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Australia’s income support increase is woefully inadequate and barely dents the spiralling cost of living
Op-ed by Dr. Cassandra Goldie, The Guardian, Saturday 31 December
2022
2022
October
- Budget foreshadows tougher times for households
ABC RN, Wednesday 26 October - Soaring living costs to whack Australians
ABC RN, Wednesday 26 October - To make a proper Wellbeing Budget, what are the essential ingredients?
Croakey Health Media, Thursday 27 October - Federal budget should have raised welfare payments amid cost-of-living crisis, recipients say
The Guardian, Thursday 27 October - The Budget
ABC News, Tuesday 25 October - 2022 federal budget round-up
ProBono News, Monday 24 October - Budget 2022: Centrelink recipients to get major cash boost
Yahoo! News, Monday 24 October - Many older Australians increasingly can’t afford insurance
Your Life Choices, Monday 24 October - Why are millions of Australians still living in poverty? Experts say it’s solvable
ABC News, Thursday 20 October - A third of single mothers in financial hardship due to welfare policies, analysis finds
The Guardian, Tuesday 18 October - JobSeeker has kept recipients below the poverty line for years, but advocates say they’ve never been worse off
ABC News, Tuesday 18 October - Advocates call for new laws to enshrine goal of halving child poverty by 2030
The Australian, Monday 17 October
September
- Seniors on struggle street despite pension rise
Newcastle Herald, Monday 12 September - Australians in ‘acute crisis’ urge PM to ease welfare penalties for working more hours
The Guardian, Saturday 10 September - The Smith Family launches new plan to help boost learning outcomes
Third Sector, Thursday 8 September - Economists call for fast-tracked child care to ease of cost of living
Goulburn Post, Tuesday 6 September - Welfare recipients score biggest increase in decades
ABC News, Monday 5 September - AUDIO: Welfare payments set to receive largest indexation increase in 30 years
ABC News, Monday 5 September - Wrapup: Jobs and Skills Summit
Pro Bono, Monday 5 September - ‘Megaphone’ summit is a call to arms
The Canberra Times, Saturday 3 September - Job agencies running ParentsNext scheme made invalid claims for taxpayer-funded bonuses, audit finds
The Guardian, Friday 2 September - Jobs and Skills Summit: PM announces 180,000 fee-free TAFE places
Herald Sun, Thursday 1 September
August
- Sectors join forces ahead of jobs summit
MSN, Monday 29 August - ACOSS push to get long-term jobless working
ABC News, Monday 29 August - Employment services reform on table: Burke
The New Daily, Monday 29 August - Council of Small Business and ACTU reach agreement on workplace relations
ABC News, Monday 29 August - ACOSS calls for Jobseeker increase in jobs and skills summit proposal
The Mandarin, Monday 29 August - Business flags ‘caution’ over pre-summit union deal
AFR, Monday 29 August - Jobseeker should rise to $70 a day to ‘lift people out of poverty’ and back into work, Acoss says
The Guardian, Monday 29 August - Welfare group seeks unemployment rethink
The Canberra Times, Monday 29 August - Assist long-term jobless to get full employment
The Australian, Sunday 28 August - $1 coffee no more: Why the price hike of 7-Eleven’s famously cheap brew has people worried
SBS News, Sunday 28 August - ‘Robo-justice’: Royal commission set up to examine robo-debt scheme
Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 25 August - Poorer Australians to face ‘increasing burden’ during EV switch, department concedes
The Canberra Times, Wednesday 24 August - Jobless rate falls to 3.4 per cent
Tasmania Talks, Thursday 18 August - New report shows that home insurance is unaffordable for more than 1 million households
Third Sector, Wednesday 17 August - Call to raise bar on energy efficiency for new-build homes, put an end to “glorified tents”
One Step Off The Grid, Thursday 11 August - Interest rate rise ‘terrifying’, social services body says
The Age, Wednesday 3 August - Rising interest rates could see 100,000 more Aussies unemployed
Today – 9news, Wednesday 3 August - Peak unemployment bodies say raising jobseeker rate should take priority over lifting pension income test
The Guardian, Wednesday 3 August - Job agency refers welfare recipients to online course asking basic questions about computers
The Guardian, Wednesday 3 August - Government flags possible reform of $7b Workforce Australia jobseeker program a month after launching it
ABC News, Tuesday 2 August - Rent hikes and cost-of-living pressures are exacerbating homelessness in Ipswich
ABC News, Monday 1 August
July
