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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

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...

Labor and Liberal childcare policies fall short

6 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed their disappointment at the inability of either Labor or the Liberals to adequately address the current cris...

Greens push for 10,000 more family reunion visa places

3 June, 2016 - With the family reunion visa system struggling due to limited places, long waiting lists and excessive fees, the Australian Greens have outlined ...

Greens push to extend Frome Street Bikeway and boost SA public transport

3 June, 2016 - Adelaide's Frome Street Bikeway would finally be extended to the River Torrens, under a Greens plan to invest more than half a billion dollars in...

Greens make election pledge for Solar Thermal in SA

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have said that they will push for the $100m Federal grant required to make a solar thermal plant in Port Augusta a reality ...

Cambodia: one refugee left as situation deteriorates

28 May, 2016 - The government's deal with Cambodia has failed, with just one refugee remaining in the country, and should be ended immediately the Australian Gr...

SA families hit by $90m childcare delay

27 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed concern for the thousands of South Australian families who will be disadvantaged by the government's decisio...