Senator Larissa Waters speaks on women’s economic security
Recent reports from ACOSS and analysis by Anti-Poverty Week have confirmed that poverty and homelessness are disproportionately impacting women and children. This is a crisis, and it demands an urgent government response.
The Greens are urging Labor to use the upcoming Budget to start turning this around. Remove the Parenting Payment Single cut off. Raise the rate of all income support payments. Invest in housing. Fully fund frontline services.