wildlife trade

19 May, 2020 - Greens Environment Spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has re-iterated the Greens call for the Australian Government to push for a global ban...

Make Our Cities’ Rivers Swimmable Again: Greens

19 May, 2020 - The Greens have pledged to make Australia’s rivers and lakes swimmable again, under their Covid-19 Economic Recovery plan, that’s good for jobs, ...