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Stop Santos’ Sportswash – Over 8000 Signatures Tabled to Dump Santos from the Tour Down Under
February 23, 2024
The SA Greens have tabled a petition of over 8000 signatures calling for an end to the Santos partnership with the Tour Down Under, renewing their call amid strong community outcry against the fossil fuel company’s association with the cycling event. Quotes attributable...
Read MoreSA Parliament Supports Julian Assange
February 21, 2024
Following a federal motion last week, South Australia today has become the first state parliament to call for Julian Assange’s release, after an SA Greens motion passed the SA Upper House this afternoon, garnering support from Labor, SA Best and Independent Frank Pangallo. Australian...
Read MoreGreens Call on State Government to Keep Election Promise to Ban Harmful Conversion Practices
February 07, 2024
In Parliament today, the SA Greens called on the Malinauskas Government to act to ban conversion practices, in line with SA Labor’s 2022 election promise. SA Greens Parliamentary Co-Leader, Tammy Franks MLC raised the issue in Question Time, urging the Malinauskas Government to act...
Read MoreDuck Hunting Call Flies in the Face of Public Opinion
February 01, 2024
The SA Greens have expressed their outrage that animal welfare has not been considered by the Malinauskas Government as it today announced the 2024 open season for native duck hunting in South Australia.Considering animal welfare in the declaration of a season was a recommendation...
Read MoreStop Santos’ State-Sanctioned Sportswash
January 17, 2024
The SA Greens have renewed their calls for the Malinauskas State Government to drop one of Australia’s largest oil and gas companies as the named sponsor of the Tour Down Under. The energy giant, currently facing claims of ‘greenwashing’ in Federal Court, should not...
Read MoreSA GREENS BACK DUCK HUNTING BAN
December 15, 2023
The Select Committee inquiring into Native Bird and Quail Hunting in South Australia has released its report and recommendations today. Committee Members Tammy Franks Greens MLC and Ian Hunter Labor MLC have both backed a ban on ducking hunting. One Nation and Liberal MLCs...
Read MoreSA Greens Welcome Independent Inquiry's Findings on Governance of South Australia's Greyhound Racing Industry
December 14, 2023
The SA Greens welcome the findings of the Independent Inquiry into the Governance of the Greyhound Racing Industry in South Australia. The Greens moved in the Parliament for an Independent Inquiry into Greyhound Racing in June 2023, and tabled documents of the cruelty covered...
Read MoreRelease the Hounds… Report: SA Greens Call on the Malinauskas Government to Publicly Release the Independent Inquiry Report into Greyhound Racing
December 05, 2023
In August, the State Government appointed former Victorian Police Commissioner Graham Ashton to commission an inquiry into the regulatory environment, governance, and integrity of the South Australian greyhound racing industry. The inquiry was prompted following the release of distressing footage depicting the alleged abuse...
Read MoreSA Greens Call for End to Greyhound Racing as Independent Inquiry Reaches Report Deadline
November 30, 2023
The SA Greens renew their call to ban greyhound racing, following the deadline of the Independent Inquiry into the South Australian greyhound racing industry. Five racing greyhounds have died in South Australia since the inquiry began, with twelve dogs killed while racing on SA...
Read MoreUpper House Calls for Royal Commission into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence
November 29, 2023
A motion calling on the Government to establish a Royal Commission into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence will be moved in the Upper House today, backed by the Greens, SA-BEST and the Liberals. The call comes as four women were killed at the hands...
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