Luke Michael, Thursday, 21st March 2019 - Anti-poverty groups fear the government’s plan to digitise employment services will result in millions of penalties being automatically imposed on vulnerable jobseekers. …
Luke Michael, Monday, 11th February 2019 - A government pre-employment program that forces single mothers on welfare to attend appointments and complete activities or risk having their payments cut is inconsistent with…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 9th January 2019 - The community sector has welcomed Labor’s proposed changes to unemployment services, saying an update to a broken system is long overdue, but the Coalition government has argued…
Maggie Coggan, Monday, 17th December 2018 - An independent panel has found the federal government’s jobseeker program, Jobactive, to be punitive and digitally outdated, sparking a government commitment to overhaul the …
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 21st November 2018 - A charity-run interest free loan program, helping women fleeing family violence get back on their feet, has welcomed a $14.9 million boost from the federal government, which will…
Luke Michael, Monday, 15th October 2018 - Australia has an inequality problem and needs to give employees more power to help fix flatlining wages, Labor MP Andrew Leigh says. But Jobs Minister Kelly O’Dwyer has attacked the…
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 6th December 2017 - The social sector has welcomed the government’s proposed Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) reforms including a move away from plans to limit environmental advocacy.The Minister…