Australian Greens facts for kids

The Australian Greens
The Australian Greens
Leader	Richard Di Natale
Deputy Leader	Larissa Waters, Scott Ludlam
Founded	1992
Headquarters	GPO Box 1108; Canberra GPO ACT 2601
Ideology	Green politics
International affiliation	Global Greens; Asia-Pacific Green Network
Colours	Green
House of Representatives	1 / 150
Senate	10 / 76
Website
	www.greens.org.au
	Politics of Australia; Political parties;

The Australian Greens is a green political party in Australia founded in 1992. It is well known for Bob Brown leading the party in federal parliament from 2005 to 2012. Christine Milne, the current leader, also in the 1980s campaigned against the Franklin Dam in Tasmania and was jailed along with Bob Brown.In 2010 Adam Bandt was elected to the seat of Melbourne and became one of several crossbenchers providing support to the Gillard Labor minority government.

The Greens also discuss other issues than the environment, such as equality, human rights, peace and non-violence.

Images for kids

Bob Brown at a climate change rally in Melbourne on 5 July 2008
Bob Brown lays out the Greens' climate change policies in the lead-up to the 2007 federal election
Percentage of lower house first preference Green votes at the 2007 federal election in selected Australian cities
Christine Milne speaking at the Peoples Climate March in Melbourne in September 2014
Richard Di Natale, Green leader 2015–present
Senator Richard Di Natale (Vic), 2011–present (elected in 2010)
Senator Larissa Waters (Qld), 2011–present (elected in 2010)
Senator Scott Ludlam (WA), 2008–present (elected in 2007)
Adam Bandt MP (Melbourne, Vic), 2010–present
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA), 2005–present (elected in 2004)
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA), 2008–present (elected in 2007)
Senator Lee Rhiannon (NSW), 2011–present (elected in 2010)
Senator Peter Whish-Wilson (Tas), 2012–present
Senator Janet Rice (Vic), 2014–present (elected in 2013)
Senator Nick McKim (Tas), 2015–present