Greens senator Rachel Siewert to introduce bill to increase Newstart payment

Sally Whyte
Updated July 27 2019 - 1:53pm, first published July 21 2019 - 12:00am

As more and more MPs from both sides of Parliament call for the rate of Newstart to be increased, Greens senator Rachel Siewert is calling for them to stand by their convictions this week when she introduces another bill to increase the payment.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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