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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Enviro Minister signals plans to use EPBC Act Review to water down laws in favour of big miners and developers

29 October, 2019 - The Environment Minister is in denial about the extinction crisis and plans to use the review of Australia’s environment laws to water them d...

Greens back scientists’ call for stronger enviro laws, restate call for climate trigger

28 October, 2019 - The Greens have backed today’s call by more than 240 conservation scientists for stronger environment laws and for the broken system which is...

Right to Know campaign a welcome offensive against attack on media freedoms

21 October, 2019 - Today’s landmark campaign by media outlets is a welcome offensive against the erosion of media freedom and whistleblower protections, the Gre...

Murray-Darling Basin Plan in tatters

17 October, 2019 - Legislation tabled in the NSW Parliament last night effectively tears up the Murray-Darling Basin Plan leaving the environment and downstream...

Federal Govt refuses to rule out privatisation of National Parks for high-end resorts

16 October, 2019 - The Federal Government has today refused to rule out the privatisation of National Parks for high-end resorts, again putting the interests of...

Senate calls on Feds to rule out funding NSW dams that bypass enviro laws

16 October, 2019 - The Senate has today passed a Greens’ motion calling on the Federal Government to rule out giving any public funding to dam and water infrast...

Govt’s native fish plan akin to shuffling deck chairs on Titanic

14 October, 2019 - The Government’s “native fish plan” is akin to shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic, the Greens say. Greens Spokesperson for Water Senato...

Public-funded private dams prove corporate corruption killing Murray-Darling

8 October, 2019 - Research released today by The Australia Institute showing taxpayers are funding private dams for big business, further proves corporate corru...

Delay of endangered Sea Lion listing could determine its survival

3 October, 2019 - The Federal Environment Minister has again delayed the assessment of flora and fauna species’ threat status in a move that could determine the...

NSW Govt bowing to pressure from Minerals Council shows need for Federal Climate Trigger

2 October, 2019 - The report in Guardian Australia today that the NSW Government is considering laws to stop courts and planners blocking coalmines on climate g...

Greens response to A-G’s directive on prosecuting journalists

30 September, 2019 - Greens Spokesperson for Media Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Federal Attorney-General’s directive to the Commonwealth DPP that...