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Jordon Steele-John
Senator for Western Australia

National Advisory Group a big win for disability community

3 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has labelled Health Minister Greg Hunt's announcement of the establishment ...

Disabled People & Carers left out of $130 billion stimulus

31 March, 2020 - Tuesday 31st March, 2020 Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said the Government's failure to extend the $550 ...

Disability Royal Commission sends clear message: Support Disabled people through COVID-19 crisis

26 March, 2020 - Thursday 26th March, 2020 Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has again called for urgent action to ensure dis...

Disabled people & Carers need the $550 COVID-19 supplement

25 March, 2020 - Wednesday 25th March, 2020 Australian Greens disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called on Minister Ruston to urgently exten...

Steele-John: Statement regarding travel to Canberra for Parliament

20 March, 2020 - Friday 20th March, 2020 After seeking advice from medical professionals, my colleagues and my family, I have made the decision to stay in Weste...

COVID-19 response from Disability Reform Council "appalling": Greens

19 March, 2020 - Thursday 19 March, 2020 Australian Greens disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has described the COAG Disability Reform Council's...

COVID-19: Government must implement comprehensive action plan for disabled people

17 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called on the government to implement a comprehensive action plan to e...

Minister, Secretary confirm ADF has no plan for 4 degrees warming

4 March, 2020 - Wednesday, 4 March 2020 Department of Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds have conceded in estimates today there...

Blind & vision-impaired Australians celebrate audio description on public broadcasters

17 December, 2019 -   Tuesday 17th December 2019 Our blind and vision-impaired communities are celebrating today, after years of campaigning alongside the Green...

MYEFO: more than 90% of budget surplus is due to a structural underspend in the NDIS

16 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Disability Rights & Services spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said the vast majority of the government's reduced bu...

Australian Greens to move amendments to FTA implementing legislation

25 November, 2019 - The Australian Greens will move amendments to the Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacif...

Australian Greens launch campaign to remove corporate influence from Australian War Memorial

22 November, 2019 - The Australian Greens have today launched a campaign to get rid of corporate influence from the Australian War Memorial. Australian Greens P...