Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st July 2014 -
Peak Not for Profit bodies and welfare organisations have warned that the reform of Australia’s welfare system should ensure that no disadvantaged group is worse off, that…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 -
Welfare organisation Anglicare Australia has slammed the Federal Government’s interim report on the welfare review saying it doesn't answer the big questions on adequate…
Lina Caneva, Sunday, 29th June 2014 -
The Federal Government’s interim review into Australia’s welfare system has recommended cuts to the Disability Support Pension – where only people with a permanent…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 -
A Senate Inquiry into inequality and the gap between Australia’s rich and poor will go ahead – a move that the Australian Greens says will open the door for a proper review…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th June 2014 -
Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has fronted the ACOSS National Conference defending the recent Federal Budget, saying that Australia can deny the current social…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 31st January 2014 -
The National Welfare Rights Network has renewed its calls for income support payments and to improve the employment services system after recent figures showed an increase in the…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th January 2014 - If budget sustainability is the key driver of Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews’ review of the welfare system, then he should be looking elsewhere, writes Cassie McGannon,…