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6th August 2010 GREENS WILL BE SCHOOLS’ INSURANCE POLICY ON INFRASTRUCTURE A strong Greens’ presence in the Senate is vital to provide insurance toschools that they will receive the infrastructure they desperately need,according to Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young. Senator Hanson-Young, Greens spokesperson on Education, says theTaskforce report into the Building the Education Revolution program hasconfirmed Continue Reading →
6 August 2010 High Court decision win for democracy Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown has welcomed a High Court ruling thatlaws to close electoral rolls at 8pm on the day writs for an electionare issued as unconstitutional. Senator Brown said the decision highlighted the need for the Greens inthe Senate. “These laws should never have Continue Reading →
Media release >From Sylvia Hale, Greens spokesperson for Planning 6 August 2010 – For immediate use Catherine Hill Bay plan a fix for Labor mates The Greens have slammed the new draft State Environmental PlanningPolicy (SEPP) for the South Wallarah Peninsula at Catherine Hill Bay. “When the Land and Environment Court threw out the original developmentapplication for Catherine Hill Bay Continue Reading →
High Court upholds vote case Updated: 12:35, Friday August 6, 2010 Up to 100,000 more Australians could be allowed to vote in the August 21 election after the High Court ruled parts of the Electoral Act were unconstitutional. The full bench, in an majority decision on Friday, upheld a challenge to the electoral law changes Continue Reading →
Election debate to include Greens Updated: 05:28, Friday August 6, 2010 Election campaign debates, traditionally a two-way affair with Labor taking on the Liberals, are set to widen, with the Greens scheduled to take part in a pre-election discussion. The forum will be about plans for an internet filter and is due to be held Continue Reading →
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A new study has found 280,000 Australians will miss out on an aged care place by 2050 under provisions for the current aged care system.
The Access Economics report, commissioned by Alzheimer’s Australia, also found that the number of people with dementia in Australia will quadruple to nearly 1 million in that time.
The figures come as another survey reveals ageing Australians now worry more about dementia than they do about stroke and heart disease, with 80 per cent of respondents saying losing their mental independence is what they fear most about getting old.