Contacting the politician who has responsibility for the portfolio your campaign falls within is an effective way to have your issue heard.

It is also important to understand if the issue is a State or Federal one and approach the relevant politician.

GREENS SENATORS (Federal Upper House)

National portfolio responsibilities are split between our ten sitting Greens Federal MPs.

You can search here for portfolio responsibilities by MP or by Portfolio.

Our two South Australian Federal Greens MPs (Senator Sarah Hanson-Young and Senator Penny Wright)  are responsible for 13 of the portfolios

Senator Penny Wright

  • Attorney General (excluding National Security)
  • Mental Health
  • Schools and Education
  • Social Inclusion
  • Veterans Affairs

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young

  • Consumer Affairs
  • Human Rights
  • Immigration & Citizenship
  • LGBTI
  • Murray Darling Basin
  • Tibet
  • Water
  • Youth, Early Childhood Education & Child Care

 

GREENS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (State Upper House)

Our two South Australian State Greens MPs (Mark Parnell and Tammy Franks) split the state portfolio responsibilities between them.

Mark Parnell MLC

  • Agriculture, Food & Fisheries
  • Attorney-General
  • Business Services
  • City of Adelaide
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Housing & Urban Development
  • Justice
  • Manufacturing, Innovation & Trade
  • Mineral Resources
  • Parliamentary Processes
  • Planning
  • River Murray
  • Road Safety
  • Small Business
  • State & Local Government Relations
  • Sustainability, Environment and Conservation
  • Sustainable Economy
  • Tourism
  • Transport & Infrastructure
  • Treasury & Finance
  • Water

Tammy Franks MLC

  • Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation
  • Ageing
  • Animal Welfare
  • Arts
  • Communities & Social Inclusion
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Correctional Services
  • Disabilities
  • Education and Child Development
  • Emergency Services
  • Employment, Higher Education & Skills
  • Gambling
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • Health, Mental Health & Substance Abuse
  • Industrial Relations (inc Workers Rehabilitation)
  • Multicultural Affairs
  • Police
  • Public Sector
  • Recreation & Sport
  • Science & Information Economy
  • Social Housing
  • Status of Women
  • Veterans' Affairs
  • Volunteers
  • Youth

 

You may also like to contact your local State or Federal MP

List of House of Assembly Members (Lower House State)

List of House of Representative Members (Lower House Federal)