Australian Unemployed Workers' Union (AUWU)

CPSU campaigns to restore the Commonwealth Employment Service

The Community and Public Sector Union has stepped up its campaign to restore the Commonwealth Employment Service, which was abolished in 1998. Jim McIlroy reports.

Older women become fastest growing sector to seek JobSeeker

A听report by the Parliamentary Budget Office has found that women aged over 60 are the fastest growing section of the population on JobSeeker payments. Isaac Nellist reports.

AUWU: 鈥楥ut the crap, raise the rate鈥

The听Australian Unemployed Workers Union听says it is 鈥渢ime for DJ Albo to stop spinning and start acting on the anti-poverty rhetoric he conveniently spouted from opposition,鈥 reports Nova Sobieralski.

AUWU: 鈥楲abor鈥檚 new economic inclusion committee is a joke鈥

Independent MP David Pocock agreed to Labor鈥檚 new industrial relations bill only after it promised to set up an 鈥渋ndependent鈥 Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. Nova Sobieralski听reports on its limitations.

Welfare recipients dread #AVeryAlboChristmas

The holiday season is meant to be a joyous time, but for the nearly 3 million poor Australians听it is nothing听but embarrassment, isolation and hunger. Nova Sobieralski reports.

Anti-poverty activists criticise Labor鈥檚 job summit for being a talk fest

The Antipoverty Centre and the Australian Unemployed Workers鈥 Union have criticised the federal government for ignoring听unemployed people and welfare recipients at the summit.听Isaac Nellist reports

Activists demand Labor raise JobSeeker

A snap protest in front of Centrelink, initiated by a stay-at-home mother, called听for JobSeeker to be raised.听Tyrus Maxwell reports.

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Labor backs down on JobSeeker rise, refuses to end poverty

Labor will not commit to raising the JobSeeker payment of $44 a day, backing down on a promise it made in 2019 to review it. Isaac Nellist reports on the response.

How to eradicate youth poverty

Youth poverty has worsened during the pandemic.听Isaac Nellist听and听Zoe O'Dea听assess how the sudden removal of the federal emergency disaster and welfare supplement payments听will impact young people.

Workers, students speak out against gov鈥檛 COVID-19 failures

A second 鈥淪afe from COVID, safe from poverty鈥 media conference听discussed organising for COVID-19 safety in the workplace. Isaac Nellist reports.

COVID-19: Workers speak out against being put in harm鈥檚 way

Workers are being put in harm's way and the Australian Unemployed Workers鈥 Union and Living Incomes for Everyone want that to change. Isaac Nellist reports.

Changes to mutual obligation rules penalise job seekers

While the vaccination roll-out limps along, Jobseeker and social security support is being reduced just when it is needed the most. Suzanne James reports.