spocks:

i know that it is no secret that I am a green. But it is days like today where I am reminded why I joined The Greens, and why I work so hard everyday to grow the green movement.

Today Parliament passed legislation that declared the continent of Australia is no longer a part of Australia’s migration zone. This is a law designed to bypass our international obligation to refugees. This is a government that locks up children in detention centres even though they have committed no crime. They are fleeing for their lives and we treat them like criminals.

The Greens oppose this. The Greens will always oppose this and they always have. They are THE ONLY party in Parliament that does.

If you think that refugees deserve better than being locked up in island prisons with no timeframe for release, you should vote Green. Because the old parties think refugees deserve that.

And this video, this is Christine Milne explaining why the government and the opposition are not only not caring for Australia, but being economically irresponsible as well.

This is why I am Green. This is why I gave up on the old parties. This is why I fight, even when it feels like all hope is lost.