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…
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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…
Scott Morison announces JobSeeker payments are to be slashed
Contributed by Joe Montero It was officially announced yesterday by Scott Morrison. Unemployed Australians will have $100 per fortnight taken form their JobSeeker supplement by…
Morrison brings tax hikes for most and a new war against the unemployed
Contributed by Jim Hayes Modelling provided by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre has revealed that millions of Australians will be left worse off by the…
Centrelink call centre workers have been sacked as new contract is handed to Serco
Contributed from Victoria At a time when one would think it a priority to meet the needs of people out of work, the Morrison government…
Cashless welfare card to be forced on more people
Contributed by Adam Carlton The Indue card or Cashless Welfare card seems remote to most Australians, who have tended to see this as a problem…
Slashing JobSeeker payment will impose a human cost
Contributed by Ugly According to a Deloitte Access Economics analysis, the cutting of JobSeeker payments will hit the economy by $31.3 billion, and this will…
LIFE launches a week of action to defend vulnerable Australians
Contributed by Joe Montero Australia’s new social movement Living incomes For Everyone, also known by its acronym – LIFE, is launching its response this week…
The slow dismantling of Australia’s COVID-19 security net
Amid the confusion, and sometimes misinformation, over the future of JobKeeper and JobSeeker, Lauren Kelly (Jacobin) provides some much needed clarity. Both were introduced as…
