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Australia’s age pension is way too low and beneath the standard of other similar OECD nations

01/23/2025 The Editor 1

By Joe Montero President of Fair Go for Pensioners (Victoria) No one could argue that the Age Pension in Australia provides a decent standard of living to those who depend on it. But there has […]

Abysmal Centrelink payments create serious poverty and must be increased

06/20/2024 The Editor 0

Contributed Given the neglect in last month’s budget of those who depend on Centrelink payments, the continuing lag far behind. So are the real in wages of many workers. This and the rapid rise in prices […]

Latest Age Pension increase is an insult that does almost nothing to address years of neglect

03/08/2024 The Editor 3

The following is a statement by the president (Victoria) Joe Montero on behalf of and endorsed by the Steering Committee of Fair Go For Pensioners The announced new age pension rise coming in effect on […]

Royal Commission shines torch on Robodebt injustice

07/13/2023 The Editor 0

By Joe Montero The Holmes Royal Commission has produced a damning report on Robodebt and presented 57 recommendations Robodebt has been confirmed as one of the biggest scandals in Australia history. Maybe it doesn’t offer […]

The push for a big jobseeker increase is growing stronger

05/01/2023 The Editor 0

By Joe Montero It is a good thing that a tide of politicians, academics and Business leaders have come together to call the government to substantially increase the Jobseeker rate. This includes a swag of […]

The claim that pensioners have been given a big rise is an illusion

03/07/2023 The Editor 1

By Joe Montero President of Fair Goi For Pensioners (Victoria) So, the pension has been increased by $37.50 for singles per fortnight and $56.40 a fortnight for couples? The media campaign around the announcement has […]

Royal commission reveals only some of the truth about Robodebt

11/14/2022 The Editor 0

By Adam Carlton The Robodebt royal commission is bringing out into the open some brutal facts. The information coming before it supports the allegations that the scheme was illegal, involved intervention form the highest political […]

President’s statement on behalf of Fair Go For Pensioners (Vic) for action to raise the Age Pension above poverty

09/27/2022 The Editor 0

As the Victorian President and on behalf of Fair Go For Pensioners of Victoria, I have sent a letter to the Prime Minister, asking for an examination of the evidence and for consultation on how […]