Welfare
Report reveals increase in children receiving protection services
Data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed an increase in the number of children receiving......
JobSeeker to Stagnate This Budget Season
JobSeeker payments will reportedly go up for people above the age of 55, with those below the age line being......
Emergency Relief Fund for Youpla Funeral Insurance Claimants
Scammed, frustrated, and betrayed. Youpla, previously known as the Australian Community Benefit Fund (ACBF), is a funeral insurance company marketed......
Low incomers not a ‘snap back’ between lockdowns
For Australians with low income and in welfare, this year was difficult with the Coronavirus supplement scrapped and welfare returning......
Federal Budget 2021 Leaves Those Below The Poverty Line Behind
This year’s Federal Budget has for the first time offered significant investment into critical services. However, with the budget putting......
JobSeeker Payments Increase – But Is It Enough?
The long awaited increase to JobSeeker has finally arrived, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced today. Under a plan proposed by......
The Cashless Welfare card debate
The cashless welfare card will be put into vote through the Senate during the final week of Parliament and there......
Federal government wants to make the cashless debit cards permanent
In the final sitting days of parliament for 2020, the Federal government is attempting to pass legislation that would make......
Refugee advocates concerned about government welfare removal
Refugees in community detention centres are now expected to find work and new places to live as the federal government......
Budget 2020: Artificial underspending on disabled Australians
As the fallout stemming from this week’s federal budget, hailed as “the most important budget since WWII” continues to bemoan......