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<description><![CDATA[Latest media releases from the South Australian Greens]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate change refugees a responsibility for Australia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says Australia has a responsibility to support the people of Tuvalu, as a neighbouring compassionate nation.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Government 'on notice' over boat people treatment]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has put the Federal Government “on notice” over the treatment of a group of boat people who have been transferred to Christmas Island, saying that it will be a test of the Government’s new immigration policy.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=584]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greens to push for 26 weeks’ paid parental leave]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the Greens will push for 26 weeks’ paid parental leave, saying that such a scheme will provide better support for parents and babies.
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<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=583]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paid leave a no-brainer to support Australian parents]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young today welcomed the Productivity Commission’s recommendation for a government-funded 18-week paid parental leave scheme, saying that such a proposal was long overdue for Australian workers.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greens lead river rally for all water users]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young today told a rally of hundreds of concerned South Australians that “business as usual” for the River Murray has to change for the survival of river communities, as well as the river itself.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=581]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[“Bucklies” a disgraceful reminder of Australia’s wrongs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has reiterated the Greens’ call for an inquiry into the harmful effects of immigration detention on children, following a report of blatant disregard for a child’s mental health by former immigration minister Philip Ruddock.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=580]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Same-sex bills deserve speedy support]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has urged the Coalition to be cooperative and support equality for same-sex couples, as the Family Law Amendment (Financial Matters and Other Measures) Bill 2008 comes before the Senate today.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=578]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2009 students stuck with VSU ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on the Federal Government to amend voluntary student unionism legislation promptly in order to fast-track the restoration of student services for those enrolled at university in 2009.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=579]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rann peddles false desal energy claims ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens MLC Mark Parnell has accused Premier Rann of peddling false claims about renewable energy powering desal plants in WA and SA.
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<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=575]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Protect children from detention: Greens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on Immigration Minister Chris Evans to ensure that children are not being detained, and will not be detained, under the Minister’s recently announced key immigration values.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=577]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coorong taskforce to swing into action after Inquiry]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian Greens today moved to establish a taskforce to evaluate the options presented by the Senate Inquiry into Water Management in the Lower Lakes and Coorong.
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<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=574]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No further delay on same-sex reform: Greens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on the Federal Parliament to pass a package of bills to remove discrimination against same-sex couples without further delay.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=573]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Murray Darling situation critical]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian Greens say a taskforce is needed to drive decisive action to save the Murray Darling -- as evidence in a Senate Inquiry today reveals that the prospects for the system are much worse than previously thought.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=572]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health of communities relies on health of river]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the health of the struggling communities along the Murray depends upon the health of the river, which needs its own allocation for environmental flows.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=571]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government must allocate flows for the Coorong]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said an allocation for the river itself must be prioritised in order to save the lower lakes and Coorong, following improvement in the water volume available in South Australia.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greens to defend Australian women’s reproductive rights]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said the Greens will defend women’s rights against an attempt to make it harder for women to access safe, equitable and legal late-term pregnancy terminations.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=568]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[Greens SA]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government must assess saltwater flooding risk]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has urged the Minister for Water to commission a risk assessment into the devastating ecological effects of flooding the Murray’s lower lakes.
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<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=567]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[September 28: The Last Stand for the River Murray]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on all South Australians to come together and take a last stand for the Murray in Adelaide on Sunday September 28.
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<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=565]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governments have the power, they just need to use it]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has welcomed the Federal and New South Wales Governments’ purchase of Toorale Station as a necessary step in saving the Murray-Darling Basin, and says legislative provisions must now be utilised to ensure that water reaches the parts of the river that need it. ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://sa.greens.org.au/mr.php?mr=555]]></link>
<author><![CDATA[Greens SA]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Government can do more: Greens]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said the Water Minister’s suggestion to flood the lower lakes with seawater is a risky move at today’s Adelaide hearing for the Murray Senate Inquiry.]]></description>
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<author><![CDATA[Greens SA]]></author>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0930]]></pubDate>
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