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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...

Arguments against Senate voting reform don't stack up

9 July, 2015 - Senator Lee Rhiannon Talk of an early federal election is putting the spotlight on Senate voting reform. With a strange alliance consisting of ri...

The tipping point

8 July, 2015 - Giz Watson (Co-convenor) with assistance from June Lowe I don't know what you were up to last weekend, but here in Perth a lot of us turned a bli...

Can the Greens Succeed in a Developing Country?

7 July, 2015 - Bob Muntz The Philippines is always going to be a difficult country for the Greens. Political violence and corruption are both deeply embedded in...

Inside Party Room

7 July, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale The parliamentary wing of the Australian Greens often goes by its working name of 'Party Room'. Party Room is actually...

Target: Carbon free

7 July, 2015 - Peter Lane Under the Abbott government, with acquiescence from the opposition, not only has the Renewable Energy Target (RET) been reduced, but t...