The Antipoverty Centre ensures the expertise and rights of people with direct experience of poverty, unemployment and the welfare system are included in policy discussions about the issues that affect us. Below you is a selection of our reports, submissions and letters to government.
A joint report between The Antipoverty Centre, The Sunrise Project, Sweltering cities and Parents for Climate under the Stop the Bill shock campaign that assesses the current state of energy debt in Australia.
In June 2026 the Antipoverty centre entered a submission into the Committee Inquiry into the NDIS “Securing the NDIS for Future Generations” Bill. The Antipoverty Centre, strongly opposed recommendations in this bill. For brevity, three main points were focused on; Ministerial Powers, Access to the scheme and Additional supports tests.
This is the Antipoverty Centre Submission into the Social Services “Technical Changes No. 2” Bill 2025. The Bill sought to give Services Australia more debt recovery power despite the harm they have already caused welfare recipients over the last 5-10 years due to their debt recovery activities.
A letter from the Stop the Bill Shock campaign asking the government to come to the table and support efforts to wipe energy debt nationwide.
Letter re: Targeted Compliance Framework A letter to the previous Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Murray Watt, sharing concerns…
‘Desperate for relief’ A snapshot of the consequences of drowning in energy debt “Energy companies are making mega profits at…
Poverty and suicide: What is Preventable? Please Note: This report goes in depth on sensitive topics that can be potentially…
Welfare residualisation and deterrence In recent decades, governments have prioritised strictly targeting welfare policies that reduce thenumber of people accessing…
Housing quality project | September 2024 The Antipoverty Centre housing quality project draws on an in-depth survey of 400 peopleof…
The Design, oversight and monitoring of employment services reforms July 2024 The Antipoverty Centre and other civil society groups signed…
Victorian rental standards 2024 This is an open letter to the Victorian government sharing concerns and recommendations to strengthen rental…
Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 | Question response Please find below our response to a question on notice received…
Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023 The Economic Inclusion…