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Principles
The Australian Greens believe that:
- a socially just, democratic and sustainable society rests on the provision of a guaranteed adequate income for all its citizens.
- everyone has the right to access adequate resources to allow them to fully participate in society.
- everyone should have access to social services when they need them.
- every Australian has the right to access good quality health care, housing and income support.
- community not-for-profit organisations fulfil an important role in the provision of social services and must be supported and funded accordingly.
Goals
The Australian Greens want:
- the eradication of poverty in Australia.
- income equity and social justice.
- equitable provision of basic services, at local government, state and federal levels, with particular attention to housing, health and education.
- adequate and secure funding for not-for-profit welfare and advocacy organisations that work to alleviate poverty and improve social conditions in disadvantaged communities.
- adequate funding for training and education programs to allow all Australians to access meaningful work.
- high quality impartial agencies providing social services.
- the establishment of a government agency with specific responsibility for the not-for-profit sector with oversight for resource and service delivery.
Measures
The Australian Greens will:
- adopt a commonly agreed, national benchmark to measure poverty in Australia.
- reform the social security system to ensure an adequate income for all.
- simplify the system of targeted pensions and allowances into a universal guaranteed adequate income (GAI) scheme.
- support disadvantaged individuals and communities through specific public and community development housing, health, education and public transport programs.
- conduct an ongoing evaluation program which measures the effectiveness of social welfare outcomes throughout Australia against public policy initiatives.
- support an active not-for-profit sector that is able to provide direct advice to government on social services.
Authorised and printed by Derek Schild, Australian Greens, 8-10 Hobart Place Canberra 2601
