Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 2nd August 2022 - The new social services minister promises to leave no Australian behind.Almost three months on from the election, Parliament has begun sitting and we’re starting to get an idea of…
Luke Michael, Thursday, 25th November 2021 - “We need to overhaul the system. People are forced to run a gauntlet of interviews, reporting, and administration that isn’t leading to work”Only one in 10 welfare recipients believe…
Luke Michael, Monday, 23rd March 2020 - The announcement has already caused long lines outside Centrelink and the government’s MyGov website to crash The Morrison government’s decision to temporarily…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 29th January 2020 - The Morrison government expects to save $2.1 billion from the new measureAnti-poverty advocates fear plans to change Centrelink income reporting for welfare recipients may cause…
Maggie Coggan, Monday, 13th January 2020 - Welfare groups are calling for the cashless welfare card to be suspended during the bushfires The frequent power outages across bushfire affected areas have seen residents rushing…
Contributor, Monday, 2nd December 2019 - The Commonwealth has conceded that its program of automatic debt collection was unlawful. It’ll probably have to pay the money back, writes Terry Carney from the University…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 6th February 2019 - The social sector has thrown its support behind Victoria Legal Aid’s “landmark” challenge of the controversial automated debt recovery system, known as robo-debt.Victoria Legal…
Paul Carter, Tuesday, 10th July 2018 - The ordeal of a father battling bowel cancer and Centrelink at the same time is setting social media ablaze, prompting a crowdfunding appeal and an outpouring of rage on Facebook. …
Paul Carter, Monday, 25th June 2018 - Centrelink’s move to automate some services is failing its clients, and costing more time and money, an Anglicare Australia study shows.Executive director Kasy Chambers said it…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 4th December 2017 - The federal government’s move to abandon its controversial drug testing scheme will “stop unnecessary harm being inflicted on thousands of Australians” but the welfare bill could…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd November 2017 - Social Services Minister Christian Porter has detailed the federal government’s efforts to overhaul the welfare system during a speech in Canberra on Wednesday including what …
Luke Michael, Thursday, 12th October 2017 - The federal government’s response to the Centrelink robo-debt inquiry has come under fire, after the government rejected the recommendations and said many of the statements the…