SURVEY: 93% of welfare recipients say “mutual” obligations harm mental and physical healthAugust 16, 2023Antipoverty CentreUpdate$4 billion-a-year privatised employment services system does not find people workRead more
Antipoverty Centre welcomes call to abolish ParentsNext and demands MO suspension for ALL employment servicesMarch 1, 2023Antipoverty CentreUpdateThe interim report has recognised the harm of mutual obligations and payment suspensions, use this report to act on all employment services.Read more
Rishworth, don’t repeat past mistakes in disability employment with “reforms” that pander to providersAugust 9, 2022Antipoverty CentreUpdateHallmarks of past failures evident in Disability Employment Services Consultation Report. What disabled people need is less rhetoric and more control, not another disaster like the Workforce Australia rollout. Read more
Unemployed workers call for Workforce Australia penalty suspension as rollout shambles see fears realisedJuly 4, 2022Antipoverty CentreUpdateEmployment minister Tony Burke has refused unemployed people's calls for a full suspension of penalties while we adjust to the new systemRead more
Labor, commit to ending Work for the DoleApril 23, 2022Jeremy PoxonUpdateWork for the Dole punishes the victims of political choices. It must be abolished. Read more
Stuart Robert: suspend ‘mutual’ obligations to ensure safety during lockdownJune 25, 2021Antipoverty CentreUpdatePeople on Centrelink payments must not be forced to travel within or to locked down areasRead more