Social Services
Salvation army survey reveals rising inequality
Today’s 2013 Salvation Army National Economic and Social Impact Survey 2013 confirmed what welfare groups have been saying for months:......
Looser restrictions, study payments, but no budget boost for Newstart
Despite a broad campaign with support from welfare groups and some sections of the business community, the government has made......
ACOSS conference ramps up pressure on govt to raise Newstart
Participants at the Australian Council of Social Service national conference have passed a resolution calling on the government to increase......
Outbreak of co-operation on tackling disadvantage, inequality
Peak bodies for business, social service and trade unions have raised a few eyebrows today by signaling that they intend......
Backlash over proposed changes to single parent payments
The government has caused outrage by bringing forward changes to single parent payments. The Wire found out why social welfare......
Child Sex Offender Program Axed
A child sex offender treatment program that successfully halved the incidents of reoffending has been axed by the NSW Government.......
QLD social services calls for permanent investment fund for bad times
Hundreds of social services workers are meeting today in Rockhampton to discuss ways of making Queensland’s communities more resilient. The......
Indigenous youth services need more funding
Youth workers and community centers are calling for increased funding after the shooting of two Indigenous teenagers in Kings Cross......
Call to increase Youth Income Support
The Australian Youth Affairs Coalition has today called for increases in the amount of money young people on Youth Allowance......
What’s wrong with Australian healthcare?
Access to quality healthcare – particularly for rural and disadvantaged Australians – was one of the many topics discussed at......