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s politicians returned to Canberra after the winter break last week, tens of thousands of Australians returned to the streets to show their disdain for the Abbott Government’s federal budget as part of the latest nationwide demonstration organised by March Australia. In Newcastle, on Sunday morning about 1000 protestors marched down Hunter Street, before gathering in Civic Park to hear speakers from the education, health, disability and indigenous affairs sectors, refugee activism groups and trade unions air their concerns about the Coalition’s planned cut backs. In a satirical address, Sister Di Santleben, who works closely with refugees through Mayfield’s Penola House, criticised the Government’s stance on immigration, recalling a quote from Macbeth, saying Prime Minister, Tony Abbott and Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison were so far steeped in blood they may as well keep going. “I suggest we erect scaffolds around the steps of the Opera House and hang the 1000 kids currently in detention centres by their ankles to send a message to the people running away from murder, rape and dispossession that Australia is no place for safety,� she said. “Perhaps then people will stop getting in boats.� She called on the Government to close the “children’s prisons� and “let the children live�. NSW Nurses and Midwives Association
Protestors march through Hunter Street Mall as part of nationwide March in August demonstrations (NSWNMA) organiser, Matt Byrne said NSWNMA members would have to bear the burden of the Government’s proposed $7 GP co-payment. “We cope with the overcrowded emergency departments, the overcrowding wards,� he said. “There is no evidence that a co-payment for GPs will control costs effectively or improve health outcomes. “In fact, there is a lot of evidence to suggest that
it is most likely to have the opposite effect, that it will lead to worsening of chronic illnesses, more hospital admissions and increasing mortality.� Despite successfully repealing the carbon tax before the winter break, the Government is yet to have a number of its key budget measures passed, including the GP co-payment, welfare and higher education reforms, fuel excise and paid parental leave scheme.
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