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Newstart Spared in Budget Savings Bill, But Threat of Cuts Remains

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 14th September 2016 - A $6.3 billion budget savings deal between the Coalition and Labor has spared proposed cuts to Newstart, but the peak body for welfare said the threat of social security cuts remains.…

Alliance Calls on Govt to Stop Criminalisation of the Unemployed

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 8th September 2016 - Poor Australians are being criminalised by the social security system, according to an alliance of organisations that are demanding the government address the country’s growing…

Poll Reveals Strong Rejection of Newstart Cuts

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 7th September 2016 - The majority of Australians do not agree with the government’s proposed cuts to Newstart, according to a new poll. A national survey of more than 10,000 Australians, released…

Newstart Cuts Would Be ‘Crushing’

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 31st August 2016 - Proposed cuts to welfare support payment Newstart could leave almost 77,000 people with less than $24 a day to live on after they’d paid rent, according to the peak body for homelessness.…

Questions of Equality Dominate New Parliament

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 30th August 2016 - Welfare payments, discrimination laws and same-sex marriage are set to feature on the agenda of Australia’s 45th parliament. MPs and Senators were sworn in on Tuesday morning, almost…

Australia Needs Unemployment Insurance Says Jobs Australia Report

Wendy Williams, Monday, 20th June 2016 - Jobs Australia has released a report calling for discussions on introducing unemployment insurance in the face of entrenched high unemployment. A Proposal for Unemployment Insurance…

Opinion

Time to Refocus, Mr Turnbull

Rachel Siewert, Thursday, 21st April 2016 - Instead of trying to get tougher on unions and workers, the prime minister should be turning his attention to the social services sector which is struggling to provide support for …

More People Stuck on Unemployment Payments

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th July 2015 - Seventy per cent of the people relying on Newstart payments have been on the unemployment payment for more than a year, according to the latest data. Figures released by the Australian…

Number of Aussies on Newstart at Record High

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 2nd February 2015 - The number of Australians on welfare payments is increasing with the number of people on Newstart for more than 12 months at its highest level ever. Figures released by the Department…

Disability Move Won’t Create Jobs -NFP

Lina Caneva, Monday, 6th October 2014 - Up to 28,000 Australians currently receiving the disability support pension could be moved onto Newstart, meaning they will receive $166 less per week, a national disability rights…

Gap Between Pensions and Newstart Growing: Analysis

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 - A new analysis of social security payments reveals that the single Newstart Allowance paid to over half a million Australians continued to fall in value when compared with both the…

Ten Job Seekers Per Vacancy: A Reality Check on Welfare Overhaul

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 -

It turns out that the policies for under 30s in the Federal Budget in May were a precursor to a much wider set of changes affecting unemployed people

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