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| spouse = {{marriage|Zane Young|2002|2011|end=div}}<ref name="taxing"/>{{marriage|Ben Oquist|2022}}
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'''Sarah Coral Hanson-Young''' (née '''Hanson'''; born 23 December 1981) is an Australian politician who has been a [[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[South Australia]] since July 2008, representing the [[Australian Greens]]. She is the youngest woman to be elected to [[Parliament of Australia|federal parliament]], winning election at the age of 25 and taking office at the age of 26. She was the youngest person ever elected to the Senate (although several others have been [[Casual vacancies in the Australian Parliament|appointed]] at younger ages), until [[Jordon Steele-John]] was elected
==Early life and education==
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===Political career===
[[File:Sarah Hanson-Young Headshot.jpg|thumb|170px|right|Hanson-Young in 2009]]
Hanson-Young was a candidate for the [[South Australian Legislative Council]] in the [[2006 South Australian legislative election|2006 state election]], ranked fourth on the Greens' ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/archive/2006/candidates/index.php |title=2006 SA election candidates |publisher=Electoral Commission of South Australia |year=2006 |access-date=24 February 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301143328/http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/archive/2006/candidates/index.php |archive-date=1 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/archive/2006/candidates/pdfs/G.pdf |title=2006 Legislative Council Candidates – Voting Tickets: Australian Greens |publisher=Electoral Commission of South Australia |year=2006 |access-date=24 February 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301181027/http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/archive/2006/candidates/pdfs/G.pdf |archive-date=1 March 2011}}</ref>
Hanson-Young was elected senator for South Australia at the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 federal election]]. She was the first Greens senator to be elected in that state, the youngest person—at 25—ever popularly elected to the Australian senate,<ref name="youngest" /> and the youngest woman ever elected to the Australian parliament ([[Natasha Stott Despoja]] was younger at her first sitting, but older at the time of her election).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22819999-5006301,00.html |title=Greens a new 'third force' |work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |date=26 November 2007 |access-date=26 November 2007 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071126062208/http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22819999-5006301,00.html |archive-date=26 November 2007}}</ref> Although the South Australian Green primary vote remained relatively unchanged, preferences from the [[Australian Labor Party]] provided the required quota for a Greens senator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/results/senate/sa.htm |title=Senate Results: South Australia – Federal Election 2007 |work=ABC Elections |access-date=5 January 2008 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225202620/http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/results/senate/sa.htm |archive-date=25 December 2007}} Cathy Perry (ALP) is excluded at count 23, giving 71,615 votes to Sarah Hanson-Young, who achieves quota.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/Website/External/SenateStateDop-13745-SA.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission |year=2007 |title=2007 Senate Count for South Australia |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619012819/http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/Website/External/SenateStateDop-13745-SA.pdf |archive-date=19 June 2009}}</ref>
Hanson-Young became the focus of attention on 18 June 2009, when the Senate President ordered the removal of her two-year-old daughter from the Senate chamber during a division. The rules of parliament at the time did not allow for senators or members to bring their children into the chamber.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/rp/2009-10/10rp09.pdf |title=Children in the parliamentary chambers |publisher=Australian Parliament House |date=October 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505193225/http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/rp/2009-10/10rp09.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2010}}</ref> Public reaction on the matter was divided, and ignited a debate on accommodating children and their careers in the workplace.<ref name="MumsCondemn">{{Cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25663325-421,00.html |title=Mums condemn Sarah Hanson-Young |work=News.com.au |date=20 June 2009 |publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] |access-date=23 February 2011 |first1=Xanthe |last1=Kleinig |first2=Alison |last2=Rehn |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622154412/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25663325-421,00.html |archive-date=22 June 2009}}</ref> Despite a delay of seven years, the incident led directly to a change in the rules of both the House of Representatives and Senate, which now allow MPs and senators to care for their children for short periods in the chamber.<ref name="SenateRules">{{Cite news |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/08/senators-allowed-infants-chamber |title=Senators allowed infants in the chamber |work=sbs.com.au |date=8 November 2016 |publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] |access-date=19 December 2016 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220174302/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/08/senators-allowed-infants-chamber |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
Hanson-Young challenged [[Christine Milne]] for the Green deputy leadership in October 2010, but she was unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/brown-confirms-deputy-challenge-20101026-171m2.html |title=Sarah Hanson-Young challenges for Deputy Leader of the Greens |date=26 October 2010 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028042501/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/brown-confirms-deputy-challenge-20101026-171m2.html |archive-date=28 October 2010 }}</ref> Hanson-Young was critical of the Greens supporting the minority Labor [[Gillard
