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Statement in Response to Centofanti’s Statutes Amendment (Sex Industry - Exit Strategies and Spent Convictions) Bill
October 02, 2024
The South Australian Greens are committed to the decriminalisation of sex work as the Hon. Nicola Centofanti’s, Liberal MLC, discriminatory and stigmatising ‘spent convictions’ legislation was today voted down in SA Parliament. The Greens firmly believe that full decriminalisation is the only way forward...
Read MoreBAE System Has No Place in Our CBD – SA Greens Stand Firm Against BAE Systems
October 02, 2024
The SA Greens vehemently oppose BAE Systems’, the world’s fourth largest arms producer, relocation to Lot Fourteen in the Adelaide CBD, as well as the Malinauskas Government’s complicity in celebrating war profiteers. Instead of welcoming companies that monetise misery and conflict, the SA Greens...
Read MoreMedicinal Cannabis Committee Unanimously Calls for Significant Medicinal Cannabis Reforms
September 16, 2024
Medicinal Cannabis Committee Unanimously Calls for Significant Medicinal Cannabis Reforms The Joint Committee on Medicinal Cannabis of the Parliament of South Australia unveiled its first report this week. The Committee’s six members straddle political parties and regional and metro parts of our state....
Read MoreSouth Australian Kangaroo Populations to be Referred to Natural Resources Committee Following Community Outcry
September 16, 2024
South Australian Kangaroo Populations to be Referred to Natural Resources Committee Following Community Outcry A SA Greens motion calling for South Australia’s Kangaroo and Wallaby populations to be referred to the Natural Resources Committee has passed in the Legislative Council. The Committee will assess...
Read MoreSA Greens Call for Action Amid Record-Breaking August Temperatures
September 10, 2024
SA Greens Call for Action Amid Record-Breaking August Temperatures The record for the hottest August day has been broken, with South Australian temperatures reaching 39.4C in Oodnadatta late in the month. The news comes days after Santos, the fossil fuel conglomerate, announced a staggering interim dividend of $625.6...
Read MoreSA Greens Stand in Solidarity with Rank and File Union Members
August 28, 2024
SA Greens Stand in Solidarity with Rank and File Union Members The SA Greens stand in solidarity with CFMEU members, and other trade unionists, rallying nationwide today to protest being placed under an undemocratic administration. Recent federal legislation, passed by a Labor-Liberal alliance, has...
Read MoreSA Greens Welcome Child Protection Bill, but Reiterate Call for Stronger Independent Complaints Process
August 16, 2024
SA Greens Welcome Child Protection Bill, but Reiterate Call for Stronger Independent Complaints Process The SA Greens welcome the announcement by Child Protection Minister Katrine Hildyard that she plans to introduce the long-awaited Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill, despite arriving a year...
Read MoreYou Bet They Die: Greyhound Racing Dog Deaths and Drugging Continue as new Inspector Languishes Without Investigative Powers Required
August 15, 2024
You Bet They Die: Greyhound Racing Dog Deaths and Drugging Continue as new Inspector Languishes Without Investigative Powers Required Tragedy struck twice last week at the Angle Park Racetrack, where two greyhounds were killed within just an hour of each other. Ripper Rose,...
Read More‘An Animal Welfare Disaster’: Greens Condemn Greyhound Racing Industry’s ‘Boost for Breeders’ as Ninth Dog Dies on South Australian Tracks
June 25, 2024
The SA Greens condemn the Greyhound Racing Industry’s announcement of a rebate that seeks to ‘stimulate local greyhound breeding’. The decision to financially incentivise further breeding flies in the face of the Ashton Inquiry, which recommended an enforced cap on breeding. Last month, the...
Read MoreScratching the Surface: SA Greens Motion for Free Cat Desexing Program Passes Upper House
May 03, 2024
The SA Greens motion calling on the the South Australian Government to expand free desexing programs for cats passed the State Upper House yesterday evening. Such programs assist in reducing shelter intake, overpopulation and strain on shelter and rescue workers. Under the current system,...
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