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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Record whale numbers show why we must ‘Fight for the Bight’

31 August, 2016 - Astounding results from a Curtin University study, showing 172 southern right whales using the Great Australian Bight calving sanctuary in jus...

Greens lead charge for ‘free’ trade scrutiny with Senate inquiry

30 August, 2016 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said that she will focus on reigning in and scrutinising so called 'free' trade deals, ...

Greens pledge support for ARENA and renewables in SA

17 August, 2016 - The Greens will support renewable energy projects in South Australia by voting against the Coalition's proposed billion dollar cuts to the Aus...

Dutton & Wilson Security must be made accountable for cover-up of child abuse on Nauru

11 August, 2016 - Revelations that the government contractor Wilson Security appears to have misled the Australian parliament over a number of child abuse incid...

Greens call for inquiry as Immigration corruption festers

27 June, 2016 - Reports of a culture of corruption inside the government's Border Force department show how politicisation has undermined the agency, the Austra...

Ghost of Abbott appears with Malcolm’s ‘Stop The Boats’ scare campaign

23 June, 2016 - Malcolm Turnbull has revived Tony Abbott's 'stop the boats' scare campaign on the eve of the Federal Election, to the disappointment of moderate...

Greens call for refugees to be brought to Australia safely

22 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have said that the people on a boat that is stranded off of Indonesia should have their claims for protection assessed fai...

Greens bill to give media access to detention centres

21 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will introduce a Private Members Bill into the Parliament, allowing media to gain access to Austr...

World Refugee Day: Greens push for Royal Commission into children in detention

20 June, 2016 - On World Refugee Day, the Australian Greens have announced that they will push for a Royal Commission into the history of children in immigratio...

Young Australians need jobs, not just training

17 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on the Labor and Liberal Parties to properly invest in renewable energy and infrastructure projects to make su...

Dutton does Turnbull’s dirty work with TPV tirade

16 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have reaffirmed their commitment to scrapping Temporary Protection Visas, which leave people living in an interminable lim...

Childcare overhaul with ‘Universal Access’ model proposed by Greens

9 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will take a policy of 'Universal Access' childcare, with a guaranteed minimum of 24 hours of subsi...