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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Holden must clean up before it clears out

16 March, 2017 - The Australian Greens are calling for a plan to clean up the Holden plant and surrounding areas to be expedited following the 122-hectare Eliza...

More hot air from state & federal governments on gas plans

15 March, 2017 - Malcolm Turnbull and the South Australian Government need to stop looking to gas as a saviour for our energy crisis and instead make meaningful...

Time to double down on Musk's wager

11 March, 2017 - Elon Musk's proposal to solve South Australia’s energy crisis with battery storage is the game changer our state needs to switch back on, Austr...

Greens stand with childcare workers striking today

8 March, 2017 - The Australian Greens stand in solidarity with the thousands of childcare workers striking this afternoon to highlight the low wages they receiv...

We must act on fundamental flaws to Murray Darling Basin Plan for river to flourish

2 March, 2017 - The Murray Darling Basin Plan has been fundamentally flawed from the beginning and needs to be fixed, the Australian Greens have said in respons...

Coca-Cola Amatil closure another blow for local factory workers

22 February, 2017 - The Australian Greens extend their condolences to the staff and their families affected by today’s announcement that the Thebarton Coca-Cola...

Lights out for South Australians to protect profits for big power companies

20 February, 2017 - SA Power Networks has admitted to staying quiet for a week and a half on a software glitch that saw an additional 60,000 South Australian ho...

Government must face facts: South Australian schools will lose $335 million

15 February, 2017 - The Senate has called on Federal Education Minister to explain which South Australian schools are set to suffer as a result of the 2018 Gons...

SA energy privatisation failure – AEMO to face Senate inquiry tomorrow

9 February, 2017 - Modernising the energy grid and investing in storage technology is the only way to future-proof South Australia’s supply of electricity follo...

Prove you can’t be bought – vote to ban drilling in the Bight

6 February, 2017 - The Federal Senate will vote on whether to ban drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight tomorrow, following revelations oil giant Chevr...

Time to talk about genuine needs-based education funding

5 February, 2017 - While it is welcome to see some honesty around the over-funding of some of the wealthiest private schools, we need real action to put fairnes...

Turnbull’s Senate blackmail hits families already doing it tough

1 February, 2017 - The Prime Minister’s proposal to make childcare more affordable while cutting the family tax benefit is an attack on families already struggl...