- Cashless welfare cards set to be axed
InDaily, Wednesday 27 July - Report finds ‘stark gap’ between rich and poor
CathNews, Monday 25 July - Concerns Canberrans on lower incomes will be left behind under ACT’s new electric vehicle strategy
MSN, ABC News, Sunday 24 July - Royal commission into robodebt scheme will rebuild public trust, Social Services Department tells Albanese government
The Canberra Times, Monday 25 July - Oh FFS: A Grim New Report Shows Just 10% Of Aussies Earn Nearly Half The Country’s Cash
Pedestrian, Saturday 23 July - Jobseeker forced to travel 60km to keep payments under new welfare program
The Guardian, Friday 15 July - End to Covid leave payment and RAT subsidy ‘disincentives’ for casuals to be tested
The Guardian, Thursday 14 July - Cuts to RATs, leave pay ‘will be catastrophic’: Australian Medical Association
The Australian, Thursday 14 July - Welfare penalties paused after new Workforce Australia app struggles to cope
The Guardian, Saturday 9 July
June
- Centrelink JobSeeker changes coming next week… with some tweaks
Yahoo! News, Thursday 30 June - Job seekers looking to new employment services for appropriate support
Disability Support Guide, Tuesday 28 June - Labor unveils ‘clean slate policy’ as part of last-minute tweak to controversial jobseeker reforms
ABC News, Tuesday 28 June - ACOSS says unemployed not happy with job search regime
The Mandarin, Tuesday 28 June - ACOSS responds to ‘Workforce Australia’
ABC RN Drive, Tuesday 28 June - ‘Tick-a-box exercise’: majority of jobseekers dissatisfied with billion-dollar Jobactive system, report finds
The Guardian, Tuesday 28 June - Cost of living on the age pension a struggle for the likes of Sandra Houghton, amid hefty prices rise
Newcastle Herald, Saturday 25 June - Increases to the minimum wage, drop in solutions and the high cost of doing business
ProBono, Wednesday 22 June - Mutual obligations are being overhauled. Job seekers are confused and fearful
New Daily, Friday 10 June - Huge changes to Centrelink coming NEXT month for thousands of Australians on JobSeeker – here’s what you need to know
Daily Mail, Thursday 9 June - Industry leaders call on ministers to tackle energy crisis
Utility, Wednesday 8 June - Labor Is Being Urged To Give Out $1000 Energy Relief Payments Amid The Rising Cost Of Living
Junkee, Wednesday 8 June - Major Centrelink Jobseeker changes coming: Why people are worried
Yahoo! Finance, Wednesday 8 June - Labor urged to provide $1,000 debt relief to low-income earners before power bills soar
The Guardian, Wednesday 8 June - Terms of Reference for Robodebt Royal Commission suggested
Lawyers Weekly, Monday 6 June - Job seekers could have welfare stopped under ‘onerous’ new points-based system, advocates warn
The Guardian, Tuesday 7 June - Cashless welfare card to be folded
The Australian, Friday 3 June
May
- Advocates Fear The JobSeeker Rate Won’t Be Raised Under The Albanese Government
Junkee, Tuesday 24 May - Centrelink recipients: What a Labor Government means for you
Yahoo! Finance, Monday 23 May - Sector looks ahead to priorities as new prime minister is sworn in
ProBono, Saturday 23 May - A new poll has found a policy blind spot that could win the election for either party
news.com.au, Saturday 14 May - West Australian mum in a coma for three weeks told she’s ineligible for disability support,
7News, Saturday 14 May
April
- Coalition and Labor clash over robodebt royal commission push, cheaper medicines plan, SBS News, Saturday 30 April
- Federal election Hinkler candidates on the cashless card, Cairns Post, Thursday 28 April
- Labor candidates in marginal seats buck party line to advocate for jobseeker increase, The Guardian, Friday 29 April
- Anglicare calls for JobSeeker boost as rental costs lock most vulnerable out of the market, The Canberra Times, Thursday 28 April
- As rental crisis bites, Veronica knows what she’ll have to cut back on — food, ABC News, Thursday 28 April
- Cost-of-living payment due this week, Your Life Choices, Tuesday 26 April
- First Nations groups want compensation for funeral insurance victims, AFR, Wednesday 27 April
- Government under pressure to help Aboriginal families after ‘predatory’ funeral insurer’s collapse, The Guardian, Wednesday 27 April
- Rental shortage crisis forces families to live in their cars, TODAY, Tuesday 26 April
- Homelessness plagues marginal NSW South Coast seat ahead of Federal Election, ABC PM, Tuesday 26 April
- Low-income tenants hardest hit as Australian rent rises outstrip assistance payments, The Guardian, Wednesday 27 April
- Key changes to Home Guarantee Scheme announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Herald Sun, Monday 18 April
