Children

Greens welcome AMA President’s mandatory detention concerns

Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Thursday 18th August 2011, 12:45pm
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The Australian Greens have welcomed AMA National President Dr Steve Hambleton's comments that mandatory detention is "inherently harmful to the physical and mental health of detainees...especially....children."

Press conference on High Court and Manus Island

Greencast | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Monday 15th August 2011, 1:27pm
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Sarah Hanson-Young gave a door stop at Parliament House on 15/08/11 on the High Court challenge to the Malaysia arrangement and referring the arrangement to a Senate inquiry.

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Press conference 09 08 11

Greencast | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 9th August 2011, 5:57pm
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Press conference on asylum seekers and High Court challenge to chaplaincy programme.

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Greens hope High Court challenge to chaplains programme succeeds

Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 9th August 2011, 4:56pm
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The Australian Greens say they hope a High Court challenge to the National School Chaplaincy Programme, which began today, will succeed and lead to an overhaul of the scheme.

Press conference on Malaysia people swap and school chaplaincy programme

Greencast | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 26th July 2011, 4:26pm
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Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young's 26/07/11 press conference in Canberra on the Malaysian people swap deal and the national school chaplaincy programme.

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New report buttresses Greens’ concerns about school chaplains programme

Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 26th July 2011, 1:35pm
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The Australian Greens say the Commonwealth Ombudsman's investigation into the National School Chaplaincy Programme has buttressed the party's concerns about the absence of minimum qualifications required for participants.

Save and expand foreign aid

Blog Post | Blog of Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 19th July 2011, 10:21am
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This month the world is learning about the ongoing famine in the Horn of Africa, where about 12 million people have been hit by the worst drought in almost 60 years. Australia has pledged more than $11 million in aid. It's heart-wrenching to see malnourished children in refugee camps in Kenya with tubes in their noses to feed them because their hungry mothers cannot.

New report endorses Greens’ call for national children’s commissioner

Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Wednesday 6th July 2011, 4:30pm
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A new report on the rights of Australia's children has recommended the federal government create a national Children's Commissioner - adding more weight to the Greens' bill before parliament which would establish such a position.

Govt must not delay reforms to child care sector

Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Sunday 3rd July 2011, 12:00am
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The Australian Greens have welcomed the Productivity Commission's report into the early childhood education and care workforce and hope it results in necessary improvements to the sector.

Release all children, minister, not just most

Media Release | Spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young
Wednesday 29th June 2011, 5:52pm
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The Australian Greens have today said the Immigration Minister should release every asylum seeker child from detention, not just what the Gillard government considers are a majority.