Welfare
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......
Cuts to advocacy organistaion in NSW
Have you ever been in trouble with Centrelink? For the last 30 years, the NSW Welfare Rights Centre has been......
Newstart bad news for the income-managed
Newstart allowance changes aren’t popular with single mums generally but it’s evn worse for Aboriginal single mums in the NT.......
Animal cruelty in our own backyards
Animal cruelty and live exports has been in the headlines a lot recently, and while it’s an issue deserving of......
Animal exports under scrutiny again
The RSPCA is demanding the Australian Government introduce legislation to protect the thousands of dairy and breeding animals exported overseas......
National protests over live exports
The pressure around the Australian live animal export rises after nation-wide protesting rallies happened over the weekend. The issue has......
New report highlights cost of income management in the NT
A report issued by the Northern Territory Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services has sparked renewed calls for the scrapping......
Newstart not enough to make a new start
People on unemployment benefits are entrenched in a cycle of poverty, limiting their chances of getting a job, according to......
‘Tough welfare’ report card
Changes to Newstart job search requirements have resulted in more people having their payments suspended. Of particular concern is the......
Look to Asia for welfare model, suggests Hockey
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey’ has told a group of policymakers in the UK that Western governments are crippling their own......