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Senator Nick McKim given new portfolio responsibilities

15 September, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Nick McKim has been allocated the portfolios of Schools; Attorney-General; and Innovation, Small Business and Com...

Turnbull must show compassion, release children from Nauru

15 September, 2015 - The new Prime Minister must show leadership and compassion by releasing all children and families from the Nauru detention camp, the Austra...

WHAT IT MEANS FOR US

15 September, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale Wow, what a couple of days.   I've seen five leadership changes since I've been in Parliament, and I have to say...

Border Force and the Surveillance State

15 September, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza June (Australian Young Greens Co-Convenors) While the outcry from the Australian public, and the actions of the peopl...

It's Time To Talk About Equal Pay

15 September, 2015 - Senator Larissa Waters After 7 years of student life, balancing casual hospitality work with study, I was pretty excited to finally have a ...

Collabfest in WA

14 September, 2015 - Grahame Bowland (WA Co-Convenor) Canny campaigning in Canning By any measure its been an exciting couple of months. As I write this were ju...

Senate supports Greens' amendments about unfair contract provisions for small businesses

14 September, 2015 - Today the Senate supported (34 in favour, 25 against) the Australian Greens amendments to the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Busines...

Transport neglected in new developments

11 September, 2015 - Greens planning spokesperson Samantha Dunn says constructing massive new developments without adequate transport connections will make Melb...

Victorian trial highlights urgency of federal medicinal cannabis legislation

11 September, 2015 - The Greens are reiterating calls for the Abbott government to bring medicinal cannabis legislation to a vote, in light of the Victorian Law...

Melburnians signing up in droves with MP's office to welcome Syrian refugees

11 September, 2015 - Greens Member for Melbourne Adam Bandt MP today said he had been overwhelmed by the nearly 1000 people who have signed up with his office i...

Health, healthcare and politics

8 September, 2015 - Richard Di Natale Richard's speech at the Population Health Congress 2015 Not long ago I was sitting where you are. Today, as a Federal S...

On the hustings for Canning

6 September, 2015 - Giz Watson (Australian Greens Co-convenor) Canning is an outer urban and rural electorate to the south east of the Perth metropolitan area, ...

Finding the sweet spot

2 September, 2015 - Josh Wyndham-Kidd (International Secretary) The Greek Greens recently asked the Australian Greens to join their push to stop the Halkidiki m...

Letters to the Editor

2 September, 2015 - Better late than never Now, in my 75th year I have joined the Maroochydore branch of the Greens. So, why wait till now? Well, I got angry. I...

Take two and see your doctor

2 September, 2015 - Dr R Pryor Like many doctors in Australian public hospitals, I'm used to treating patients who are 'socioeconomically disadvantaged'. In nor...