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Jordon Steele-John
Senator for Western Australia

ROYAL COMMISSION: Priority should be to get young people OUT of aged care, not build new facilities

10 October, 2018 - Wednesday, 10 October 2018 The Australian Greens have branded an announcement the WA Government will spend $90 million on a new aged care pre...

Increased funding for Australian Paralympic Committee critical in recognising disabled athletes: Steele-John

4 October, 2018 -   Thursday, 4 October 2018 The Australian Greens have endorsed the Australian Paralympic Committee’s (APC) Federal Election Priorities Submi...

Royal Commission: Major parties block disability community's opportunity for justice

20 September, 2018 - Wednesday, 19 September An Australian Greens motion calling for the terms of reference of a proposed Royal Commission to be expanded to cov...

Government approves introduction of anti-encryption bill without making public the consultation process

18 September, 2018 - Tuesday, 18 September The Coalition joint party room must wait until the Department of Home Affairs finishes reviewing public submissions m...

Tech giants oppose anti-encryption legislation, support privacy of their users

12 September, 2018 - Tuesday, 11 September Australian Greens Digital Rights Senator Jordon Steele-John said this morning he was thrilled that some of the bigges...

Steele-John: Stop using our Port for inhumane live export trade

10 September, 2018 - Monday, 10 September An Australian Greens bill that would end live sheep exports has passed the Australian Senate, immediately banning the ...

Lowering the voting age: Overwhelming majority agree young people's voices should be heard in our democracy

6 September, 2018 -     Thursday, 6 September The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will hold its first hearing today in Melbourne on Australian ...

Steele-John: Australia's transport systems are discriminatory against disabled people

30 August, 2018 -   Thursday, 30 August Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today Australia’s inaccessible public...

'We will finally get a chance to be heard': Thalidomide Group Australia

21 August, 2018 - Tuesday, 21 August Thalidomide Group Australia – a group representing forgotten survivors of the pharmaceutical disaster - said today they wer...

Stop the hypocrisy and get a warrant: Greens

15 August, 2018 - Wednesday, 15 August The Labor party has once again fallen into line behind the government in their appalling intrusions into the privacy and ...