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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

PM urged to reverse ABC funding cuts to save jobs

24 June, 2020 - Responsibility for the 250 job cuts at the ABC announced today, lie firmly at the feet of the Morrison Government, the Greens say.Greens Spokesp...

Labor teams up with Morrison to green light environmental destruction

18 June, 2020 - Labor’s support of the Morrison Government’s plans to fast-track approvals for major projects risks permanent destruction of our environment and...

Morrison’s deregulation plan = Cutting corners and killing koalas

15 June, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s “deregulation plan” is code for letting big business cut corners at the expense of our environment, the Greens say, pl...

Senate calls on Govt to require streaming giants to fund Australian-made stories

15 June, 2020 - The Senate has today called on the Morrison Government to require tech giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Stan to back and fund Aus...

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 ...