Centrelink
Welfare overhaul will increase poverty and unemployment
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has warned that increasing the punishment of the unemployed, will result in worsening poverty and joblessness.
Month: February 2018
Economy
There is absolutely no justification for corporate tax cuts
By Joe Montero As expected, The House of Representatives passed legislation for a company tax cut at the end of last week, from 30 percent to 25 percent by 2026.
Energy
AGL profits off Aussie households’ energy bill misery
The following article by James Fernyhough (The New Daily 8 February 2018) provides an answer to the announcement by energy monopoly AGL, to raise charges for power. The bottom line is we are paying too much. Whether […]
Refugees
Manus asylum seekers denied refugee status despite persecution risk
The following is from Radio New Zealand (6 February 2018) and draws attention to the mess caused by Australian government policy regarding treatment, of refugees left in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Journalist refugee Behrouz Boochani provided on […]
Health
Work and mental health
By Glen Work expresses our humanity, enriching us as social individuals, making us human. Paid work is part of what makes us human, giving us benefits, that can also be utilised in activities such as […]
Article
Australian Paper workers striking to keep their conditions
By Ugly Since 16 January, workers at the Australian Paper plant in Preston have been on strike. They have set up a picket. It came after months of negotiation through the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union […]
Article
Foreign donations pour into the Liberal and National parties
The following article by Mike Seccombe (The Saturday Paper’s national correspondent 27 January 2018), provides a good insight into the fallacy of the Australian government’s foreign donations legislation. The Liberal and National parties are tied into […]
Article
Petition aims to stop Canberra’s Welfare Reform Bill
From the Australian Unemployed Workers Union The Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU) is launching a campaign, to convince the cross bench Senators that they should reject the government’s Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill, […]
