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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Education meeting failure; no road-map towards needs-based funding

23 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens have criticised today's meeting of Education Minister's as a talk-fest, saying that it has done nothing to move towar...

Needs based funding required, not government excuses for funding cuts

22 September, 2016 - Needs based support for schools must be guaranteed beyond the funding cliff set up by the Abbott/Turnbull government, the Australian Greens...

PM begging for TPP trade agreement against Aus interest

20 September, 2016 - Malcolm Turnbull should stop begging the United States to pass the disastrous Trans-Pacific Partnership and instead act in the national int...

BP drilling decision delayed, should be rejected

19 September, 2016 - The national regulating body NOPSEMA's decision to delay its decision relating to BP's application to drill for oil in the Great Australian...

BP modelling shows a spill would devastate SA

16 September, 2016 - Following the release of explosive oil spill modelling from mining giant BP, their plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight sho...

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

16 September, 2016 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG I, and also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, move: That the following matter be referred to the Foreign Affairs, Defence...

Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2016

16 September, 2016 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to protect the Great Australian Bight environment, an...

Oil Exploration

15 September, 2016 - Senator HANSON-YOUNG I rise today to speak about a very special and precious place in my home state of South Australia. Last week, I was lu...

Youth Unemployment crisis: training, jobs needed

15 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on government and business to outline a path towards reigning in the growing youth unemployment rate in A...

Greens to introduce Bill to protect the Great Australian Bight from BP

14 September, 2016 - South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will give notice today that she will introduce legislation to the Senate that would see ...

South Australia hit hard as Labor/Liberal gut ARENA

13 September, 2016 - Ripping half a billion dollars from funding for renewable energy project will hit South Australian jobs and the state's renewables sector h...

Statement on the marriage plebiscite

13 September, 2016 - "I said I would wait to see the government's proposal and, now that I have, I won't be supporting it," Senator Hanson-Young said. "This isn...