Tag: Barbara Pocock

Stage 3 Tax Cuts To Fail Rural and Regional Australia, Only Benefit East Coast Inner City Residents: Greens Senator

The Greens are again pressuring the federal government over the stage three tax cuts, with South Australian (SA) Greens Senator Barbara Pocock arguing it will only benefit the rich inner city areas and leave behind rural and regional Australians. This comes as The Australia Institute’s report ‘Divided Nation’ (pdf) found that the tax cuts would primarily…


Greens Looking to Ensure People Can Disconnect From Work

Working outside of office hours is the scourge of many Australians, who struggle with demanding jobs and creating a work-life balance, but it may soon become a thing of the past after the Greens introduced a private members bill to parliament that seeks to amend the Fair Work act to legislate the right for workers…


Crossbench Senators Call for Better Regulations on Political Donations

The federal government is under pressure to create more strident measures around political donations after the Australian Electoral Commission released the financial details of political donations for the last financial year on the transparency register. The Greens have called on the federal government to tighten the regulations around political donations after an examination of the…