Time for Centrelink to be scrapped and replaced
Contributed by Joe Montero The personal stories of mistreatment by Centrelink just keep on coming out, as the current system continues along in just the…
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Video: Families demand answers about debts Centrelink says are owed by disability pensioners
Centrelink’s robo debt stem is continuing to hurt Australians. Here are some examples that show the situation is getting worse, even though there is widepread…
How the Centrelink system works up false debts and does so deliberately
Contributed by Ben Wilson Here are the significant parts of a letter from someone working in the Centrelink system. It provides an insider view of…
Legal Aid Victoria takes on robo-debt in the Federal Court
Contributed by Ben Wilson A test case against Centrelink’s robo-debt recovery system is being pursued by Legal aid Victoria. The stepped up action in the…
Homelessness among older women is not caused by the younger generation
Contributed by Ben Wilson I came across this terrible article, blaming the crisis of housing affordability and homelessness experienced by older women on the younger…
Social sector groups call for a decent publicly funded social security system
Another cancer patient denied by Centrelink
Contributed from Victoria Castlemaine resident David Wybar had been on Newstart for three years. He was unemployed, and Castlemaine is not exactly thriving with job…
Age pensioners protest to bring about a better deal for all on Centrelink benefits
Contributed by Ugly More than a hundred age pensioners gathered in Melbourne’s Federation on 11 April, to protest on Square, to protest the way they…
Is unemployment really going down in Australia?
Contributed by Joe Montero Why did an article in Melbourne’s age doing trumpeting the headline “jobless rate falls to a near eight-year low” (Shane Wright…
Government’s proposed Centrelink changes are a cosmetic attempt to hide that the system will be made even worse
Contributed by Ben Wilson The situation is about to get worse for job seekers. They already suffer through a Centrelink system that has its robo…
