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What a lower deeming rate means for you
Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a $600 million dollar package to help Australia’s pensioners. This announcement concerns a planned......
Robo-debt system accused of ‘extortion’
A long-serving member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal says Centrelink’s automated debt collection system is unlawful in the way it......
Parent Next: Comply or lose welfare payments
Single parents on welfare, with young dependant children, continuously feel a financial strain. While parents juggle between work, further education......
Centrelink widens debt net to include vulnerable Australians
A version of Centrelink’s now infamous robo-debt recovery system has been trialled on some of Australia’s most vulnerable welfare recipients.......
Social Services Budget Fails The Needy
Yesterday’s Budget revealed there would be no relief for welfare recipients, and no fixes to housing affordability, despite much needed......
Major charity slams mandatory drug testing
The St Vincent de Paul charity has raised questions of the Governments plan to mandatory drug test Newstart recipients. A......
Will You Share The Pie?
Share The Pie is a campaign that is using social media tags #sharethepie and @share_the_pie to start a conversation on......
More tests to get the dole – the Drug Test to roll out in Canterbury
The government has announced further details of the controversial new plan to implement drug testing for welfare recipients. Canterbury and......
How fair is welfare?
According to a joint report from the Anti-Poverty Network SA and Public Health Association of Australia, receiving welfare payments can......
Centrelink complaints skyrocket
Centrelink is now the most complained about government department in Australia. There have been more than 62,000 reported grievances in......