Welfare
Not everyone happy about welfare cards, despite improvements
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says that cashless welfare cards have had a “positive” impact on some regional communities. It’s been six......
Who’s afraid of the big bad bludger?
The government’s new “investment” approach to welfare, launched today by Social Services Minister Christian Porter, will aim to target “high......
Lateral thinking needed on ways to protect children
This week is Child Protection Week and South Australia is grappling with 260 recommendations from the Nylan Royal Commission in......
Clean energy supplement to be scrapped
The Federal Government’s plans to scrap the clean energy supplement has raised concerns that those living below the poverty line......
New campaign to give disadvantaged Australians a voice
Duncan Storrar had been living on the minimum wage most of his life and struggled to survive for a long......
Blanket policy of Welfare Debit trial called into question
Welfare Debit Cards are being initiated as a system of financial control imposed on recipients of government welfare payments in......
Activist anger following Dutton’s “offensive” refugee comments
Words have power to influence and inform opinions in the wider community, especially when they are spoken by our elected......
Get on board: Transforming buses into homeless shelters
A Melbourne man is giving a whole new meaning to the term “bus shelter,” transforming dis-used buses into temporary shelters......
Social Services hit hard by Federal Budget
The unemployed, low income families and the disabled will be hit hard by payment and tax cuts in the 2016......
Speaking out for people in poverty
A bold move to speak out about what underlies the decisions people make while living under the poverty line went......