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What the TPP means for Australia

19 August, 2015 - Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Few people have had access to the draft Trans Pacific Partnership agreement and the public has been completely shut...

I'm coming to you

16 August, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale I can understand why anyone who opened up a newspaper in the past few months and read about misuse of entitlements o...

Draft bill tabled to create abortion privacy zones

6 August, 2015 - “I released this draft legislation last month and have already received substantial feedback in support of the proposal for privacy zones aroun...

Changes

5 August, 2015 - Giz Watson and Penny Allman-Payne (Australian Greens Co-Convenors) Farewell to Penny Wright One of our South Australian Senators, Penny Wright,...

Toxic personal racism spoils our public debate

4 August, 2015 - Mehreen Faruqi On Saturday night, I was walking alongside the beautiful Brisbane River with my 19-year-old daughter, enjoying the views and an ...

International connections

3 August, 2015 - Josh Wyndham-Kidd (International Secretary) The Asia-Pacific Greens Federation Congress in Wellington this June was such a pleasure to attend —...

First nations doing it for themselves

3 August, 2015 - John Barry Six years ago, I attended a lecture by Professor Pat Dodson titled Indigenous Rights: Beyond Symbolism at the University of Notre Da...

Electricity price hike

3 August, 2015 - Robin Chapple (WA MLC) Just one month ago, the WA state government handed down yet another hike to electricity prices. The budget for this year...

Safer pathways for refugees

27 July, 2015 - There is no one solution to helping refugees, but while we continue to see this as a border protection issue where refugees are punished for arr...

Safe, legal, accessible

23 July, 2015 - Shane Rattenbury (ACT MP) It is alarming that in 2015 this is not the case in many states across Australia, and that abortions are still crimina...

Greens release exposure draft bill for abortion privacy zones

20 July, 2015 - “The Greens believe that it is the right of women to have unimpeded access to safe and legal abortions,” said Mr Rattenbury. “This bill will ...

Beyond marriage equality

20 July, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza June (Australian Young Greens Co-Convenors) (Note: this article may be distressing for some readers.) On the 26th of June,...

A decade of dedication

20 July, 2015 - Grahame Bowland (WA Co-Convenor) The last couple of months have seen great strides as The Greens (WA) gear up for coming election campaigns. We'...

Hands across the Asia-Pacific

20 July, 2015 - Silvia Lozeva I was last in New Zealand around 13 years ago; yet, the vivid memories of lush green North Island and unique wildlife, especially ...

Bishop's helicopter flight is a symptom of a broken system

20 July, 2015 - Andrew Bartlett The latest controversy involving travel spending, this time by Parliamentary Speaker Bronwyn Bishop, is a clear reminder that th...