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10 Aug, 8 tweets, 2 min read
Hi everyone 👋

An update from me.

For 16 yrs I have had the incredible privilege of being a Greens Senator for WA. I will be forever grateful for the trust & support you have given me.

I want to let you know that my time in Parliament is finishing soon.

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I am extraordinarily proud to have been part of our Greens Senate team and the only party prepared to call out growing inequality and advocate for genuine climate action.

Leaving the Senate is not a decision I’ve taken lightly.
Being your voice in Parliament has been one of the biggest honours of my life. After more than 16 years, it’s time to hand on the baton.
Rest assured, I might be leaving the Senate, but I will still be using my time and energy to advocate for a fairer and more just society.

We must ensure that everyone in this country has enough to live a good life.
I will be speaking in the Senate for the final time at the beginning of September. I’ll be posting a link very soon so you can watch it live once we have a time and date confirmed by the Senate.
This timeline will see the next Greens Senator for WA, @dorinda_cox approved by the State Parliament in September with her first sitting week as a Senator in October.
I’ll make sure you know soon who will be taking over my portfolio responsibilities so that you can keep in touch with our important campaigns to #RaiseTheRate of the #JobSeeker payment, and scrap the Cashless Debit Card.
Thank you for your support and everything we have achieved together. I will always be immensely grateful for your support.

Sincerely,

Rachel

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Today the Gov gagged the Senate & allowed no time to even debate the first so-called real permanent increase to #Jobseeker since 1994.

After more than a decade campaigning & tireless advocacy, we should be celebrating but there hasn’t been any celebrating & there won’t be.
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I share that distress and anger.

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*UPDATE ON MAKING A SUBMISSION TO #JOBSEEKER SENATE INQUIRY*

This week the Government introduced legislation that will reduce the coronavirus supplement to $150 per fortnight and extend the supplement to March 2021.
We managed to refer it to a Senate inquiry for scrutiny however we've only been given a small amount of time to conduct the inquiry as the Government wants to pass it before the end of the year and there are only two sitting weeks left.
I encourage people to make a submission to this inquiry. These can be submitted by individuals and organisations to send in their opinions and proposals about the bill.

It's so important we hear from the people who will be impacted by this cut.
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When the COVID Supplement is reduced by a further $100 a fortnight on January 1, jobseekers, single parents, and students will be forced to live off payments of only $50 a day.

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1. It makes it difficult to find and maintain work
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4. It makes it near impossible to afford specialist medical appointments
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It is highly likely that people newly on income support will now be put on the card.
Just because people are without employment it does not mean that they cannot manage their finances. It is insulting and paternalistic.

This Government has an agenda and it is stigmatising and demeaning people who need to access the social safety net.
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