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Penny Allman-Payne
Senator for Queensland

Pensioners will get smashed and lose care while Minister Rae hides

22 September, 2025 - Older Australians will pay up to $50/hour for basic care at home under Labor’s aged care changes coming on November 1 according to reportin...

NT EPA Chief must resign over Darwin LNG scandal

18 September, 2025 - The Greens have called for the resignation of NT EPA chairperson Paul Vogel following revelations about a major methane leak at Darwin LNG ...

Greens urge end to aged care shortages as figures reveal 2,500 people unnecessarily in hospital

12 September, 2025 - State governments have told Labor today that nearly 2,500 people are unnecessarily in hospital waiting for residential aged care or home ca...

Aged Care woes continue for older Australians, new Royal Commission report smashes Labor’s reforms

4 September, 2025 - Just one day after Labor was spectacularly forced into a backflip by the Greens, Opposition and the crossbench over its stubborn refusal to ...

Robodebt compo welcome but Labor must stop ignoring welfare law and harming poor people

4 September, 2025 - The Greens have reacted to the government’s announcement regarding compensation for Robodebt victims, warning of future pain and cost unless...

Government forced to bring forward tens of thousands of home care packages after losing vote to Greens, crossbench

3 September, 2025 - Labor has today suffered a humiliating defeat in the aged care showdown in the Senate over the home care package waitlist debacle, losing a ...

Greens celebrate win on welfare debts, say Robodebt work is far from done

27 August, 2025 - The Greens have celebrated a win for people on income support payments following Labor’s announcement on income support payments. The Green...

Greens and crossbench join in parliament push to honor Robodebt Royal Commission

25 August, 2025 - Greens Spokesperson for Social Services, Senator Penny Allman-Payne, and Independent Member for Clark Andrew Wilkie MP, will today co-introduc...

Dodgy welfare penalties must end, Greens urge Labor after second damning report in two weeks

15 August, 2025 - The Greens are urging Labor to avoid a second Robodebt-scale scandal by stopping all welfare payment suspensions immediately, following the re...

Greens call to stop all welfare payment suspensions in light of damning ombudsman's report

6 August, 2025 - The Greens have called on Labor to stop all welfare payment suspensions immediately, following the damning Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report into...