The Greens have negotiated constructively in the Senate to get better outcomes for the community, including the $42 billion economic stimulus package to protect Australia’s economy in the global economic downturn.
The Greens have negotiated to secure better outcomes for the environment and a fairer society.
We don’t oppose ideas for the sake of political point scoring.
The work of the Greens in the Senate has delivered:
- 10,000 local green jobs in the economic stimulus package
- Fuel efficiency incentives for luxury cars
- An extra $30 a week for pensioners
- Flexible working hours for carers
- Inclusion of the Exclusive Brethren businesses in the Fair Work laws
- $50 million for public health
- Protection of youth allowance payments for gap year students
- Continued Medicare funded dental treatments for patients with chronic illness
- Protection for thousands of wind and solar jobs by fixing the renewable energy target
The Rudd government’s $42 billion stimulus package in February 2009 is credited by business and economists with helping Australia avoid a recession, and so saving thousands of businesses from failing and unemployment rising to one million.
The Greens backed the stimulus package. The Coalition opposed it outright.
We negotiated with Treasurer Swan to vote it through the Senate but with $400 million redirected to the Local Jobs Package.
The Greens’ package included:
- $60 million for heritage projects
- $40 million for building, extending and improving bike paths
- $200 million towards local community projects to create new jobs
- $10 million for new jobs to regenerate and protect the Lower Murray
That's the Greens in action. Delivering outcomes for Australia.
