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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Millions more for Murdoch while ABC funding gets cut

22 July, 2020 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government‘s decision today to give another $10million of public money to Fox Sports, taking the total amou...

Environment in crisis and stronger laws with a cop on the beat needed, report to government shows

20 July, 2020 - The Prime Minister must drop his plans to green light major developments and new mines at the expense of the environment, after the devastating ...

We need Australian-made films to save local jobs

17 July, 2020 - Today’s $400m tax incentive for bringing international productions to be filmed in Australia must be backed up with government commitment to sup...

Auditor-General’s ‘Watergate’ report shows incompetence and dodgy practices

16 July, 2020 - It’s untenable to leave the National Party in charge of water and a Royal Commission is needed more than ever, after today’s Auditor-General’s r...

Feds' funding for Parks shows jobs in green recovery but much more needed

12 July, 2020 - The announcement by Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley today of funding for tourism and infrastructure at five natural attractions shows th...

Arts and entertainment package needs urgent increase

9 July, 2020 - The Morrison Government must significantly increase the arts and entertainment industry recovery package following a return to lockdown measures ...

Greens call on Environment Minister to immediately release interim report into environment laws

7 July, 2020 - The Greens are calling on Environment Minister Sussan Ley to immediately release the interim report into Australia's environment laws handed to h...

Morrison Government must rule out killing more jobs by abolishing local content rules

6 July, 2020 - The Greens are calling on the Morrison Government to rule out killing more Australian jobs by permanently abolishing local content rules and to g...

Arts industry loses four times as many jobs as construction, receives a third of the support

30 June, 2020 - ABS stats released today show the arts and recreation industry has lost four times as many payroll jobs as the construction industry but has rec...

Greens welcome last minute Community TV licence extension

30 June, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed the last minute extension to the free-to-air broadcast licences for Community TV stations Channel 44 in Adelaide and Ch...

Heads should roll after scathing report into environment laws

25 June, 2020 - Heads should roll over the ineptitude and failure of duty identified by the Auditor-General in a scathing report into Australia’s environment la...

Morrison’s arts and entertainment package, too little, very late

25 June, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s long-awaited package for the arts and entertainment industry, announced today, is too little, very late, the Greens sa...