Wages and social security justice should be at centre stage of election campaign
Contributed A few days into the election campaign and two big issues are already being ignored, the falling share of wages and the even worse […]
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People on social security need enough to live on and the end of abuse
By Joe Montero We’re coming out of the Christmas period, and it won’t be long before the denigration of people on social security payments gets […]
COVID payments to end and this will hurt Australia
By Ben Wilson The Morrison government’s decision to start withdrawing emergency support is a kick in the teeth for those who find themselves out of […]
Centrelink payments must rise to avoid a looming poverty crisis
By Joe Montero An Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) survey has shown that 96 percent of those on Centrelink payments say they are struggling […]
Centrelink attacks JobKeeper payments and support for a Universal Basic Income rises
By Ben Wilson The contrast between Centrelink’s move to ordering some of those out of work to pay back $32 million in JobKeeper payments and […]
Video: Cashless Welfare Debit Cards: Lived experience and other facts and stats
The LIFE campaign held its first online tutorial on 6 June. It concerned the Cashless Welfare Card, what it’s doing to people put on it […]
Government fights to keep secret Robo Debt documents
The government is fighting hard to prevent the disclosure of documents that stand to expose the political nature of the Robo Debt program. Allegations that […]
