Advocacy organisations alarmed by return of Centrelink payment cancellations that were unlawfully operated
Today the secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has announced that powers to cancel social…
TODAY: Anti-Poverty Week event with Central Land Council and Single Mother Families Australia to highlight overlooked welfare issues
The Antipoverty Centre is hosting an online event at 3:30pm AEDT today featuring the Central Land Council and…
Antipoverty Centre submission to the ANAO investigation intoServices Australia’s management of automated decision-making
Submission to the ANAO investigation into Services Australia’s management of automated decision-making | September 2026 Services Australia does…
Antipoverty Centre response to discussion paper: Shaping the future of employment services
Antipoverty Centre response to discussion paper: Shaping the future of employment services | August 2026 “If you self-identify…
Advocacy organisations oppose plans to revive harmful welfare penalties
Members of a government reference group strongly oppose plans to restart some penalties – which have been unlawfully administered – for people on Centrelink payments.
New report exposes aggressive tax minimisation tactics by employment services
A new report has exposed tax minimisation techniques used by employment services, who receive $5 billion in public money each year to enforce welfare compliance.
JobSeeker recipient comes to parliament sharing her journey to reveal abuse of welfare compliance rules
Cheyanne, a young woman from Ballarat, used FOI to access personal records to demonstrate abuse of rules by employment services
TONIGHT: Inside the welfare compliance scandal + mini documentary launch (online event)
Rick Morton joins welfare rights campaigners to discuss the moral and legal questions hanging over the regime of compulsory activities that dominate poor people's lives
100,000+ unlawful Centrelink payment cancellations, DEWR admits in estimates hearing
New information revealed yesterday by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations in senate estimates hearings suggests upwards…
Employment services overhaul set to ignore legal quagmire as Rishworth prepares for NPC address
Today ahead of employment minister Amanda Rishworth’s National Press Club address, reports suggest she is expected to outline “the biggest shake-up of…