The Senate has just agreed to Senator Siewerts motion that Newstart is too low and needs to be immediately increased.
This is a significant moment in the campaign to raise the rate of Newstart.
Getting our Newstart motion through the Senate shows why it is so important to have Greens in Parliament.
Without the Greens we would not have had a debate in Parliament this week about Newstart. It wouldn’t have come up on the agenda as the Liberals are in denial that the payment is too low.
Change is not easy, but with your support over the past few days we’ve had a major breakthrough.
I have been campaigning for a change to Newstart for a long time without any movement from the major parties.
But finally today, we got over the line.
Now it’s time to focus on the Government to commit to raising the rate of Newstart.
This is a significant moment in the campaign to raise the rate of Newstart.
Getting our Newstart motion through the Senate shows why it is so important to have Greens in Parliament.
Without the Greens we would not have had a debate in Parliament this week about Newstart. It wouldn’t have come up on the agenda as the Liberals are in denial that the payment is too low.
Change is not easy, but with your support over the past few days we’ve had a major breakthrough.
I have been campaigning for a change to Newstart for a long time without any movement from the major parties.
But finally today, we got over the line.
Now it’s time to focus on the Government to commit to raising the rate of Newstart.
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