Welfare
Child protection services received by 135,000 kids around Australia
More than 135,000 children have received child protection services across the nation, a number that has been recorded currently by......
Australian media set for Ag Gag laws
The popular slogan ‘if slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be vegetarian’ is indicative of a view commonly held by......
Will cutting employment support put young people at risk?
Young people will soon be forced to study or find employment as the federal government considers changes to unemployment benefits......
Welfare changes will see welfare recipients receive less long-term
A recent announcement by Tony Abbott means welfare recipients may struggle to meet costs of living in the future. Indexation......
Income Management scheme creeps across Australia
Income management currently affects a small number of Australians across the country but there are rumours that the Federal Government......
Income management rolls out quietly
The number of people on income management in the South Australian district of Playford has ballooned by 700 percent since......
All’s fair in government welfare
Australia’s welfare system has been labelled “unsustainable” by Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews, and is now under review. The Disability......
Pension Pinch
Retired renters in are living on the edge of poverty, according to a QCOSS report released this week, in conjunction......
Election 2013: Stopping Compulsory Income Management
It is nearly a year since compulsory income management was extended to Playford in South Australia and 5 other Australian......
Social welfare gets a G20 gurnsey
Leaders from 20 major global economies will gather in Brisbane next year for the G20 Summit. It’s their job to......