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Can the Cashless Debit Card evolve from being a blunt compliance tool?

David Tennant, Wednesday, 12th January 2022 - David Tennant and Gerard Brody take a look at the somewhat murky evolution of the Cashless Debit Card scheme and what the future holds for it. In late October, a small but important …

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Social sector endures another COVID-filled year, but continues to drive change – 2021 in review

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 21st December 2021 - As we enter the final stages of 2021, Luke Michael looks back at the key moments that shaped the social sector this year. In last year’s review, we wrote that no one could have predicted…

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The job market is bouncing back, but not for everyone

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 21st October 2021 - New data finds there are 27 jobseekers across Australia competing for each entry-level job While many are labelling Australia’s low unemployment rate a success, new analysis from…

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Child poverty is a policy choice

Deb Tsorbaris, Monday, 18th October 2021 - Ending child poverty requires greater financial assistance for parents and carers, and a renewed political appetite for change, writes Deb Tsorbaris, CEO of the Centre for Excellence…

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Sector pays tribute to Greens senator Rachel Siewert

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 30th August 2021 - The Western Australian senator will retire from politics at the next federal election after 16 years of service Social sector leaders are paying tribute to Rachel Siewert, whose…

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The problem with employment services: providers profit more than job seekers

Contributor, Wednesday, 21st July 2021 - The current system is premised on competition, not collaboration, and does not provide the support both job seekers and employers need, writes Martin Loosemore. The federal government…

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Resisting robo-governance

Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran, Thursday, 8th July 2021 - 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 Morrison…

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The Australian government must uphold its responsibility to unemployed care leavers

Deb Tsorbaris, Monday, 28th June 2021 - With care leavers in young adulthood three times as likely as their peers to receive income support, it’s time for the government to increase payment rates above the poverty line so…

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A welcome investment in the care economy… but many left behind

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 12th May 2021 - After years of austerity, a pandemic and a recession, the 2021 federal budget has provided much-welcomed, and much-needed, investment in the care economy. But advocates warn many…

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Pre-budget brief: ‘The government must ensure that people aren’t left behind’

Cassandra Goldie, Monday, 10th May 2021 - Cassandra Goldie provides a run through of what the Australian Council of Social Service is looking for in this week’s federal budget. As we head towards the federal budget, First …

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Digital inclusion, a one-stop-shop for NT support services and Tasmania heads to the polls

Contributor, Thursday, 1st April 2021 - All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.

ACOSS

ACOSS is concerned that 3 million people, including a million children, will plunge further into poverty…

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