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A collective effort from Government with our First Peoples is needed to protect languages: Greens

4 July, 2017 - As NAIDOC week continues, Australian Greens spokesperson on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues Senator Rachel Siewert is calling on Aus...

Australian women need paid domestic violence leave

4 July, 2017 - The safety net for women leaving abuse and violence should include 10 days of paid domestic violence leave say the Australian Greens. “In 2015, a...

Retail jobs deal for young people opens up questions about churn and exploitation: Greens

3 July, 2017 -  The Australian Greens have reservations about job internships being negotiated between the Government and the Australian Retailers Association f...

Retail jobs deal for young people opens up questions about churn and exploitation: Greens

3 July, 2017 -  The Australian Greens have reservations about job internships being negotiated between the Government and the Australian Retailers Association f...

Helicopter business out of place in Adelaide’s Parklands

3 July, 2017 - The proposal for a commercial helipad in the Adelaide Parklands by the banks of the Torrens is an inappropriate privatisation of community land a...

Greens Move To End Le Cornu Site Saga

3 July, 2017 - The Greens SA say it's time to end the ongoing saga of the vacant Le Cornu site in North Adelaide, by giving State and Local Governments the powe...

Treaty now

3 July, 2017 - Nathan Sentance “I just want a future for my grandchildren. A future where they are free. A future which is sustainable.” These words were said b...

Protecting intimate privacy: not just sex

2 July, 2017 - “We’ve heeded clear advice—particularly from the ACT Human Rights Commission, among others—to redefine key sections of our Bill to ensure greater...

WA's New Politicians

2 July, 2017 - The Green Issue Editors In the WA state election in March 2017 three new Greens members were elected to the Legislative Council, although Alison ...

Community Discovery and Celebration of Biodiversity

2 July, 2017 - Angela Rossen Our own place here in South West Australia is a Biodiversity Hotspot. We have all heard that term so many times its meaning has bec...

How to think about the economy and why it hasn’t happened yet.

2 July, 2017 - The Green Economics Forum Meet the doughnut (Figure 1). This framework was created by Kate Raworth at Oxford University. At the centre of the dou...

Scott Ludlam's June Update

2 July, 2017 - Senator Scott Ludlam There are a handful of empty chairs in Committee Room 1 in the UN General Assembly building in New York. One of them should ...

Robin Chapple's June Update

2 July, 2017 - Robin Chapple The last few weeks getting back into the swing of Parliament have been an absolute blur, but weve managed to get a whole lot done s...

Treasurer’s threat to State’s on fracking is an outrage

30 June, 2017 - Treasurer Scott Morrison’s move threatening State and Territories with financial penalties if they ban dangerous fracking is outrageous say the ...

Ladies night at the dogs is offensive and cruel: Greens

30 June, 2017 - The Greens say the Victorian government should stop pumping taxpayer money into the greyhound industry, which kills thousands of dogs each year....