Newstart
Budget brings small relief to single mothers
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced changes to the parenting payment – lifting the cut off for the youngest child......
Government rejects calls for permanent JobSeeker raise
The Morrison Government has resisted another round of calls to permanently lift the JobSeeker payment as the social services minister......
PM adamant no change to Jobseeker & Jobkeeper cutoffs
There is mounting pressure on the Government to ease the economy off Government stimulus rather than a summary cut-off in......
Young Newstart recipients ‘Starved of Opportunity’
A survey entitled ‘Starved of Opportunity’ released today reveals that young people on income support are forgoing essentials in order to......
#NotaDoleBludger Newstart recipients face hardship
According to the 2019 Australian Bureau of Statistics there are far more unemployed people searching for jobs than there are......
What a lower deeming rate means for you
Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a $600 million dollar package to help Australia’s pensioners. This announcement concerns a planned......
Nothing about us without us: Anti-Poverty conference hears from people living below the line
Living in cars, low self-esteem and missing meals are just a few of the issues faced by people living on......
Nothing about us without us: Anti-poverty conference hears from those living below the line
Living in cars, struggling with mental health and dealing with crushing self-doubt are only a few of the many challenges......
Poverty activists sing for a pay rise
Anti Poverty activists have made a nostalgic call to the labour party in their long running campaign to get Centrelink’s Newstart......
Living on just $17 a day: that’s Newstart
Can you spend $17 for only twenty-four hours on food or a roof over your head? The Salvation Army has......