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…
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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…
Centrelink’s robo-debt scam is still going on and is now being attacked by an expert
Contributed by Ugly Why is Centrelink’s robo-debt system still operating? The evidence that many have been unjustly saddled with debt is out there. It’s a…
Government refuses to release Centrelink contracting report
Contributed by Jim Hayes The government refuses to make public a report by KPMG on the effectiveness of contracting out the Centrelink telephone service so…
What about offering every Australian a government funded job?
Contributed by Joe Montero American economist Professor Stephanie Kelton has been visiting Australia, and while here, suggested that the Australian government should fund large scale…
Privatisation of Centrelink services is making matters even worse
Contributed by Ben Wilson It was bound to happen. Privatised outsourcing of customer information provision at Centrelink is giving incorrect information to people. Not that…
Government scraps crackdown on disability support
Contributed by Adam Carlton Don’t be fooled by it. Announcement of the governments of an end to the Department of Human Services current crackdown of…
Surviving on Newstart with a chronic illness is hell
Stacey Thomson, wrote in The Guardian (29 September 2018): “Two years ago I had to leave a job I loved. Since then I’ve had to…
Supporters take on NDIS for Tony to receive the care he needs
Contributed by Ugly Tony is 63 and has Friedreichs Ataxia. This means he needs total 24-hour care to help with basic needs, and to communicate…
A major increase to Newstart would boost the Australian economy
Contributed by Adam Carlton Campaigners are calling for a substantial increase in the Newstart payment, anywhere from 75 to 200 percent. The argument is that…
