Ageing
All Australians should be entitled to high quality aged care, no matter their circumstances. As people age, they deserve the right to make their own choices in regards to their independence, individual circumstances and care arrangements. Governments need to ensure people are given the social, economic and political support to make this a reality. We are committed to widespread reforms to aged care that deliver assess to high quality care for people, irrespective of whether they are in residential care and their own homes.
Older Australians deserve access to appropriate support payments, employment opportunities, community care and affordable, high quality health and aged care services.
media-releases
12 May 2009
"This budget is a missed opportunity to transform Australia to a low-carbon economy. It is clear the Rudd government is mo...
media-releases
03 May 2009
The Australian Greens say the Government should not cut thousands of public service jobs or fail to give pensioners and carers ...
media-releases
11 Feb 2009
The Government and the Greens have agreed to amendments to the $42 billion economic stimulus package, Australian Greens Leader ...
media-releases
08 Dec 2008
Greens Leader Bob Brown says that the Prime Minister's call for pensioners, carers and other low-income recipients to get out a...
media-releases
14 Oct 2008
The Australian Greens will green-up the Prime Minister's $10.4 billion package and extend it to ensure more jobs and local econ...
news-stories
25 Sep 2008
The Rudd government has continued this week to fail the 1.2 million Australian aged pensioners, as well as those on disability ...
media-releases
24 Sep 2008
The government, which yesterday blocked debate on a $30 a week pension increase, today blocked action on multi-million dollar e...
media-releases
23 Sep 2008
The Rudd government is doubly wrong on its refusal to accept the Senate bill to lift single aged and veterans pensions by $30 p...
audio
23 Sep 2008
The Rudd government should support the bill to increase the single pension, which was passed by the Senate, or introduce its ow...
audio
23 Sep 2008
Senator Bob Brown talks about the current debate about raising the Australian pension.