By Adam Carlton Campaigners are calling for a substantial increase in the Newstart payment, anywhere from 75 to 200 percent. The argument is that the benefit has fallen so far behind the poverty line that […]
From Queensland The Scott Morrison government may be fast tracking the expansion of the cashless welfare card in Queensland, now that independent Senator Tim Storer has flagged the end of his opposition to the move.
By Melissa Davey (The Guardian 26 September 2018) A national disability rights and advocacy organisation has said the smaller than expected budget deficit has come at the expense of people requiring social security support.
Paul Karp (The Guardian 23 August 2018) The potential of new laws to place further strain on the justice system should be considered before they are implemented, the Law Council of Australia has said, citing […]
Contribution The National Party has called for every Australian under 35 on a parenting payment or Newstart should receive a cashless welfare card.
By Joe Montero Robert Laughlin is seriously ill, suffering from with stage 3 bowel cancer. He is lying in hospital, because of complications arising from his chemotherapy. Surgery, where a large part of the bowel […]
Fair Go For Pensioners (FGFP)Victoria, is a community organisation, advocating and campaigning for the rights of age pensioners, single parents, people on disability support, carers, the unemployed and public housing tenants. It is also an […]
By a supporter in Victoria The Coalition government’s drive to privatise Centrelink services will be pushed up another notch, with the major expansion of the contracting out of answering services.
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