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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The humourless hysteria of the holier-than-thou
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
