Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Dodson, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that it is Anti-Poverty Week from 13 to 19 October 2019, and 17 October 2019 is the United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty;

(b) recognises the dedication and enthusiasm of the Newstart Nannas who are in Canberra today asking federal politicians to immediately raise the rate of Newstart;

(c) notes that over a quarter of Newstart recipients are over the age of 55;

(d) acknowledges that many older women are increasingly facing financial insecurity, retiring into poverty and experiencing homelessness; and

(e) calls on the Federal Government to listen to the pleas of the Newstart Nannas for an immediate increase to Newstart and Youth Allowance.