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No solace for distressed welfare recipients in Workforce Australia inquiry response
4 million payment suspension notices were issued since the Workforce Australia inquiry was announced – how many more people will suffer while we wait…
Jul 4
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The Antipoverty Centre
May 2024
An irresponsible budget: No meaningful relief in sight for millions locked in poverty
Welfare recipients are tired of being told the pennies we are thrown will somehow hold back the crushing weight of housing and other living cost…
May 14
Budget surplus is an insult to people in poverty
The Antipoverty Centre is disgusted but not surprised that the government has chosen a budget surplus while repeatedly refusing to increase JobSeeker…
May 14
BUDGET SCORECARD: How communities affected by poverty will judge Chalmers
People in poverty are the hardest hit by the compounding cost of living, housing and climate crises. Labor’s empty rhetoric on measures that affect us…
May 12
April 2024
Welfare recipients reject exclusion committee report and call for Centrelink payments above the poverty line
Grassroots advocacy groups led by welfare recipients reject the key recommendations of the Economic “Inclusion” Advisory Committee report released on…
Apr 28
MEDIA ALERT: Welfare recipients to head to Rishworth’s office calling for action on JobSeeker
People who rely on Centrelink payments to live and their supporters will rally outside the social services minister Amanda Rishworth’s office calling…
Apr 18
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The Antipoverty Centre
MEDIA ALERT: Activists to target Chalmers’ office demanding Centrelink increases in budget
At the end of a national week of action that saw Labor MPs across the country targeted with emails, phone calls, and face-to-face visits, people on…
Apr 17
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The Antipoverty Centre
FACT CHECK: IPA attack on welfare recipients shows prejudice not evidence
The Institute of Public Affairs welfare “research” released yesterday either wilfully misrepresents or completely misunderstands data related to income…
Apr 8
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The Antipoverty Centre
March 2024
MEDIA ALERT: Community groups to call for government action on unsafe temperatures in social housing
Poor people are paying the price with their health and bills after a record breaking summer
Mar 25
February 2024
Welfare recipients despair over poverty inquiry failure
"No one left behind" rings more hollow with each passing day under the Albanese government
Feb 28
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The Antipoverty Centre
January 2024
Labor’s cost of living crisis talks must produce Centrelink payment increase say unemployed advocates
A performative political response will not fool people in poverty
Jan 22
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The Antipoverty Centre
December 2023
TONIGHT: About us not for us – What the Workforce Australia inquiry means for welfare recipients
The Antipoverty Centre and the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union will host an online public meeting about the disappointing Workforce Australia…
Dec 12, 2023
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The Antipoverty Centre
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