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Submission to the Committee inquiry social services amendment “Technical changes No. 2” Bill October 2025

1 October 2025

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.

Welfare recipients despair over poverty inquiry failure

29 February 2024

Antipoverty Centre

Updates

"No one left behind" rings more hollow with each passing day under the Albanese government

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Burke must immediately pause Centrelink payment suspensions following Workforce Australia inquiry report

30 November 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Updates

Government inquiry admits deeply flawed system – millions of suspension notices were issued in the year of the inquiry

WATCH: Antipoverty Centre appearance at the Housing Australia Future Fund inquiry hearing

16 March 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Updates

Video footage of the Antipoverty centre appearance at the Housing Australia Future Fun inquiry hearing at Parliament house.

Welfare recipients to tell senate inquiry Labor’s housing fund will fail

15 March 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Updates

Labor is wasting its opportunity for generational housing reform on a policy that will take us backwards and may not deliver any homes at all. It is time for a return to more universal access to public housing.