Sarah Hanson-Young
Sarah Hanson-Young is a Greens Senator for South Australia.
She was first elected in 2007, following years of community activism in support of asylum seekers and refugees, and work for Amnesty International as a Campaign Manager.
She is the Greens spokesperson on Immigration and Human Rights, Education, Youth, the Murray Darling Basin and Sexuality and Gender Identity.
Her Marriage Equality Bill will be the first dedicated piece of legislation relating to same-sex marriage debated in Federal Parliament.
Articles by Sarah Hanson-Young
Democracy will benefit from a healthy shade of Green
The 2010 election result may not yet be clear, and we may be far from certain just who will be…... Read more
Paid parental leave policy is missing actual leave
The Government needs to come clean on what its Paid Parental Leave Scheme really means for working families, starting with…... Read more
Man up, Kev and Tony, have a free vote on equal marriage
I have a challenge for Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott – when my Marriage Equality Bill comes before Parliament today,…... Read more
Mr Rudd, asylum seekers are real people
What would you do if you had fled halfway across the world to save your life, and ended up in…... Read more
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