Cassandra Goldie, Monday, 22nd March 2021 - The passing of the paltry JobSeeker rate through Parliament last week was Australia’s greatest fairness failure yet, writes ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie.Last week, Australian…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 9th March 2021 - New documentary, Inherent Good, explores the power of unconditional cash and an economy in which no one’s income starts at zero.When Steve Borst and Rennie Soga first set out to make…
Cassandra Prigg, Thursday, 4th March 2021 - An increase in JobSeeker to $80 a day would change a young person’s life and their future – the problem is that politicians lack the willpower to make this happen, writes Cassandra Prigg.…
Contributor, Tuesday, 15th December 2020 - A new study highlights significant misunderstandings about the scale and scope of Australians who receive unemployment payments.Australians receiving unemployment payments…
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 7th October 2020 - The social sector has expressed its disappointment over the federal budget which it says leave too many behindThe Morrison government’s message to Australians was that “we have …
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 6th October 2020 - We speak to experts across the sector about what they are hoping to see It’s being hailed as one of the most important federal budgets in 75 years.A far cry from the surplus budget a year…
Luke Michael, Monday, 21st September 2020 - Jobseekers soon face the threat of having their payments suspendedAnti-poverty advocates have slammed the federal government’s decision to reintroduce mutual obligations for…
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…
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…
Luke Michael, Thursday, 12th March 2020 - But not-for-profit advocates say charities also need to be supported through the economic uncertainty of coronavirusNewstart and other income support recipients will receive…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 4th December 2019 - New research says low welfare payments are driving people into poverty and homelessnessAustralia’s social security system is increasing, rather than decreasing, the risk of homelessness…