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Antipoverty activists challenge candidates to dismantle the poverty machine on COVID supplement anniversary

April 27, 2022

50 years on from the Henderson inquiry it must be the first and highest priority of any politician to ensure everyone has enough to live. There is no other moral position.

Six years on from Josh Park-Fing’s death, Work for the Dole is overdue for closure

April 19, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

The party of labour must do what's right and commit to ending the punishing forced labour program.

Politicians don’t understand unemployment; they’re failing millions of us as a result

April 12, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Whoever wins, we lose. Morrison's cynical jobs announcement offers nothing, and the opposition has confirmed it will not increase JobSeeker. We know there is a poverty crisis because we live it.

“Those that need the most get the least”: people in poverty respond to budget

March 29, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Do-nothing budget ignores poverty crisis masked by low unemployment rate.

Liberal and Labor must match commitment to lift Centrelink payments above the poverty line

March 20, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Payments must immediately be lifted to at least the Henderson poverty line. The Antipoverty Centre welcomes the Greens policy to end poverty.

Unemployment rate is a farce that obscures poverty crisis

March 17, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

The number of people depending on poverty payments is steady and higher than pre-COVID, despite fall in outdated unemployment measure

Screencap of Canberra Times article with the headline "Private investigators to spy on welfare recipients"

Spying is only one part of the story

February 22, 2022

Jay Coonan

Update

The only reason the government spies on us is its own illogical, punishing rules.

DSP inquiry report a “slap in the face” to disabled people says advocate

February 18, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

People with disability are suffering in the welfare system – sweeping change to the Disability Support Pension is undeniably necessary and urgent

MPs must reject religious discrimination bill to protect most vulnerable

February 7, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

People in poverty forced to interact with religious organisations for housing, care and ‘mutual’ obligations are heavily discriminated against and will be further harmed by this bill.

Response to opposition leader’s comments on unemployment payments

January 30, 2022

Antipoverty Centre

Update

Anthony Albanese is treating treating the health and safety of unemployed people as an optional extra and consigning millions to poverty