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Medicare Levy Rises to Fund NDIS

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 - The federal government will increase the Medicare levy by 0.5 percentage points to help fully fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme in a budget move welcomed by the not-for-profit…

Treasurer Says Budget 2017 Offers Fairness, Opportunity and Security

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th May 2017 - The federal government has unveiled its 2017 budget with Treasurer Scott Morrison describing it as a budget of “fairness, opportunity and security” – making housing and homelessness…

Snapshot Dispels Welfare Myths

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 3rd May 2017 - Australia’s “welfare blowout” is a myth, according to the Australian Council of Social Service which is calling for an end to media attacks on people who are unemployed. ACOSS has …

Work for the Dole Denounced as ‘Demonstrable Failure’ as Govt Announces Crackdown

Wendy Williams, Monday, 1st May 2017 - The social sector has reiterated calls to abolish the Work for the Dole program describing it as a “demonstrable failure” amid claims the government is set to crackdown on people who…

Disability Sector Joins Calls for a Halt to Centrelink ‘Fiasco’

Wendy Williams, Friday, 6th January 2017 - The disability sector has backed calls for the Centrelink debt recovery “fiasco” to be suspended immediately amid concerns about the impact it is having on people with disability.…

MYEFO: ‘Zombie’ Cuts Hurting Vulnerable Australians

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 19th December 2016 - The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has slammed the government for retaining “zombie” cuts to welfare payments in its mid-year budget update. The mid-year economic…

Social Services Minister Denies Job Shortage

Ellie Cooper, Friday, 18th November 2016 - Minister for Social Services Christian Porter says he does not “statistically” accept the gap between the number of people seeking employment and the number of available jobs. Speaking…

Forrest Calls for Lift in Australia’s Future Vision

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 12th October 2016 - Australia must combine ethical business practices with macro philanthropy to create a powerful force for common good, Australian philanthropist and mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy”…

Welfare Peak Body Slams Tax Cuts for Top 20%

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 29th September 2016 - A tax break for Australia’s top earners is “unconscionable” when the federal government can’t meet the “most basic needs” of the community, according to the Australian Council of…

Union Canvassing to Sue Centrelink Over Privatisation of Job Schemes

Wendy Williams, Monday, 26th September 2016 - An organisation “by the unemployed, for the unemployed” is canvassing to take legal action against Centrelink amidst claims the “privatisation” of job schemes is penalising unemployed…

Analysis

Gen Y Carers Don’t Want a Free Ride, So Welfare Reform Shouldn’t Single Them Out

Shirley Jackson, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 - The Coalition’s shakeup of welfare investment could deter young carers from seeking help, writes Shirley Jackson from the University of Melbourne in this article that first appeared…

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