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Penny Allman-Payne
Senator for Queensland

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...

Labor’s Aged Care Act deferral a brief reprieve for older people who will be forced to pay more

4 June, 2025 - The Greens have cautiously welcomed the deferral of the major parties’ Aged Care Act to 1 November, which will provide a brief reprieve for older...

Raising the rate crucial to tackling violence against women

4 June, 2025 - The Australian Greens have urged the Albanese Government to urgently lift income support recipients out of poverty and put an end to the punitive...

Labor's public school plan rips $18 billion out of public schools, opens door for Dutton's cuts

28 April, 2025 - New analysis shows that public schools will have $18 billion ripped away due to Labor’s plan to push full public school funding back to 2034.&n...