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Through no fault of their own

Augustine Zycher, Wednesday, 6th May 2020 - It took COVID-19 for people to recognise that without the unpaid, low paid or the lowly paid work of women, society could not function, writes Augustine Zycher, who highlights three…

Government temporarily doubles unemployment payments amid COVID-19 outbreak

Luke Michael, Monday, 23rd March 2020 - The announcement has already caused long lines outside Centrelink and the government’s MyGov website to crash The Morrison government’s decision to temporarily…

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Government announces $17B to support welfare recipients and business

Luke Michael, Thursday, 12th March 2020 - But not-for-profit advocates say charities also need to be supported through the economic uncertainty of coronavirus Newstart and other income support recipients will receive…

Australia’s welfare system failing to protect vulnerable people

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 4th December 2019 - New research says low welfare payments are driving people into poverty and homelessness Australia’s social security system is increasing, rather than decreasing, the risk of homelessness…

Five charts on what a Newstart recipient really looks like

Contributor, Wednesday, 30th October 2019 - The Senate inquiry into Newstart is underway. It is likely to find that the typical Newstart recipient is neither young nor on it for a short time. Here, Owain Emslie and Danielle Wood…

We rise and fall together

Andrew Cairns, Thursday, 17th October 2019 - Helping vulnerable Australians when times get tough and preventing people falling through the cracks is not just compassionate – it’s wise, writes Community Sector Banking CEO …

Drug testing trial obscures real solution to Australia’s drug and alcohol problem

James Toomey, Monday, 30th September 2019 - The best way to address a social issue is to eradicate the smoke and mirrors by starting with a clarifying question of “what evidence-based problem are we trying to solve?” writes James…

These ‘job snob’ claims don’t match the evidence

Contributor, Tuesday, 6th August 2019 - Whatever the reasons for joblessness, lack of willingness to work is not one of them, write researchers Michelle Peterie, Gaby Ramia, Greg Marston and Roger Patulny, in this article…

A fairer tax system?

Joe Zabar, Tuesday, 4th June 2019 - However you look at it, $158 billion in forgone revenue from the government’s ambitious tax cut program will impact the government’s capacity to meet the needs of Australians, writes…

NZ government under fire for ‘underwhelming’ response to welfare report

Luke Michael, Friday, 17th May 2019 - The New Zealand government’s response to a welfare review has been slammed by community groups, who say the call to transform a broken system has been left unanswered. The Ardern coalition…

Technology can be a weapon against the nation’s most vulnerable

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 - Digital transformation has the power to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the community, warns the CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service. Speaking at the Transform…

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