Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 6th December 2017 - Federal plans to extend the controversial trial sites of the cashless debit card have resulted in a dispute between the government, Labor and the Greens about the location and ongoing…
Luke Michael, Thursday, 12th October 2017 - The federal government’s response to the Centrelink robo-debt inquiry has come under fire, after the government rejected the recommendations and said many of the statements the…
Luke Michael, Friday, 1st September 2017 -
The federal government’s cashless welfare card trial is set to expand to Western Australia’s Goldfields region, as an independent report concludes the card has reduced alcohol…
Lina Caneva, Monday, 18th April 2016 - Indigenous Australians looking to start their career in the public service can now apply for the Indigenous Apprenticeships Program.The federal government said it has set up the…
Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 30th September 2015 -
Surprise changes to Social Services Minister Christian Porter’s portfolio will see him focus mainly on disability and the rollout of the $22 billion National Disability…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th September 2014 -
Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Parliamentary Secretary has launched a blistering attack on the welfare sector peak body ACOSS, saying it is “blind to the evidence of…