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Kristin O'Connell and a public housing block in Melbourne

Anti-poverty campaigner: ‘Scrap Stage 3 and spend big on public housing’

The Antipoverty Centre's Kristin O'Connell spoke to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳'s Isaac Nellist about solutions to counter worsening poverty and homelessness. 

Anti-poverty campaigners locked out by employment minister

Activists tried to deliver a petition to Minister Tony Burke, calling for no suspensions for the first three months of the new employment system. Isaac Nellist reports.

Robodebt 2.0: Labor moves to hit the unemployed for debts caused by system failures

The Labor government is pushing ahead with a new debt-collecting system and a points-based mutual obligations system, despite welfare groups advising that both will harm job seekers. Paul Gregoire reports.