Following the resignation of [[Australian Greens]] leader [[Bob Brown]] in 2012, she was again nominated for the deputy leadership but lost by an undisclosed margin to [[Adam Bandt]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/deputy-post-boosts-bandt-20120413-1wyto.html |title= Deputy post boosts Bandt |date=14 April 2012 |work=The Age |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]}}</ref>
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In August 2016, Hanson-Young was replaced as the Greens' Immigration spokesperson by [[Nick McKim]]. She retained the senior portfolio areas of education and finance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2016/08/26/greens-leader-praises-dumped-hanson-young/ |work=[[InDaily]] |title=Greens leader praises dumped Hanson-Young |date=26 August 2016 |access-date=26 August 2016 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827202022/http://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2016/08/26/greens-leader-praises-dumped-hanson-young/ |archive-date=27 August 2016}}</ref>
Hanson-Young won a further six-year senate term in the 2019 federal election, with her party receiving 10.9% of first preference votes, as well as a 5.03-point swing in her favour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2019/results/senate|title=Senate Results – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=21 July 2019|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518202957/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2019/results/senate|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
In July 2018 Senator [[David Leyonhjelm]] suggested Hanson-Young should "stop shagging men", during a parliamentary debate on women's safety,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-28/sarah-hanson-young-accuses-david-leyonhjelm-of-sexist-slur/9920766|title='You should stop shagging men': Hanson-Young accuses counterpart of sexist slur|date=28 June 2018|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jun/28/david-leyonhjelm-sarah-hanson-young-senator-stop-shagging-men-womens-safety-debate|title=Leyonhjelm tells senator to 'stop shagging men' during women's safety debate|author=Australian Associated Press|date=28 June 2018|website=The Guardian}}</ref> in response to a parliamentary interjection by Hanson-Young, which Leyonhjelm interpreted as being to the effect of "all men being rapists". Hanson-Young has described the idea of all men being rapists as "absurd".<ref>{{cite news |title=Leyonhjelm had no doubt Hanson-Young meant 'all men are rapists': Court |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/leyonhjelm-had-no-doubt-hanson-young-meant-all-men-are-rapists-court |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=SBS News |language=en}}</ref> In response to Leyonhjelm's interjection, Hanson-Young called Leyonhjelm a "creep" before he told her to "fuck off".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jun/28/david-leyonhjelm-sarah-hanson-young-senator-stop-shagging-men-womens-safety-debate|title= Leyonhjelm tells senator to 'stop shagging men' during women's safety debate|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Hanson-Young called for Leyonhjelm to resign after Leyonhjelm refused to apologise and commenced crowd fundraising to pay for legal proceedings to sue him for [[defamation]], claiming that any damages awarded would be donated to charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hanson-young-s-case-against-leyonhjelm-a-first-for-sitting-politicians-20180710-p4zqmd.html|title=Hanson-Young's case against Leyonhjelm a first for sitting politicians|first=Michaela|last=Whitbourn|date=10 July 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/defamation-david-leyonhjelm-sarah-hanson-young-2018-7|title=It looks like the defamation fight between David Leyonhjelm and Sarah Hanson-Young is heading to court|first=Simon|last=Thomsen|date=5 July 2018|website=Business Insider Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/sarah-hanson-young-threatens-legal-action-over-david-leyonhjelm-s-sexual-comments-20180702-p4zozm.html|title=Sarah Hanson-Young threatens legal action over David Leyonhjelm's sexual comments|first=Michael|last=Koziol|date=2 July 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> On 14 August 2018, the Greens moved a motion in the Senate to censure Leyonhjelm for his remarks against Hanson-Young which passed 30–28.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/david-leyonhjelm-censured-by-senate-over-his-sarah-hanson-young-comments-20180814-p4zxht.html|title=David Leyonhjelm censured by Senate over his Sarah Hanson-Young comments|date=14 August 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/senate-censures-leyonhjelm-over-hanson-young-slur|title=Senate censures Leyonhjelm over Hanson-Young slur|work=SBS News|access-date=14 August 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> In the defamation court case, [[Derryn Hinch]] has given evidence that Hanson-Young had said "women would not need protection" (in the forms proposed by the bill) "if men stopped raping women", and that this did not mean all men raped women.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitbourn |first1=Michaela |title='Vile': Hinch takes aim at Leyonhjelm in Hanson-Young defamation case |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/vile-hinch-takes-aim-at-leyonhjelm-in-hanson-young-defamation-case-20190503-p51jpc.html?ref=rss |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=The Age |date=3 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>▼
As of 2021, Hanson-Young acts as the spokesperson for the following:
▲Hanson-Young won a further six-year senate term in the 2019 federal election, with her party receiving 10.9% of first preference votes, as well as a 5.03-point swing in her favour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/federal/2019/results/senate|title=Senate Results – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref>
* Arts, Media & Communications
