Latest News, Articles & Media

Penny Allman-Payne
Senator for Queensland

Aged Care woes continue for older Australians, new Royal Commission report smashes Labor’s reforms

4 September, 2025 - Just one day after Labor was spectacularly forced into a backflip by the Greens, Opposition and the crossbench over its stubborn refusal to ...

Robodebt compo welcome but Labor must stop ignoring welfare law and harming poor people

4 September, 2025 - The Greens have reacted to the government’s announcement regarding compensation for Robodebt victims, warning of future pain and cost unless...

Government forced to bring forward tens of thousands of home care packages after losing vote to Greens, crossbench

3 September, 2025 - Labor has today suffered a humiliating defeat in the aged care showdown in the Senate over the home care package waitlist debacle, losing a ...

Greens celebrate win on welfare debts, say Robodebt work is far from done

27 August, 2025 - The Greens have celebrated a win for people on income support payments following Labor’s announcement on income support payments. The Green...

Greens and crossbench join in parliament push to honor Robodebt Royal Commission

25 August, 2025 - Greens Spokesperson for Social Services, Senator Penny Allman-Payne, and Independent Member for Clark Andrew Wilkie MP, will today co-introduc...

Dodgy welfare penalties must end, Greens urge Labor after second damning report in two weeks

15 August, 2025 - The Greens are urging Labor to avoid a second Robodebt-scale scandal by stopping all welfare payment suspensions immediately, following the re...

Greens call to stop all welfare payment suspensions in light of damning ombudsman's report

6 August, 2025 - The Greens have called on Labor to stop all welfare payment suspensions immediately, following the damning Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report into...

Greens to chair Aged Care inquiry, call on Labor to act to prevent ‘perfect storm’ of pain for pensioners

28 July, 2025 - The Senate has established an inquiry into Labor’s transition to a new aged care system. The Greens spokesperson for Older People, Senator Penny...

Greens urge Labor to save 100,000 welfare recipients from ‘petty’ and ‘absurd’ debt notices

19 July, 2025 - The Greens have written to Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek urging Labor to urgently waive over $1 billion in unfair historical welf...

Greens urge end to Robodebt, two years on from Royal Commission

8 July, 2025 - The Greens have called on Labor to finally end Robodebt amid growing calls from welfare organisations to fully implement the recommendations from...