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

March 15, 2023

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.

More submarines promise more intergenerational inequality

March 14, 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

There is no “national security“ when millions of people are under threat from poverty and climate change.

Labor betrays welfare recipients with push for new cashless welfare powers

March 9, 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

First Labor failed to deliver on its commitment to abolish all compulsory income control. Now they're opening the door to more of it.

Indexation is no increase: Rishworth must stop misleading people about Centrelink payments

March 6, 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Labor again copies the Coalition's disingenuous approach of announcing behind-inflation welfare changes as an “increase”

Antipoverty Centre welcomes call to abolish ParentsNext and demands MO suspension for ALL employment services

March 1, 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

The interim report has recognised the harm of mutual obligations and payment suspensions, use this report to act on all employment services.

Unemployed advocates to address first poverty inquiry in 50 years

February 27, 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Hearing begins at 10:15am AEDT in Canberra today

New Economic “Inclusion” Committee terms of reference reveal recipe for exclusion

February 15, 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Terms of reference for the committee secured by David Pocock was tabled in the senate on Wednesday

Treasurer’s plan for philanthropy a dangerous structural shift

January 28, 2023

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Philanthropy is a sham. Raising income support payments is the fastest and most effective thing the Albanese government can do to reduce inequality and address ”entrenched disadvantage”

Civil society should not engage with Macklin-led Economic Inclusion Committee until it is inclusive

December 16, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Jenny Macklin's policies have harmed millions of people on low incomes and destroyed lives. Civil society must unite to demand the EIC is representative.

Unemployed workers call on makers of SBS poverty porn to respond to concerns

November 24, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

'Could You Survive On The Breadline' was received with shock and distress by people living in poverty.