Greens stand with childcare workers striking today

The Australian Greens stand in solidarity with the thousands of childcare workers striking this afternoon to highlight the low wages they receive for the important task of providing care and education to Australian children.

"Early childhood educators are grossly underpaid for the valuable work they do. They teach, nurture and guide children in one of the most important phases of their learning life," Greens education spokesperson Senator Hanson-Young said.

Deal with Australian government crossbench tries to sneak through four week wait and other nasties

Senator Rachel Siewert

The secret deal between the Turnbull-Joyce Government and crossbenchers on the family tax benefit sneaks through nasty cuts to the social safety net that hurt families, young people and aged pensioners.

“Nick Xenophon and other crossbenchers should think long and hard before getting behind the legislation”, Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert said today.

“The Government has painted this legislation as a compromise to get the childcare package through the Senate but it is just a shopping list of the nasty social safety net measures that they have not been able to get through the senate in the past. It is an attack on families, young people and the aged.