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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, ...

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...

Australia's damning defence and aid priorities

2 September, 2015 - Thomas Delaney As epidemics and 'natural' disasters — in reality linked to climate change contributed to by our scandalously high emissions ...