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Safe, legal, affordable

23 February, 2015 - Senator Larissa Waters Even in 2015 in Australia, there are still a few ultra-right-wing, out-dated voices trying to undermine women's repro...

How you can Green the planet...

18 February, 2015 - Josh Wyndham-Kidd ...On your home computer Have you been following the dramatic rise of the Greens in the UK? Adam Ramsay, a Scottish Green...

O Week Ahoy!

17 February, 2015 - Ben Moroney Campus life, uni clubs, political groups — it can all feel overwhelming when you thought you were just turning up for 20 hours a...

Navigating high school

17 February, 2015 - Robert Delves Left to right: Ashley, Morgan, Beth, Ajla, Alyssa (Photo by Rob Delves) I'm a co-convenor of the Fremantle Greens and a teac...

Music to their ears

16 February, 2015 - Heather King and Rosanne Bersten It's been 10 years since the National Review of School Music and yet fewer than 20% of primary schools acro...

Does Abbott even (child)care?

16 February, 2015 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young This year, the Abbott Government has the opportunity for major reform to improve availability and accessibility, ...

No debt sentence for higher education

16 February, 2015 - Senator Lee Rhiannon Australia enjoyed a free TAFE and university education system from 1974 to 1988. Many of today's political leaders b...

It’s high time to give educators the respect they deserve

13 February, 2015 - Senator Penny Wright We rely on our teachers to do one of the most important jobs in Australia but this Federal Government and other state g...

My one vote

13 February, 2015 - Baart Groot I remember most of my childhood clearly. Seemingly more clearly than many other people at the age of 36. I remember playing in t...

WA: full steam ahead

3 February, 2015 - Grahame Bowland (WA Co-Convenor) In the last few months, WA volunteers have phone banked for the Victorian Greens in support of their state ...

From the Australian Young Greens

3 February, 2015 - Ben Moroney and Eliza Scarpellino The Greens do politics differently. Nowhere is that clearer than the Young Greens. The youth wings and camp...

It wasn't hard

3 February, 2015 - Kitty Carra (Queensland State Director) Right to left: Kirsten Lovejoy, Greens Candidate for Brisbane Central, Senator Larissa Waters, Char...

PM Abbott ignores budget alternatives

2 February, 2015 - Senator Christine Milne The 2014 Federal Budget is history. That cruel document that tried to make Australia a meaner, harder place to live h...

Around the world

2 February, 2015 - Lucy Quarterman As you may know, the Australian Political Parties for Democracy Program was abruptly cut without notice at the beginning of 2...

20 Questions: Mehreen Faruqi

2 February, 2015 - Name:  Mehreen FaruqiAge:  Ageless Role with the Greens: NSW Member of the Legislative Council, Greens NSW Spokesperson for Environment, Tran...