- Seniors’ lobby says plan could be election winner, The Senior, Saturday 16 April
- Albanese says $1trn debt makes JobSeeker rise untenable, AFR, Wednesday 13 April
- The Project: Waleed Aly questions Penny Wong over JobSeeker, cost of living, News.com.au, Thursday 14 April
- Community sector details key policy demands for people on low incomes, SBS News, Wednesday 13 April
- Could you live on $46 a day?, Pro Bono, Wednesday 13 April
- Labor won’t commit to an increase in jobseeker payment, The Guardian, Tuesday 12 April
- Huge bill for Labor’s aspirational plans revealed, Herald Sun, Tuesday 12 April
- SBS Hindi News 05 April 2022: ACOSS calls for urgent climate change action after a major report shows global warming has worsened, SBS Hindi, Monday 5 April
- Date set for cost-of-living payment, Your Life Choices, Monday 5 April
- ‘Time bomb’: Housing problem costing Australia hundreds of millions every year, News.com.au, Monday 5 April
- When $250 federal budget payment will start hitting Australians’ bank accounts, News.com.au, Monday 4 April
March
- Welfare Recipients Are Being Screwed Over By The Federal Budget, Junkee, Wednesday 30 March
- Welfare sector slams band-aid budget, ProBono, Wednesday 30 March
- Concerns 2022 Budget offers short-term fixes not real solutions, SBS News, Wednesday 30 March
- Government bungles budget day two under tough inquisition, The New Daily, Wednesday 30 March
- Budget 2022: Refugee, Housing and Welfare sectors say measures don’t do enough, SBS News, Wednesday 30 March
- Pre-election budget criticised for short-term fixes instead of long-term solutions, realestate.com.au, Wednesday 30 March
- Scott Morrison says renters should buy a house if they want rent relief, The Advertiser, Wednesday 30 March
- Scott Morrison says best way to help renters is to ‘help them buy a house’, The Guardian, Wednesday 30 March
- Federal budget 2022: Election sweeteners could trigger earlier rate hikes, The New Daily, Wednesday 30 March
- Welfare budget labelled band-aid solution, Canberra Times, Wednesday 30 March
- The 2022 budget unpacked, ABC Nightlife, Tuesday 29 March
- Budget 2022: What’s in it for you?, RN Drive, Tuesday 29 March
- Budget 2022: Paid parental leave boost and cash payments for pensioners while climate change spending to fall, ABC News, Tuesday 29 March
- Behind the scenes: One intimate image that sums up budget day, News.com.au, Tuesday 29 March
- Community advocates voice concerns over 2022 federal budget, SBS News, Tuesday 29 March
- Budget 2022: What they said, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 29 March
- Social enterprise comes of age in COVID recovery, Westpac, Friday 25 March
- Federal budget 2022: Cost of living to be addressed as Coalition prepares for election season, Newcastle Herald, Saturday 26 March
- First buyer grants are a dud fix to the housing supply crisis, Newcastle Herald, Saturday 26 March
- Many Queenslanders will be feeling ‘spent’ as they cast their votes in the federal election, ABC News, Saturday 26 March
- What do you want from the budget?, ABC RN, Thursday 24 March
- Calls For Increased Government Support For Flood Impacted Communities, Hit Network, Thursday 24 March
- Rental Pressure Increasing, 5RM, Wednesday 23 March
- From ‘problematic’ bogans to the COVID divide: Australia’s messy relationship with class, ABC News, Thursday 24 March
- Why our charities should be free to criticise hopeless policy, Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday 23 March
- Regional rents soar during COVID-19, raising fears of financial stress, 9News, Tuesday 22 March
- Pandemic, ‘missed opportunities’, need for space fuelling Australia’s housing crisis, report says, ABC News, Tuesday 22 March
- Sydney news: Man suspends himself from pole in South Sydney protest, ABC News, Tuesday 22 March
- Regional rents skyrocket as residents leave capital cities, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 22 March
- ‘Liveable income’ plan proposed to lift Australians out of poverty, SBS News, Sunday 20 March
- How Australia’s skyrocketing cost of living is pushing people into poverty, The Guardian, Saturday 19 March
- Call to increase $1000 disaster payment to $3000, ABC AM, Friday 18 March
- ‘Running on empty’: Families struggling with petrol price hikes, Brisbane Times, Thursday 17 March
- Boost disaster support payments now, says ACOSS, The Australian, Thursday 17 March
- Call for rules as renters cop extreme heat, The Canberra Times, Thursday 17 March
- Heat in rental homes routinely hits unhealthy levels in summer, new report shows, The Age, Thursday 17 March
