The Greens’ longest serving federal politician said politics ‘isn’t working’ for ordinary voters and all parties need to do better at addressing their grievances.
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The Greens’ senator says she’s worried kids will end up ‘in other online spaces that are even darker and more dangerous’ – and Australia should act on other options.
21-year-old Charlotte Walker has made history. With huge challenges facing young people, better youth representation in politics is just what we need.
Larissa Waters will be tasked with rebuilding the Greens in the lower house after its near election wipe out and managing the sole balance of power in the Senate
The Greens will be searching for a new way forward and now a new leader, with Adam Bandt conceding he has lost his seat.
With the support of the Greens, there’s a chance the ‘Restoring Our Rivers’ Bill will pass. Will it be enough to put the Murray-Darling Basin Plan back on track?
Michelle Grattan speaks with Mark Evans about the week in Australian politics.
Many female politicians have had to endure sexist abuse, from Cheryl Kernot to Julia Gillard to Sarah Hanson-Young. And it is not a matter that should simply be brushed aside.
The stoush between Senators Sarah-Hanson Young and David Leyonhjelm harks back to age-old - not to mention nonsense and deeply sexist - dichotomies about women’s sexuality and moral character.
Leyonhjelm’s conduct is at the extreme end of the discourteous, sometimes boorish, discourse that too often is characterising political exchanges.
Politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback
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Sarah Hanson-Young has strongly backed Richard Di Natale's push to purge those who leaked against Alex Bhathal in the Batman byelection.
Bob Brown, a long-time critic, repeated his previous description of Lee Rhiannon as ‘the Greens’ version of Tony Abbott’.
Some Liberals love to deride Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. In the past, the government’s immigration minister and attack dog, Peter Dutton, was particularly insulting when she was spokeswoman in his…
Since retiring from politics in 2012, former Greens leader Bob Brown has continued to offer sharp perspectives on issues of national debate.
Sarah Hanson-Young – a loud voice on asylum-seeker issues – has lost a battle with her leader, Richard Di Natale, to keep her immigration portfolio in the Greens reshuffle.
The Greens’ agreement to Senate voting changes has sparked a potential preselection battle between the party’s two South Australian senators.
Sarah Hanson-Young told Q&A that Indigenous children are currently ten times more likely to be living out of home. Is that right?
Politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the plight of Abyan
In this interview, Sarah Hanson-Young calls on the government to appoint an independent advocate to protect the interests of the Somali woman known as "Abyan", who is being held on Nauru.
In the latest Essential poll, just 11% have some or a lot of trust in politicians and 49% have no trust. Not a surprising result perhaps. What is surprising is that politicians don’t seem much worried…
Sarah Hanson-Young
Michelle Grattan talks to Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young about personal attacks on her, paying people smugglers to turn their boat around, gay marriage, and much more.
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