Virus unemployment higher than expected and many are missing out on help
Contributed by Ben Wilson The number of unemployed in Australia have spiked during the coronavirus lockdown. This is no surprise. Treasury had estimated that unemployment…
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Centrelink is not designed to help and may ignite anger into something more potent
Contributed from Victoria A visit to the local Centrelink office turned out to be an ordeal. Not that I am any different from anyone else…
The present crisis is pushing Australia to make a choice about which road we take from here
Contributed by Joe Montero It hasn’t sunk in yet how serious the social and economic impact from the Covbid-19 outbreak will be. But it will….
Wages not rising largely because of rising casual and insecure work
Contributed by Adam Carlton Last week’s new ABS figures continue the gloomy outlook for the Australian economy, and especially for the prospects of an improvement…
Pensioner group demands a fair go
From Fair Go For Pensioners (FGFP) – Victoria Fair Go For Pensioners (FGFP) in Victoria, an independent non- profit Coalition of community organisations, retired unionists and concerned…
Government gives a little way on Robo Debt but still refuses to bring about real change
Contributed by Ben Wilson Responding to an ongoing community campaign and a landmark class action on behalf of Australians being seriously disadvantage by the Robo…
Expansion of robodebt to age pensioners has not been ruled out
Contributed by Ugly I thought the Morrison government couldn’t sink any lower. But they have, now that they are targeting aged pensioners with the Centrelink…
Amount of time people spend on Newstart has leapt
Contributed by Adam Carlton The report in The Guardian (Luke Henriques-Gomes 21 October 2019), which reveals more people are unemployed for a long period of…
Anti-Poverty Week comes as poverty rises in Australia
Contributed by Ugly and Joe Montero According to the annual Foodbank Report for the last year, one in five Australians went without food at some…
Frydenberg announces review into retirement income and we should be worried
Contributed by Ben Wilson Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced a sweeping review of the nation’s retirement income system. In the first such review in…
