In Anti-Poverty Week support poor people not poverty profiteers
Another year, another Anti-Poverty Week, and still the poverty industry fails to prioritise the expertise of people in poverty.
MEDIA ALERT: Activists to target Chalmers’ office demanding Centrelink increases in budget
At the end of a national week of action that saw Labor MPs across the country targeted with emails, phone calls, and face-to-face visits, people on Centrelink payments and their supporters will rally at the social services minister to push for a significant increase to all Centrelink payments in the May federal budget.
Welfare recipients deliver messages to Amanda Rishworth protesting government refusal to raise Centrelink payments
People on low incomes gathered to share their stories at a protest in Adelaide before delivering messages to…
MEDIA ALERT: Unemployed workers to hold “mini employment summit” on parliament lawns today
Event organised by unemployed advocates will go ahead despite being denied approval
Unemployed advocates hold “mini jobs summit” at Parliament House
Event organised by unemployed advocates will go ahead despite being denied approval
TONIGHT: Antipoverty Centre to launch housing payment proposal at election briefing event
Social security system needs major overhaul to support people into work and out of unsafe homes.
Labor, commit to ending Work for the Dole
Work for the Dole punishes the victims of political choices. It must be abolished.
Spying is only one part of the story
The only reason the government spies on us is its own illogical, punishing rules.
Activists to challenge academia’s role in the poverty machine
On Monday 1 November trans rights, abolition and antipoverty activists will present at Australian Social Policy Conference
Transform income support to reduce youth homelessness
We need a dramatic increase in public housing. There is no way to structure income support payments that doesn't create an opportunity for landlords to extract wealth from the poorest people in society.