Anti-poverty activists and聽welfare recipients called on Social Services minister Amanda Rishworth聽to raise welfare payments聽on the International Day for Eradicating Poverty. Isaac Nellist reports.
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The biggest housing crisis Australia has ever experienced is fast becoming a humanitarian disaster. But, as Angela Carr argues, there are solutions.
The federal Treasurer tells us that聽cost-of-living pressures are only going to get worse before they get better. Angela Carr聽argues that Labor must abandon聽its neoliberal approach.
The rising cost of living and the strain on public services mean聽Labor must junk its support for聽the Coalition's stage 3 tax cut policy, argues Mary Merkenich.
The Antipoverty Centre and the Australian Unemployed Workers鈥 Union have criticised the federal government for ignoring聽unemployed people and welfare recipients at the summit.聽Isaac Nellist reports
Anti-poverty campaigners are calling on Anthony Albanese鈥檚 Labor government to scrap the controversial new Workforce Australia program, reports聽Isaac Nellist.
Following the Fair Work Commission鈥檚 decision to raise the minimum wage, welfare groups are calling on the Labor government to immediately lift welfare payments above the poverty line. Isaac Nellist reports.
The latest episode of the 91自拍论坛 Show features Hayden Patterson, Amanda (from SayNo7) and Angela Carr聽who discuss what sort of聽welfare policy we need.
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.
The failure of governments to plan for the COVID-19 Omicron variant and their 鈥渓et-it-rip鈥 approach has left vulnerable people with less support than ever. Zoe O'Dea reports.
Given the shit show from government in response to the pandemic, it鈥檚 little wonder the far right is trying to聽capitalise on the widespread and growing聽 discontent. Felix Dance聽argues that聽workers, those who have kept people safe over the last two years, have聽to take a lead.
Youth poverty has worsened during the pandemic.聽Isaac Nellist听补苍诲聽Zoe O'Dea聽assess how the sudden removal of the federal emergency disaster and welfare supplement payments聽will impact young people.
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