The new social services minister promises to leave no Australian behind.Almost three months on from the election, Parliament has begun sitting and we’re starting to get…
“We need to overhaul the system. People are forced to run a gauntlet of interviews, reporting, and administration that isn’t leading to work”Only one in 10 welfare recipients…
Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran raises a red flag on the issue of robodebt and how the government is expanding similar AI experimentation across the social welfare sector.…
The announcement has already caused long lines outside Centrelink and the government’s MyGov website to crash The Morrison government’s decision to temporarily…
The Morrison government expects to save $2.1 billion from the new measureAnti-poverty advocates fear plans to change Centrelink income reporting for welfare recipients…
Welfare groups are calling for the cashless welfare card to be suspended during the bushfires The frequent power outages across bushfire affected areas have seen residents…
The Commonwealth has conceded that its program of automatic debt collection was unlawful. It’ll probably have to pay the money back, writes Terry Carney from the…
The social sector has thrown its support behind Victoria Legal Aid’s “landmark” challenge of the controversial automated debt recovery system, known as robo-debt.Victoria…
The ordeal of a father battling bowel cancer and Centrelink at the same time is setting social media ablaze, prompting a crowdfunding appeal and an outpouring of rage on …
Centrelink’s move to automate some services is failing its clients, and costing more time and money, an Anglicare Australia study shows.Executive director Kasy Chambers…
The federal government’s move to abandon its controversial drug testing scheme will “stop unnecessary harm being inflicted on thousands of Australians” but the welfare…
Social Services Minister Christian Porter has detailed the federal government’s efforts to overhaul the welfare system during a speech in Canberra on Wednesday including…