Australian Greens Annual Report 2017

We’ve played a crucial role in improving laws, passing positive motions and helping to improve the lives of people who need our assistance.

Over time we are developing a high level of trust, co-operation and commitment in order to tackle the tasks of administrating a complex and growing political organisation.

Another year of politics has brought another year of capitulations to the hard-right backbench by Malcolm Turnbull.

The last year in politics, locally and across the globe, has reminded us that Greens values are needed more urgently than ever.

We have not wavered in our pursuit of a better world for the many, not the few. And we have not wavered in our fight to ensure that future generations are actually able to inhabit this earth and share it with the rest of the vast and beautiful natural world.

When these things happen, they happen fast...

The Greens again prove we were the only party to propose actual solutions.

With a state election shortly after our last federal election, a number of parliamentary inquiries and some massive campaigns over the last 12 months, it’s safe to say that myself and my team have been working hard!

2017 has been a busy, rewarding but challenging year. I’ve been to Manus Island, joined with multicultural Australia to defeat the Liberals’ attempt to make it easier to be a racist, visited Jordan and Lebanon to learn more about refugees and foreign aid, and more recently mourned the loss of Scott and Larissa from our team.

We live in interesting times and it’s abundantly clear that there is much to do in the battle to protect our environment, our climate and our children’s right to an education.

I have been so honoured to serve as Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens, and as the Greens Senator for Queensland.

It has been a big year of global achievements for the Australian Greens. I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved in 2017, and to be able to share this snapshot with you.

Our member-driven policy platform is one of the foundations of the participatory democracy within our party. This year the Australian Greens Policy Co-ordinating Committee has kicked off the latest review of national policy in preparation for an election in late 2018.

This year has been transformative for the Australian Greens. We have come together to define who we are and our vision for the future, as both a Party and a movement spanning the country.

This is my first contribution to the Australian Greens Annual Report as a National Office Bearer and so far it has been one heck of a ride.

Summary of the Australian Greens' financial results in 2017.

As soon as we wrap up one election campaign with our evaluations, we are immediately on to the next.