If you would like to read Zoe McKenzies' speech in parliament, please click this link Hansard 22 May 2023
Sarah RussellMay 22, 2023
At its heart, the proposal to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament in our Constitution is about a desire to improve the social, health and economic outcomes of Indigenous Australians. The Australian government has a long history of making laws, policies and decisions that directly impact the lives of Indigenous…
Sarah RussellMay 9, 2023
A personal care attendant working in an aged care home is paid $28.47 per hour. So a 15% rise will give them an extra $4.27 extra per hour in their pocket. Does Minister Wells seriously think an extra $4 per hour will "entice 10,000 more workers to the sector"? We…
Sarah RussellMay 5, 2023
John Hewson (Aged care should not weary them, April 22-28) addresses an elephant in the room: The charitable and religious organisations in the aged care sector that expected healthy cash surpluses that they could then draw on to help fund their other religious and pastoral care objectives. My research shows this…
Sarah RussellApril 22, 2023
Thank goodness Molly Meldrum's friends who are providing support for Molly to remain at home. It takes a village to support an older person living at home with cognitive failure. Although many older people receive government assistance to remain at home, unpaid carers – family, friends, neighbours – often undertake…
Sarah RussellMarch 27, 2023
Royal Commissions come and go in Australia. Although they are the highest form of inquiry, with broad powers including the power to summons witnesses to appear before it, there is no obligation for governments to accept a royal commission’s recommendations. After 140 or so royal commissions in Australia, there are…
Sarah RussellMarch 2, 2023
Polls repeatedly show that climate change is one of the most important issues for Australians. It is also widely accepted that the Coalition lost the last election because of their woeful inaction on climate, with a wave of climate action community independents replacing Liberal MPs. People living on Mornington Peninsula…
Sarah RussellFebruary 13, 2023
The following notes were taken by Marg Darcy. Sarah, spoke about the voice and reflecting on how we get the best political representative for Flinders. To change we need progressives - teals, Labor, Greens, AJP We need to unite around Strong Climate Action, Gender Equity, have to work strategically to…
Sarah RussellFebruary 5, 2023
I pay my respects to Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, their elders past, present and future. I wish to acknowledge the generosity of the Uluru Statement of the Heart and my support for an Indigenous voice to parliament that will enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to provide…
Sarah RussellFebruary 4, 2023