We are all equal before the law in Australia and was that a pig flying by my window?
The following was penned by Terence Mills (The AIM Network 28 October 2017) and it points out the duplicity that occurs when politicians found to…
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Centrelink outsources calling system to Serco
Contributed by Adam Carlton Centerlink’s call services were outsourced to British multinational services company Serco last week, on a three-year pilot contract worth $51.7 million….
Campaigning in South Australia for Newstart increase
Contributed from South Australia The Anti-Poverty Network in South Australia, with the support of the South Australia Council of Social Service and Uniting Communities, is…
It dropped like a bomb on the town
This story from The Council of Single Mother and their Children (26 September 2017) is a first hand account, of the experience of one person…
Video: Surviving on Centrelink payments
The Feed SBS VICELAND’s handy guide to Newstart
Low pay and unemployment benefits not enough for even frugal existence
Contributed by Ben Wilson A study funded by the Australian Research Council, Catholic Social Services Australia and, United Voice and the Australian Council of Social…
Newstart is not enough for basic needs
Contributed from Western Australia David Ciady reported on the ABC’s PM radio that Australians on Newstart, Centrelink’s unemployment benefit,researchers at the University of New South…
Port Adelaide Enfield makes history on Newstart
From the Anti-Poverty Network South Australia The City of Port Adelaide Enfield made history on Tuesday August 8th, becoming the first local government in Australia…
Video: Should there be a universal basic income?
The following video published by the World Economic Forum on 12 June 2017, raises the concept of a universal basic income as a solution…
Calls made in Tasmania for changes to Centrelink payments
Centrelink’s cruelty is being felt in Tasmania too. Lucy Stone (The Examiner 21 July 2017) writes that this has prompted Anglicare, a key welfare provider, …
