Green vs Socialist Alliance on social issues

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws? ^{stats discuss}

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What is your stance on abortion? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Pro-choice If a woman chooses to have an abortion, it should be safe, accessible, legal and free.Source

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Pro-choice "Socialists must concern themselves with reproductive rights, as a struggle to liberate all people, and a reclamation of our reproductive lives from the state."Source

Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes The Greens (WA) want: the repeal of all federal and state laws that are discriminatory on the grounds of sexuality marriage equality regardless of sexualitySource

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes "Legislate full social, legal, trade union and industrial recognition of same sex and gender variant relationships."Source

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes remove discrimination that currently applies to adoption, providing certainty to the children of same-sex couplesSource

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes "The guaranteed right of gay men and lesbians to adopt or foster children."Source

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes The Greens will move a Senate inquiry into voluntary euthanasia in the next parliament with a view to introducing federal legislation to grant terminally ill people the right to request assistance from a medical practitioner to help end their life.Source

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes "The Socialist Alliance supports and campaigns for the right to choose to die with dignity and to decriminalise assisting a person to carry out their free and informed choice to end their life."Source

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors? ^{stats discuss}

Green voters: Yes Source

Socialist Alliance voters: Yes Source

Do you support the death penalty? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: No "Introduce legislative protection of human rights at state level and continue to oppose the death penalty."Source

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Do you support drug testing at live music festivals? ^{stats discuss}

Green voters: Yes Source

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes Under health care:

"A health-based approach to drug use, including improved drug and alcohol support services, an end to harassment strategies, and access to pill testing at public events."Source

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes The Australian Defense Force and other public security agencies to have an inclusive and non-discriminatory cultureSource

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes "Legislate and enforce programs in both the private and public sectors to encourage and assist more women to be trained and employed in non-traditional jobs."Source

Should the government continue to fund the Safe Schools Coalition? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes Source

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes "The Socialist Alliance supports campaigns that call on the federal government to ensure the continued funding of the Safe Schools Coalition past 2017"Source

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies? ^{stats discuss}

Green voters: Yes Source

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes "The right of individual women to make the decision whether or not to wear the hijab, niqab or the burqa;"Source

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete in athletic events? ^{stats discuss}

Green voters: Yes Source

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Do you support lock out laws? ^{stats discuss}

Green voters: No Source

Socialist Alliance’s answer: No Under health care:

"Scrap the lock-out laws because it has proven to be no solution: while it has reduced street violence in specific areas, the violence has shifted to the home and other suburban areas."Source

Should parental leave payments increase based on the mother's wage? ^{stats discuss}

Green’s answer: Yes This is due to the gender pay gap, and because women still carry out the bulk of unpaid domestic work. We’re working to make super fairer by including superannuation in paid parental leave, and ensuring that those on low incomes have tax-free super contributions.Source

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes "Twenty-four months parental leave fully paid by employer contributions to a publicly- managed scheme, the right to return to the same job and generous paid leave to allow parents to take time off work to care for sick children and attend school activities."Source