- Renters sweltering in ‘unhealthy temperatures’ due to lax rental standards: Report, The New Daily, Thursday 17 March
- As petrol prices and the cost of living rise, what ‘if you lost your job tomorrow’?, ABC News, Tuesday 15 March
- Labor proposes community sector overhaul, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 15 March
- Assessors, techies, bankers join mud army, 7News, Saturday 12 March
- Australia’s Floods and Underinsurance: Why We Need a Better Plan, MSN News, Thursday 10 March
- Flood relief payments and disaster relief: Here’s what’s available to you, ABC News, Thursday 10 March
- Cost of Living: after the disaster, ABC RN Drive, Wednesday 9 March
- Floods response and climate policy: what a disaster, Croaky Health Media, Wednesday 9 March
- Australians lifted out of poverty thanks to COVID-19 Government support have fallen back into ‘financial stress’, new research shows, Business Insider, Wednesday 2 March
- COVID-19 support payments pulled Zoe out of poverty. Now she’s struggling to get by, SBS News, Wednesday 2 March
- Tackling poverty is good economics: report, The Canberra Times, Wednesday 2 March
February
- Tax cuts are on the way, but men set to be the big winners, Your Life Choices, Monday 28 February
- Thanks to COVID, we know how to end poverty, yet we’re refusing to do it, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 28 February
- “Don’t just sit there”: NSW floods will worsen this week, The Big Smoke, Monday 28 February
- People power to pave the way towards a cleaner, better energy future, Renew Economy, Thursday 24 February
- The global economy is ‘staring into the abyss’ as Ukraine invasion hits the Australian stock market, ABC News, Thursday 24 February
- Health, business and aid leaders unite to call on PM to help address ‘dangerous’ global vaccine inequity, Global Travel Media, Monday 21 February
- Inside Australia’s child poverty crisis, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 21 February
- Minster’s poverty line reply ‘heartless’, The Canberra Times, Thursday 17 February
- Government failing vulnerable Aussies on RATs: advocacy groups, Your Life Choices, Tuesday 15 February
- Calls for free rapid antigen tests ramp up, Pro Bono, Tuesday 15 February
- Just ‘change jobs’ for more pay? The Treasurer must learn how impossible that can be for women, Thursday 10 February
- RBA’s ‘opaque’ approach to interest rates no consolation to those hardest hit by inflation, Guardian, Thursday 3 February
- Two years later, where is the help for those who need it most? Crikey, Thursday 3 February
- ‘A slap in the face’: The Morrison government has offered aged care workers who could earn ‘more at Bunnings’ cash incentives worth $800 to keep them at work, Business Insider, Tuesday 1 February
January
- We need to invest in Services Australia and its workforce, not privatise it, Pro Bono, Monday 31 January
- Supply and demands, The Monthly, Thursday 27 January
- ‘Systems under strain’: Advocates make national cabinet appeal to ease Omicron pressures, The Mandarin, Friday 28 January
- Australian pharmacies take a loss under government scheme for concession card holders as RAT prices skyrocket, The Guardian, Thursday 27 January
- What a disaster: federal government slashes COVID payment when people need it most, The Conversation, Thursday 20 January
- World’s billionaires doubled their wealth during COVID-19 pandemic, Oxfam says, SBS News, Monday 17 January
- Anger at COVID support cuts as peak nears, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 18 January
- Let it rip: the week it started to fall apart for Morrison, Saturday Paper, Saturday 15 January
- Protecting frontline workers, Cass on Sunrise re National Cabinet meeting, Ch7 Sunrise, Friday 14 January
- Still several weeks before food supply crunch eases, says industry group, community sector deeply concerned, ABC PM, Thursday 13 January
- National cabinet called on to create COVID Rapid Response Group, Cass on 2GB Breakfast, Thursday 13 January
- ‘Chaos’: Leader’s urgent Covid demands for rapid tests, payments issued to PM, news.com, Thursday 13 January
- ‘Further stress’: Advocates reject government proposal to replace isolating workers with unemployed and older Australians, Business Insider, Thursday 13 January
- Government urged to suspend mutual obligations for job seekers amid COVID-19 surge, SBS online, Thursday 13 January
- Free rapid antigen tests announced for concession card holders, ABC RN Breakfast, Thursday 6 January
- National Cabinet makes free RATs available to vulnerable groups, ABC AM, Thursday 6 January
