{"id":38303,"date":"2026-04-03T09:10:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=38303"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:10:36","slug":"greens-call-on-assembly-to-join-yerrabi-yurwang-rally-in-support-of-vital-healthcare-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/greens-call-on-assembly-to-join-yerrabi-yurwang-rally-in-support-of-vital-healthcare-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Greens call on Assembly to join Yerrabi Yurwang rally in support of vital healthcare funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, Deputy Leader of the ACT Greens, Jo Clay has called on all members of the ACT Legislative Assembly to stand with workers and community members fighting to save the Yerrabi Yurwang Northside Health Service, which is pausing operations this morning after the ACT Government refused to provide funding for the service.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jo Clay, Deputy Leader of the ACT Greens:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCanberra is often painted as one of the wealthiest cities in the country, but that\u2019s only half the story. This city is a tale of two stories, and right now the gap between them is growing, leaving entire communities in the dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor First Nations people on the northside, that inequality is stark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is unacceptable that access to culturally appropriate health services depends on what side of town you live. Just 17% of First Nations people on the northside are accessing health services, compared to 20-29% in the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe team at Yerrabi Yurwang have been doing incredible work under impossible pressure. Last year, the Greens stood with them and the community, backing their call for proper investment. The need has only grown since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInstead of stepping up, the government has walked away. Today, that decision means a vital, community-led health service is shutting its doors, right in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, when people need support more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis closure will force people to travel long distances, by car or unreliable public transport, just to access culturally-appropriate healthcare. For many, that means going without.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a political choice from the Labor Government and it\u2019s the wrong one. The Greens are calling on the government to immediately restore funding to Yerrabi Yurwang and work with the community to secure a long-term future for this essential service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the Labor Party is serious about Closing the Gap, backing self-determination, and delivering real health outcomes for First Nations people, then it needs to stop talking and start funding, by stepping up for the Yerrabi Yurwang Northside Health Service.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACT Greens will be attending the rally to save Yerrabi Yurwang Health Service and are calling on members of the public as well as members of the ACT Legislative Assembly to join in showing their support for aboriginal-controlled health services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, Deputy Leader of the ACT Greens, Jo Clay has called on all members of the ACT Legislative Assembly to stand with workers and community members fighting to save the Yerrabi Yurwang Northside Health Service, which is pausing operations this morning after the ACT Government refused to provide funding for the service. Jo Clay, Deputy … Continue reading “Greens call on Assembly to join Yerrabi Yurwang rally in support of vital healthcare funding”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38304,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38303\/revisions\/38304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}