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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Govt’s money for wildlife disingenuous

12 May, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for the Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Federal Government’s announcement of $150million for Bushfire...

Lower Lakes Independent Review a dire warning

12 May, 2020 -     Responding to the Independent Review into the Lower Lakes, Greens Spokesperson for Water and Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young s...

Greens pitch economic stimulus package to recreate Australia

11 May, 2020 - The Greens will today launch their proposal for an economic stimulus package targeted at engaging the hundreds of thousands of artists and creati...

68% of Australians want stronger environmental laws, new poll shows

7 May, 2020 - More than two thirds (68%) of Australians want stronger laws to protect our wildlife and environment, new research shows. Poll figures released to...

Time for Taylor to go: Greens

30 April, 2020 - Embattled Minister Angus Taylor should be sacked, after today’s finding by the Environment Department that a company part-owned by him illegall...

Greens call on PM to push to end global trade of wildlife

29 April, 2020 - The Greens have called on the Federal Government to push to end the global trade of wildlife, backing the calls of conservation and animal prot...

Greens call for renewal of Community TV licences

27 April, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for Communications Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has today written to Minister Paul Fletcher asking him to extend the free-to-...

Govt declares war with environment with plans to scrap protection laws

24 April, 2020 - The Morrison Government has declared war with the environment with its announcement it plans to cut ‘green tape’ even before the 10-year review...

Govt's 'aggressive deregulation agenda' threat to enviro laws

21 April, 2020 - Finance Minister Mathias Cormann’s comments today that the Federal Government will take an “aggressive deregulation agenda” post-Covid19, is co...

Blowtorch on Big Tech overdue but welcome

20 April, 2020 - Making tech giants like Facebook and Google pay for the content they take from Australian journalists and creators is a welcome, albeit long ov...

Greed, politicking and climate change killing Murray-Darling, Keelty report shows

17 April, 2020 - The latest review into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin exposes greed, politicking and climate change are killing the nation’s bigges...

Greens back calls for review of Australia's environment laws to be extended

17 April, 2020 - The Greens have backed the calls by some of Australia’s biggest environmental organisations to extend the timeframe for the review of Australia...