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The siege and the stigma

18 December, 2014 - Maria Rodriguez In the early hours of December 16th, news outlets around Australia began to report that the gunman who held siege in Martin ...

Protecting our kids

15 December, 2014 - Josh Fergeus This year Senator Rachel Siewert successfully moved for a national inquiry into out-of-home care.  Her work, and the work of ou...

Our Tips For A Green Silly Season

12 December, 2014 - Nicole Eckersley Whether you choose to grit your teeth or pitch in, we hope you'll take our tips on how to keep your festive cheer more gree...

From the Co-Convenors

12 December, 2014 - Giz Watson and Penny Allman-Payne Freshest in our minds is the recent election in Victoria where an outstanding election result has been del...

The good, bad and ugly in Coalition’s $200 m pledge to climate fund

12 December, 2014 - Senator Christine Milne The Abbott government has finally caved in to international pressure and begrudgingly committed money to the Green C...

20 Questions: Margo Beilby

12 December, 2014 - Name: Margo Beilby Age: 74 Role with the Greens: Volunteer one day a week in the WA office. Secretary and Permanent rep of Canning. Looking ...

How to run an amazing fundraiser

28 November, 2014 - Susan Griffiths-Sussems Here are a few do's and dont's to help get you started: DO: Ask yourself why you are holding the event, and what yo...

Standing up by sitting down

28 November, 2014 - Ben Moroney It's a very strange sensation when you decide that, yes, today, I am going to go and get arrested. Growing up in the system we d...

Things are crook in Tallarook

23 November, 2014 - Senator Christine Milne There is a crisis of confidence in democracy in Australia. It is a crisis for people and the environment. It is a s...

Our future beyond coal

17 November, 2014 - Sophie Trevitt Over the course of the weekend, the US and China struck a deal committing the US to cutting emissions by 26-28% by 2025 (on 2...

Time to celebrate

16 November, 2014 - Giz Watson and Penny Allman-Payne Last weekend, two years of hard work by an amazing group of dedicated members from across the country culm...

2014-15 Australian Greens Office Bearers

11 November, 2014 - NATIONAL CO-CONVENORS: Penny Allman-Payne and Giz Watson Penny Allman-Payne is a secondary teacher and lawyer. Since joining the Queensland ...

From the Senator for Tasmania

10 November, 2014 - Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Gandhi once famously said: 'You must be the change you want to see in the world.' A simple statement, but from m...

From the Senator for Victoria

10 November, 2014 - The next two years in the Parliament with the current government are going to be a challenge. By Senator Janet Rice   As I write...

From the Senator for NSW

10 November, 2014 - The election of the Liberal/National government has seen Australia shift further to the right on nearly every domestic and foreign issue. ...