Forcing job seekers to move is just bad policy
Greg Jericho shows (The Guardian 11 March 2021), how the claim made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison about the unemployed refusing to take on rural…
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Campaign to reverse JobSeeker cut to be launched
Contributed by Joe Montero Pretending to offer a small increase in JobSeeker, the Morrison government is really handing out a massive cut on 29 March….
Class prejudice and greed fuels attack on the poor, unemployed and wage earners
Contributed by Joe Montero When talking about the new cut to the JobSeeker payment, social services minister Anne Ruston said: “This is about getting the…
Miserable $25 a week JobSeeker rise is really a cut
Contributed by Joe Montero We now know that government ministers have agreed to permanently lift the JobSeeker payment by $50 a fortnight or $25 a…
Older people and disabled have a right to be treated properly
Contributed from Victoria The Covid-19 pandemic has showed that much more must be done for those in aged care and with disability needs. They have…
Expansion of cashless debit card another move to punish the vulnerable
Contributed from Victoria A move to extend the cashless debit card is before the Australian parliament right now. If it gets through, Many more marginalised…
Top ranking economists call for big increase to JobSeeker
Contributed from Victoria Unemployment benefits in Australia, under whatever name, have fallen over several decades, to well below poverty level. In its present incarnation as…
Video: Loss of twins unable to pay for funeral and urn
This is a story everyone should hear. Many Australians have their own story of mistreatment through our punitive pretend social security system. Among the worst…
Robodebt class action win is step one in a bigger battle
Contributed by Joe Montero The Morrison government has agreed to an out of court settlement and agreed to pay back $721 million to more than…
JobActive agencies are abusing unemployed people and must be stopped
Contributed from Victoria Something’s got to be done about the jobActive agencies and their exploitation of the unemployed. An article in The Saturday Paper revealed…
