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Sarah Hanson-Young
Senator for South Australia

Manus and Nauru torturous by design: Greens

22 May, 2016 - The Manus Island and Nauru detention camps are not only torturous, but are intentionally design to be so, the Australian Greens have said. "Tim C...

Greens: Complicated Nauru pregnancy should have been brought to Australia

14 May, 2016 - The young mother who was sent from Nauru and is now fighting for her life in a Brisbane Hospital, along with her newborn baby, had a complicated ...

Nauru mother and baby critical

13 May, 2016 - Following an emergency medical evacuation after a caesarean birth, all families including women and children on Nauru need to be brought back to ...

QLD families to be slugged $287m by childcare delay

12 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed concern for the thousands of Queensland families who will be disadvantaged by the government's decision to d...

Nauru death needs independent investigation

11 May, 2016 - With the death of yet another person in Australia's care on Nauru, the Australian Greens have again expressed their condolences and called for an...

SA’s future in renewables, not ‘fatally flawed’ nuclear waste dumps

9 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have cautioned the South Australian Labor Government against rushing to a point of no return on international radioactive wa...

'Sorry' the hardest word for Scott Morrison

8 May, 2016 - Today Scott Morrison, the former Immigration Minister, refused to apologise to Save the Children for the baseless and inaccurate accusations that ...

Court ruling: Minister must provide safe, lawful abortion for Nauru rape victim

6 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the decision of the Federal Court, which has this evening ruled in favour of a Nauru rape victim who the Turnb...

Save the Children compensation exposes government’s refugee advocates lies

6 May, 2016 - The government's attempts to blame advocates and support workers for the horrendous situation on Nauru has backfired, with the Immigration Departm...

Childcare delay to hit families hard

4 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed regret at the government's decision to delay implementing seriously overdue changes to the early education an...

Labor and Liberal parties vote down motion to support Adnyamathanha traditional owners

3 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Labor and Liberal parties for teaming up to defeat a motion (below) calling on the Government to acknowledg...

Second self-immolation as tragedy unfolds on Nauru

3 May, 2016 - A young Somali woman who set herself on fire on Nauru was driven to despair after being forcibly returned to Nauru just days ago, the Australian G...