Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne has announced plans for a Centre for Social Cohesion, which she said would be independent of government, but would include government and non-government agencies, as well as academics.

Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne has announced plans for a Centre for Social Cohesion, which she said would be independent of government, but would include government and non-government agencies, as well as academics.

"It's been appalling to watch the Abbott Government drive the kind of division in Australia that we hoped we'd never see," Senator Milne told reporters today.

"It's been appalling to watch the Abbott Government drive the kind of division in Australia that we hoped we'd never see," Senator Milne told reporters today.