Luke Michael, Thursday, 18th October 2018 - Entry-level jobs for disadvantaged jobseekers are drying up, according to new analysis which reveals more than four people are competing for each low-skilled job in Australia. …
Paul Carter, Monday, 25th June 2018 - 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 said it…
Kasy Chambers, Wednesday, 9th May 2018 - This budget has put the individual ahead of community, and in doing so has shown this government’s ideology, writes Anglicare Australia executive director Kasy Chambers.It’s been…
Luke Michael, Monday, 30th April 2018 - A new report has revealed a chronic shortage of affordable rentals across Australia, with less than 0.01 per cent of rental properties found to be affordable for a single person on …
Luke Michael, Tuesday, 27th March 2018 - A new Productivity Commission report has made a number of recommendations for reform in human services, hoping to put people “at the heart of service provision”.The Productivity…
Luke Michael, Monday, 26th March 2018 - Tax concessions for Australia’s wealthiest 20 per cent are costing more than $68 billion a year, while the bottom 20 per cent of Australians receive just $6.1 billion in concessions,…
Kasy Chambers, Tuesday, 23rd January 2018 - By attacking charities and their ability to advocate, we’re creating a society where only those with power and access to start with have the ability to influence policy, writes Anglicare…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 27th April 2017 - Australians on low incomes are struggling to pay rent and make ends meet, according to a new report which has prompted calls for the government to take urgent action on rental affordability…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 10th March 2017 - A new affordable housing plan to assist renters and those on lower incomes in accessing community housing has been given the green light by the federal government.Treasurer Scott…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 9th January 2017 - Welfare charity Anglicare has condemned recent “poverty shaming” targeting elderly citizens in the wake of changes to the aged pension.In an opinion piece published by Fairfax …
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 6th October 2016 - Any new strategies to address housing affordability and homelessness should be linked to Australia’s infrastructure agenda, according to sector leaders at a community forum in…
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 27th September 2016 - Social Services Minister Christian Porter has been accused of ignoring the gap between job vacancies and unemployed people after he said welfare groups calling for a Newstart increase…