Penny Allman-Payne
@pennyallmanpayne.com
Teacher. Unionist. Green. Senator for QLD. Living on stolen land. She/they.
Contacts: https://linktr.ee/pennyallmanpayne
Authorised by P. Allman-Payne, The Greens, 20-22 Herbert St, Gladstone, QLD 4680
Contacts: https://linktr.ee/pennyallmanpayne
Authorised by P. Allman-Payne, The Greens, 20-22 Herbert St, Gladstone, QLD 4680
At least 43 women have lost their lives already this year to family and domestic violence, and if Labor wants to stop that from rising the first task is to make sure no woman is ever forced to choose between poverty and family violence.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
At least 43 women have lost their lives already this year to family and domestic violence, and if Labor wants to stop that from rising the first task is to make sure no woman is ever forced to choose between poverty and family violence.
Victims and survivors of domestic violence are being turned away from frontline services because demand for those services keeps growing.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Victims and survivors of domestic violence are being turned away from frontline services because demand for those services keeps growing.
It’s very difficult to leave a violent relationship, support young children, and recover and rebuild your life without economic security.
Dismal rates of JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, and other payments are trapping people in poverty and denying women the power to leave violence
Dismal rates of JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, and other payments are trapping people in poverty and denying women the power to leave violence
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
It’s very difficult to leave a violent relationship, support young children, and recover and rebuild your life without economic security.
Dismal rates of JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, and other payments are trapping people in poverty and denying women the power to leave violence
Dismal rates of JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, and other payments are trapping people in poverty and denying women the power to leave violence
The Greens will stand up for the rule of law, and for people on income support, and will be opposing this power grab today so people on income support are not further punished and demonised.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The Greens will stand up for the rule of law, and for people on income support, and will be opposing this power grab today so people on income support are not further punished and demonised.
Labor could be doing the right thing and increasing payments so that 2.5m people in this country are not living in poverty. They could be following the Robodebt Royal Commission and putting in a 6yr limit on debt recoveries. Instead, its more criminalising welfare recipients.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Labor could be doing the right thing and increasing payments so that 2.5m people in this country are not living in poverty. They could be following the Robodebt Royal Commission and putting in a 6yr limit on debt recoveries. Instead, its more criminalising welfare recipients.
“This punishes people who are legally innocent, directly contradicting the presumption of innocence, a fundamental principle of Australian common law”
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“This punishes people who are legally innocent, directly contradicting the presumption of innocence, a fundamental principle of Australian common law”
“This could force her (and any dependants) to return to the violent situation or become homeless, compounding the danger she faces. (...)
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“This could force her (and any dependants) to return to the violent situation or become homeless, compounding the danger she faces. (...)
“Her income would be cut off at the most dangerous time in her life, without any opportunity to explain the circumstances, present evidence of the abuse she suffered, or seek legal advice. (...)
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Her income would be cut off at the most dangerous time in her life, without any opportunity to explain the circumstances, present evidence of the abuse she suffered, or seek legal advice. (...)
“If police issue a warrant for her arrest and she cannot be located because she is in hiding or in the process of fleeing, Schedule 5 would allow police to request cancellation of any social security payment(s) she receives. (...)
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“If police issue a warrant for her arrest and she cannot be located because she is in hiding or in the process of fleeing, Schedule 5 would allow police to request cancellation of any social security payment(s) she receives. (...)
“Schedule 5 would create a dangerous mechanism for this misidentification to have immediate and severe consequences. A woman fleeing domestic violence could, for instance, be misidentified by police as a perpetrator rather than a victim” (...)
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Schedule 5 would create a dangerous mechanism for this misidentification to have immediate and severe consequences. A woman fleeing domestic violence could, for instance, be misidentified by police as a perpetrator rather than a victim” (...)
Here’s what the experts have warned today (and might have told the government had there been any of the usual scrutiny on this dodgy amendment):
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Here’s what the experts have warned today (and might have told the government had there been any of the usual scrutiny on this dodgy amendment):
Labor stuck this amendment onto an unrelated bill at the last minute. We had a whole inquiry looking at the bill which didn’t get to interrogate this change because Labor kept it hidden and now are trying to ram it through today. Why hide from scrutiny?
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Labor stuck this amendment onto an unrelated bill at the last minute. We had a whole inquiry looking at the bill which didn’t get to interrogate this change because Labor kept it hidden and now are trying to ram it through today. Why hide from scrutiny?
In a wealthy country like Australia, we should be able to look after our older people with love and care. But Labor are treating older people like someone else’s problem.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In a wealthy country like Australia, we should be able to look after our older people with love and care. But Labor are treating older people like someone else’s problem.
All of this means much more pressure on hospitals, but it’s also got a real human cost: days gone without showers or help with meals, families moving across the country to step in, more neglect and pain for older people who deserve better.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
All of this means much more pressure on hospitals, but it’s also got a real human cost: days gone without showers or help with meals, families moving across the country to step in, more neglect and pain for older people who deserve better.
Meanwhile, growth in residential aged care has been left up to the private sector to decide to invest in, so now that system is at 95% capacity and growing, and providers are free to pick and choose the ‘customers’ whose care is the cheapest for them to provide.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Meanwhile, growth in residential aged care has been left up to the private sector to decide to invest in, so now that system is at 95% capacity and growing, and providers are free to pick and choose the ‘customers’ whose care is the cheapest for them to provide.
Unbelievably, Labor has capped the number of home care packages available each year. Instead of releasing enough care for everyone who needs it, we now have over 200,000 people now waiting on care.
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Unbelievably, Labor has capped the number of home care packages available each year. Instead of releasing enough care for everyone who needs it, we now have over 200,000 people now waiting on care.
What kind of system is it where the more care you need, the harder it is to get it?
Our parents and grandparents deserve a care system that puts them first, not providers' profits - that’s what the Greens are fighting for.
Our parents and grandparents deserve a care system that puts them first, not providers' profits - that’s what the Greens are fighting for.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
What kind of system is it where the more care you need, the harder it is to get it?
Our parents and grandparents deserve a care system that puts them first, not providers' profits - that’s what the Greens are fighting for.
Our parents and grandparents deserve a care system that puts them first, not providers' profits - that’s what the Greens are fighting for.
Older people have even been rejected for really basic traits like being a smoker, having excess weight, or for mental health reasons.
In one case, a woman named Anna with advanced dementia was rejected from TWENTY-ONE facilities.
In one case, a woman named Anna with advanced dementia was rejected from TWENTY-ONE facilities.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Older people have even been rejected for really basic traits like being a smoker, having excess weight, or for mental health reasons.
In one case, a woman named Anna with advanced dementia was rejected from TWENTY-ONE facilities.
In one case, a woman named Anna with advanced dementia was rejected from TWENTY-ONE facilities.
This is what happens when you sell aged care off to corporations to make a profit.
A recent report from OPAN has revealed that older people are facing rejections from residential aged care because their needs are too ‘complex’ (meaning expensive) for providers' liking.
A recent report from OPAN has revealed that older people are facing rejections from residential aged care because their needs are too ‘complex’ (meaning expensive) for providers' liking.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This is what happens when you sell aged care off to corporations to make a profit.
A recent report from OPAN has revealed that older people are facing rejections from residential aged care because their needs are too ‘complex’ (meaning expensive) for providers' liking.
A recent report from OPAN has revealed that older people are facing rejections from residential aged care because their needs are too ‘complex’ (meaning expensive) for providers' liking.