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Penny Allman-Payne
Senator for Queensland

More support for public schools welcome but pathway to 100% funding remains unclear

24 January, 2025 - Comments attributable to Greens spokesperson on Primary and Secondary Education, Senator Penny Allman-Payne: “This is a welcome step forwa...

More support for public schools welcome but pathway to 100% funding remains unclear

24 January, 2025 - Comments attributable to Greens spokesperson on Primary and Secondary Education, Senator Penny Allman-Payne: “This is a welcome step forwa...

Greens are the only party fighting for public education

23 January, 2025 - Greens are the only party fighting for public education By Penny Allman-Payne  A great public education is what strong and fair ...

Families $2,500 better off under Greens plan for “back-to-school” payments and abolishing public school fees

22 January, 2025 - A family with two kids in a public school would be almost $2,500 better off every year under the Greens plan to make public schools truly fre...

Greens to save our public schools with full funding commitment

16 January, 2025 - The Greens are the only party committed to public schools with the announcement today of a plan to deliver 100% of the Schooling Resource Sta...

LNP’s nuclear con job betrays regional Queensland

13 December, 2024 - The Greens say Dutton’s nuclear announcement is a con job for coal that will drive up costs for regional communities and set back action on ...

Labor must immediately suspend all mutual obligations after DEWR revelations

29 November, 2024 - The Greens say the federal government must immediately suspend all mutual obligation requirements after it was revealed that the Depart...

Greens to vote against aged care legislation as Labor caves in to the Coalition and for-profit providers

21 November, 2024 - The Greens will vote against Labor’s new aged care reforms after Labor joined forces with the Coalition to block Greens amendments that woul...

Greens would establish Commission to define and eliminate poverty

10 October, 2024 - With evidence pointing to an increase in child poverty under Labor, and a Productivity Commission report showing that people currently living...

Penny Allman-Payne

4 October, 2024 - Fighting for the material concerns of everyday Australians is a challenging, joyful and, at times, heartbreaking privilege.

Federal Labor must step up to save public schools

30 September, 2024 - With the Education Minister's school funding deadline to the states expiring today, the Greens say Federal Labor must raise the federal pub...

JobSeeker indexation grotesquely inadequate

20 September, 2024 - The Greens say Labor claiming a win on a tiny JobSeeker indexation and a paltry increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) is an insult...