Additional Payments for Vulnerable People in Lockdown
Yesterday, the federal government announced that from Monday, the rate of the COVID disaster payment would…
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Government Proposes Extra $3.58 a Day to Jobseeker Payments
The Federal Government has announced that it will raise the flat rate of Jobseeker payments by…
Cuts to JobSeeker a ‘Cruel Policy’ says Welfare Expert
It’s estimated over 1.5 million Australians are now reliant on JobSeeker and Youth Allowance, amidst job…
The Impact of COVID Relief Payments Ending
We are just under a month away from losing the rest of the job seeker and…
Proposal for Government Agencies to Share User’s Data
This week the ‘Data Availability and Transparency Bill’ was proposed by the Federal Government that would…
It’s Now A Hard Cover Book (with Dane Simpson)
This week on Across The Park we are joined by the lovely and hilariously funny Dane…
Robodebt class action
Emeritus Professor of Law at Sydney University, Terry Carney spoke to Breakfast host Tess Connery about the controversial system. Read More
Centrelink: Australia’s Best and Worst Safety Net
For some time now the Newstart Benefit has been criticised as an unlivable amount to be…
Taskforce Integrity rolls out around country
Many Centrelink recipients have received letters from the Department of Human Services and the Australian Federal…
Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said of the proposal to drug test welfare recipients that it…
Centrelink Debacle Continues
Centrelink's debt fiasco puts a muddy start to the new year, as people have been sent…
“No Contraception, No Dole”: What it would actually mean f...
Imagine if you were refused Centrelink on the basis of not being on a contraceptive? An Aussie…
