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Union Canvassing to Sue Centrelink Over Privatisation of Job Schemes

Wendy Williams, Monday, 26th September 2016 -  An organisation “by the unemployed, for the unemployed” is canvassing to take legal action against Centrelink amidst claims the “privatisation” of job schemes is penalising unemployed…

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Gen Y Carers Don’t Want a Free Ride, So Welfare Reform Shouldn’t Single Them Out

Shirley Jackson, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 -  The Coalition’s shakeup of welfare investment could deter young carers from seeking help, writes Shirley Jackson from the University of Melbourne in this article that first appeared…

Alliance Calls on Govt to Stop Criminalisation of the Unemployed

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 8th September 2016 -  Poor Australians are being criminalised by the social security system, according to an alliance of organisations that are demanding the government address the country’s growing…

Poor People Cutting Back on Essentials

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 4th August 2016 -  Low-income households and people on welfare benefits are being forced to cut back on essential items including food, utilities and medical treatment, according to a new report.…

Welfare Crackdown to Improve Coalition’s Budget Bottom Line

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  The Coalition has revealed the federal budget would be improved by $1.1 billion over the next four years, largely due to a welfare crackdown and saving on unspent community and transport…

Could the Idea of a Universal Basic Income Work in Australia?

Mark Liddiard, Monday, 6th June 2016 -  With Finland set to become the world’s first country to introduce a universal basic income, Mark Liddiard, senior lecturer in social policy at Curtin University, asks whether a politician…

Budget 2016: Welfare Safety Net But Sector Warns Budget Locks in Harsh Cuts

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 -  The federal government budget will establish a welfare safety net along with a $96.1 million fund aimed at reducing the number welfare recipients. But the welfare sector has warned…

Government Resurrects Four Week Wait for Welfare

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 16th September 2015 -  The Federal Government led by Malcolm Turnbull has reintroduced legislation into Parliament that would see young people refused income support for four weeks, just one week after…

Prison Awaits Welfare Cheats – Government

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 7th September 2015 -  The Abbott Government has warned that people caught cheating the welfare system could face lengthy prison sentences. It comes as a man from Queensland and a Western Australian woman…

New Disability Employment Model Needed

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 2nd June 2015 -  The Federal Government is spending around $1 billion on disability employment services every year, but only a third of the people supported by these services will find a job. Assistant…

Four Week Wait for Welfare

Lina Caneva, Monday, 18th May 2015 -  Welfare organisations have welcomed a major backdown by the Abbott Government that would have forced young people to wait six months for financial assistance, but some say that the…

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