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Jordon Steele-John
Senator for Western Australia

Attorney General Impeding the work of the Disability Royal Commission

20 October, 2020 - Tuesday 20 October 2020 Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today it was unacceptable that the Attorney...

Devil in the detail for Thalidomide support package

6 October, 2020 - After almost a decade of campaigning, the $44 million compensation package announced in today’s budget has the potential to be a huge win for ...

NDIS watchdog failing to protect disabled people

17 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability Rights and Services spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has labelled reports that the NDIS Quality and Saf...

Greens introduce Bill to fix Disability Royal Commission privacy issue

3 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John will today make good on his promise to introduce legislation aim...

Libs dancing to Latham's toxic uranium tune

26 August, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the Berejiklian Government to reject the Mark Latham-led push for uranium mining in NSW. "The Liberals sh...

Government laziness is impeding the important work of the Disability Royal Commission

12 August, 2020 - Wednesday 12 August The second progress report of the Royal Commission into the Violence, Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect of People with Disab...

International Youth Day: 2020 is the year to listen to young people

12 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Youth spokesperson, and Australia's youngest Senator, Jordon Steele-John has called for greater engagement with young p...

Morrison & Andrews are failing to protect disabled people

7 August, 2020 - Friday 7th August 2020 Australian Greens Disability Rights and Services spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said a failure to learn from th...

75th Anniversary of Hiroshima: Australia must sign UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

6 August, 2020 - Thursday 6th August 2020 Australian Greens Peace and Nuclear Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called for Australian to s...

Ban the Bomb: 75th anniversary of Trinity atomic test

16 July, 2020 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament Senator Jordon Steele-John has called for an acknowledgment of the role Austral...

Extra support urgently needed for disabled people & carers

14 July, 2020 - Monday, 13 July 2020 The Australian Greens have reiterated their calls for people on the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and Carer Payment to r...

Greens condemn US Marine Rotation for putting Northern Territory community at risk

10 July, 2020 - 10 July, 2020 Today, Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has expressed his frustrations that the Uni...