Welfare recipients despair over poverty inquiry failure
"No one left behind" rings more hollow with each passing day under the Albanese government
TONIGHT: About us not for us – What the Workforce Australia inquiry means for welfare recipients
The Antipoverty Centre and the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union will host an online public meeting about the disappointing Workforce Australia employment services inquiry recommendations and how welfare recipients should respond on Wednesday 13 December.
Burke must immediately pause Centrelink payment suspensions following Workforce Australia inquiry report
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
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
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.
Unemployed advocates to address first poverty inquiry in 50 years
Hearing begins at 10:15am AEDT in Canberra today
DSP inquiry report a “slap in the face” to disabled people says advocate
People with disability are suffering in the welfare system – sweeping change to the Disability Support Pension is undeniably necessary and urgent
“The government should offer us euthanasia”: senate inquiry hears stories of DSP failings
The government is forcing disabled people into extreme poverty, harmful employment programs and pervasive unfair practices are leading Centrelink to deny the DSP to those who are entitled to it
Disability advocates to condemn widespread failings of DSP at parliamentary inquiry
The DSP is forcing disabled people into extreme poverty, harmful employment programs and pervasive unfair practices are leading Centrelink to deny support those who are entitled to it
Lessons not learned; needs not met
The committee will not be surprised to hear that we feel as much disdain for this process and proposal as the government feels for us. Take your responsibilities seriously and work with us to fix this broken system.