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Epidemic of self-harm in detention must be addressed: Greens

16 January, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on the government and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to address a growing epidemic of self-harm within A...

Funding for full Gonski package is critical

15 January, 2016 - Full funding for all six years of the Gonski reforms is critical to ensure better educational outcomes for all students, Greens spokesperson ...

Polling shows Tasmanians don’t want an increased GST

15 January, 2016 - Polling of Tasmanians showing an overwhelming rejection of a higher GST should send a clear message to the Liberal Federal and State governme...

Greens urge Victorian government to extend funding to family violence services

15 January, 2016 - ​The Victorian Greens' spokesperson for the Prevention of Family Violence, Nina Springle MLC, is urging the Victorian government to provide b...

Dutton delays as detention drags on

13 January, 2016 - The extended delays in processing people's claims for asylum have resulted in unacceptably long detention times, the Australian Greens have s...

The Plan for Change

13 January, 2016 - The Plan for Change is an event which is travelling the country to help eqiup and inspire community members in helping welcome people seeking...

Govt should take up NZ resettlement offer: Greens

12 January, 2016 - If the government were serious about finding sustainable third-country resettlement options for the people on Manus Island and Nauru, it woul...

2015 - Year In Brief

31 December, 2015 - It is genuinely a privilege to represent you in our national parliament, and I am proud and grateful to have this opportunity. Sometimes you...

Pleasantries with Sarah Hanson-Young: Part 1 - No Music

24 December, 2015 - As requested - a second version of Pleasantries with Sarah Hanson-Young: Part 1 - this time with no music in the background to make editing a breeze!

Hunt backs Abbot (Point)

22 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens condemn Minister Hunt's approval of the Queensland Labor Government's plan for a massive coal port in the Great Barrie...

Turnbull’s weak statement in Japan continues the trend of Liberal inaction on whaling

18 December, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s vague mention of his ‘disappointment...

Tasmania Short-Changed By MYEFO

17 December, 2015 - Tasmania has been left completely short-changed by the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, with $46 million ripped out of the state and no...

ASIO head deserves better than attacks from Liberal backbenchers

17 December, 2015 - The head of ASIO deserves better than criticism from ill-informed Liberal backbenchers, Greens spokesperson for Legal Affairs Nick McKim say...

Poll shows Queenslanders put Great Barrier Reef before coal

17 December, 2015 - A poll, released today, shows Queenslanders love the Great Barrier Reef and believe the dying coal industry should be made to clean up its o...