* Tourism
* Transport and Infrastructure
* Environment & Water
* Gambling
=== Defamation case ===
[[File:Sarah Hanson-Young at the Nationwide March in March for Forests, Adelaide 02.jpg|thumb|170px|right|Hanson-Young in 2025]]
▲In July 2018,
On 14 August 2018, the [[Australian Greens|Greens]] moved a motion in the Senate to censure Leyonhjelm for his remarks against Hanson-Young which passed 30–28.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/david-leyonhjelm-censured-by-senate-over-his-sarah-hanson-young-comments-20180814-p4zxht.html|title=David Leyonhjelm censured by Senate over his Sarah Hanson-Young comments|date=14 August 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814165925/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/david-leyonhjelm-censured-by-senate-over-his-sarah-hanson-young-comments-20180814-p4zxht.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/senate-censures-leyonhjelm-over-hanson-young-slur|title=Senate censures Leyonhjelm over Hanson-Young slur|work=SBS News|access-date=14 August 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814130341/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/senate-censures-leyonhjelm-over-hanson-young-slur|url-status=live}}</ref> In the defamation court case, [[Derryn Hinch]] has given evidence that Hanson-Young had said "women would not need protection" (in the forms proposed by the bill) "if men stopped raping women", and that this did not mean all men raped women.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitbourn |first1=Michaela |title='Vile': Hinch takes aim at Leyonhjelm in Hanson-Young defamation case |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/vile-hinch-takes-aim-at-leyonhjelm-in-hanson-young-defamation-case-20190503-p51jpc.html?ref=rss |access-date=8 May 2019 |work=The Age |date=3 May 2019 |language=en |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506212643/https://www.theage.com.au/national/vile-hinch-takes-aim-at-leyonhjelm-in-hanson-young-defamation-case-20190503-p51jpc.html?ref=rss |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Court Justice [[Richard Weeks White|Richard White]] ruled in favour of Hanson-Young, awarding her $120,000 in damages.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-25|title=Sarah Hanson-Young awarded $120,000 damages in defamation case against David Leyonhjelm|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/25/sarah-hanson-young-awarded-120000-damages-defamation-david-leyonhjelm|access-date=2021-08-07|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807234800/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/25/sarah-hanson-young-awarded-120000-damages-defamation-david-leyonhjelm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitbourn|first=Michaela|date=2019-11-25|title=Hanson-Young awarded $120,000 in defamation case against Leyonhjelm|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/hanson-young-awarded-120-000-in-defamation-case-against-leyonhjelm-20191125-p53dw3.html|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807234754/https://www.smh.com.au/national/hanson-young-awarded-120-000-in-defamation-case-against-leyonhjelm-20191125-p53dw3.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Published works==
*{{cite book |author1=Hanson-Young, Sarah |title=En Garde |year=2018 |publication-date=2018 |publisher=Melbourne University Press |location=Melbourne, Vic |isbn=978-0-5228750-2-7 }}
== Awards and recognition ==
In 2021, Hanson-Young was selected as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst. As part of the program, she attended the annual New Economy Forum held in Singapore, and the Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst Retreat that same year.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst List |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-new-economy-catalyst-list/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206065607/https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2021-new-economy-catalyst-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life==
Hanson-Young was married to former local government councillor Zane Young; the couple divorced in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/November_2006_Local_Government_Election_Report.pdf |title=City of Mitcham – Overton Ward |work=November 2006 Local Government Election Report |year=2006 |publisher=State Electoral Office of South Australia |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401202343/https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/November_2006_Local_Government_Election_Report.pdf |archive-date=1 April 2011}} (page 111)</ref><ref name="taxing">{{Cite news |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/taxing-year-for-green-warrior/story-e6frea8c-1226193100310 |title=Taxing year for Green warrior |work=The Advertiser |date=12 November 2011 |first=Gemma |last=Jones}}</ref> They have one child
In April 2022, she married the director of progressive think-tank [[The Australia Institute]], [[Ben Oquist]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Kate |title=Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young gets married |url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/greens-senator-sarah-hansonyoung-gets-married/news-story/6e442071d5600a2a33b710456a416f66 |access-date=18 April 2022 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417071408/https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/greens-senator-sarah-hansonyoung-gets-married/news-story/6e442071d5600a2a33b710456a416f66 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== References ==
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* [https://www.sarahhansonyoung.com/ Sarah Hanson-Young official website]
* {{cite web |url = http://sarah-hanson-young.greensmps.org.au/ |title = Greens MPs Homepage |publisher = [[Australian Greens]] }}
* {{cite web |url = http://www.facebook.com/senator.sarah.hanson-young |title = Facebook |author = Sarah Hanson-Young |website = [[Facebook]] }}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080809101626/http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/senators/homepages/senators.asp?id=I0U Parliamentary biography]
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