Greens slam national income management laws
Batman Greens candidate Alex Bhathal today condemned the passage in the Senate of legislation extending income quarantining across the Northern Territory and the rest of Australia.
Greens push for a family friendly economy
The Greens say they will work to increase the family friendliness of the country’s workplaces and provide flexible and considerate working arrangements to employees, correcting an imbalance which sees a lower workforce participation rate among women and older Australians.
Greens warning on Darebin childcare
Middle class families in Darebin are choosing to keep their children at home for an extra year to give them access to kindergarten, said Greens candidate for Batman Alex Bhathal today.
Alex Bhathal signs Student Pledge and announces support plan
Greens candidate for Batman Alex Bhathal visited Latrobe University this week, to sign the National Union of Students support pledge and release the Greens own four-point plan to help tackle student poverty and housing affordability.
Greens will focus on a healthy Batman
Greens candidate for the seat of Batman, social worker Alex Bhathal, announced today that central to her campaign to make Batman the second lower house Greens-Labor marginal seat in Victoria after the seat of Melbourne, will be a healthier Batman.
“I want to see a healthier electorate of Batman, with better access to GPs and other health workers, including dieticians and preventative practitioners such as chiropractors and osteopaths, as well as a universal dental scheme” said Ms Bhathal.
Darebin needs carbon price action now – Greens
Batman Greens candidate Alex Bhathal says a potential business and manufacturing boom in Darebin is not going to happen while there is no carbon price in Australia.
“Across Australia, there is an estimated $50 billion investment in electricity production awaiting a carbon price signal” said Ms Bhathal in Preston today.
“In places like Darebin, with its traditional manufacturing base and remaining infrastructure, the investment signal creating by legislating a carbon price could potentially provide hundreds of local jobs” said Ms Bhathal.
