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Marriage equality — it's about discrimination

9 June, 2015 - Paul Bladon I happen to be heterosexual. However, disclosing that should be irrelevant — the issue is whether Australia should be a discriminator...

Hands off our artists

9 June, 2015 - Vivienne Glance When the Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF) programmed Marrugeku's 'Cut the Sky', there were a few eyebrows raised. Resourc...

The Case for Free Education

25 May, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza June (Australian Young Greens Co-Convenors) The Liberal government is proceeding unabated with its neoliberal program for A...

A small group of people…

25 May, 2015 - Alex Schlotzer (National Secretary) Over the weekend of May 15 to 17, the new Australian Greens National Council sat for the first time in the la...

STEPPING UP

22 May, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale I said it on the day but I want to make another acknowledgement here: I'm extremely grateful to my party room colleague...

Winning from the other side of the world

13 May, 2015 - Josh Wyndham-Kidd (International Secretary) One of the strengths of the Greens has always been that we're both a global movement and a global par...

ACT Greens call for action on live music

12 May, 2015 - “Live music and events are an integral part of the life of our city, and essential for our increasingly vibrant and culturally diverse community,...

What a week

11 May, 2015 - Giz Watson and Penny Allman-Payne (Australian Greens Co-Convenors) Unless you've been under a rock somewhere (and there's nothing wrong with that...

Close the gap, not the communities

11 May, 2015 - Sarah Thorne (NT Greens Co-Convenor) and Senator Rachel Siewert I recently spent time in the Kimberley visiting and talking with people that have...

On forgetting

11 May, 2015 - Kitty Carra (Queensland State Director) It has been three months since Greens voters directed enough preferences to the ALP to hand them eight se...

They'll outspend us — again

28 April, 2015 - Susan Griffiths-Sussems In the next couple of weeks we will launch our End of Financial Year fundraising appeal. Featuring Christine Milne, the...

Happy mother's day

27 April, 2015 - Senator Christine Milne   Christine is sitting with sons Thomas and James at the opening of the Douglas Apsley National Park in Tasmania, which...

A fresh approach

27 April, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza June (Australian Young Greens Co-Convenors) New South Wales has agreed that its next meeting of the State Delegates Counc...

Limiting environmental philanthropy would leave our democracy poorer

27 April, 2015 - Senator Larissa Waters It's amazing that one in five Australians donate to environment organisations. That incredible generosity should be cele...

Refreshing members and boundaries

24 April, 2015 - Grahame Bowland (WA Co-Convenor) Most people join the Greens with a purpose — perhaps to campaign in elections, or to realise a policy idea, or...