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…
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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…
More than 2000 deaths are linked to the Centrelink system and Robo-Debt
Contributed by Ben Wilson Greens Senator Rachel Siewert asked for some information from the Department of Human Services, and found that at least 2030 Centrelink…
Centrelink taken to Court over dodgy robo debt
Contributed by Ben Wilson Madeleine Masterton, who works as a nurse in a Melbourne hospital and was pursued by Centrelink, is taking them to court….
A guaranteed universal income is needed today
Contributed by Joe Montero Making ends meet is getting harder for a lot of people. The wages share on national income continues to fall. One…
The PaTH Program is betraying young unemployed Australians
Contributed by Ugly The way those who are out of work are treated by the Department of Human Services and its Centrelink has long been…