- Frontline services fear closing doors over lack of rapid antigen tests, ABC The World Today, Monday 3 January
2021
2021
December
- Pharmacies opposed widespread free tests amid fears ‘worried well’ would overwhelm system, SMH/The Age, Friday 31 December
- Community organisations call for Budget reset, Dr Cassandra Goldie on ABC RN Breakfast, Wednesday 8 December
- New study reveals stark realities of housing stress during pandemic, Architecture & Design magazine, Tuesday 7 December
- Sharp rise in energy debt sees Australian households struggling to keep the lights on, The Guardian, Friday 3 December
- Charities blast ‘unfair’ law changes they say will silence dissent during elections, The Guardian, Friday 3 December
- Charities warn new laws will ‘stifle’ their right to political advocacy, SBS news, Friday 3 December
- CEDA warning as Australia fails to hit poverty goals, SMH, Thursday 2 December
November
- Regional rents skyrocket in pandemic, ABC RN Breakfast, Monday 29th November
- New report calls on greater Commonwealth investment to curb public housing crisis, ABC News, Monday 29th November
- Damning new housing report warns of homelessness surge and 400k families in limbo, News.com.au, Monday 29th November
- Regional tenants not immune to rent spike, The Canberra Times, Monday 29th November
- Wasted JobKeeper could have funded JobSeeker raise for five years, Michael West Media, Friday 26th November
- PM defends government support for NDIS, The Canberra Times, Thursday 25th November
- Voters in marginal seats are overwhelmingly in favour of increasing income support ahead of a 2022 election, according to a new survey, MSN, Tuesday 23rd November
- ‘No surprise’: The young and poor most likely to get a COVID fine, The Age, Tuesday 23rd November
- ‘The single greatest blow for fairness in Australia’: push to raise Jobseeker, Sunherald/Sunday Age, Sunday 21 November
- We are only as good as the vaccination levels in our vulnerable communities, The Canberra Times, Thursday 18 November
- Attorneys-General under fire, again, for failing children and ignoring medical advice, CROAKEY, Wednesday 17 November
- Voter Integrity Bill, 3CR 855am CommunityRadio, Monday 15 November
- Ageism forcing older workers onto unemployment payments, 3AW 693 News Talk, Saturday 13 November
- Pandemic pushes long-term unemployment to new peak, Nestegg, Friday 12 November
- 826,000 Australians are long term unemployed, The Project, Thursday 11 November
- Australians who didn’t rejoin the workforce after losing paid work during the pandemic risk being unemployed long-term, a new report finds, Business Insider, Thursday 11 November
- Some 826,000 Australians forced to survive on support payments for more than a year, SBS, Thursday 11 November
- Long-term unemployment now worse than after 1991 recession: report, Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 11 November
- Long-term unemployment surges to 826,000 Australians, AM ABC, Thursday 11 November
- Australia can’t reach net zero unless it helps people on low incomes transition to clean energy, Dr Cassandra Goldie, Guardian, Wednesday 3 November
- Renewing Australia’s ageing housing stock key to hitting net zero, boosting affordability, report says, Domain.com.au, Friday 5 November
- Renewing Australia’s ageing housing stock key to hitting net zero, boosting affordability, report says, Domain, Thursday 4 November
- NSW on cusp of 90 per cent fully vaxxed, The Canberra Times, Thursday 4 November
- Housing and homelessness left behind in post-COVID recovery, Phys.org, Wednesday 3 November
October
- Social advocates hit out at voter ID laws, The Canberra Times, Friday 29 October
- Good bosses will back work reforms: Labor, The Canberra Times, Friday 29 October
- Morning mail: AstraZeneca doses wasted, Labor leads Coalition in polls, Australia v the climate, The Guardian, Friday 29 October
- ‘Turned away’: how strict government rules denied young pilot with brain cancer the disability pension, The Guardian, Thursday 28 October
- We need to fix poverty and stop blaming the stereotyped poor, Cassandra Goldie, AFR Opinion, Sunday 24 October
- ‘Incredibly worried’: end of Covid disaster payment looms for many still out of work, Guardian, Sunday 24 October
- Why Vinnies says JobSeeker increase will keep families from homelessness, Cairns Post, Thursday 21 October
- Anti-Poverty Week | How Australia can build a better system to beat poverty, Newcastle Herald, Wednesday 20 October
- Pru Goward AFR column on ‘underclass’ condemned as disturbing and abusive, The Guardian, Wednesday 20 October
- Income support loss to strike hard, Star Weekly, Sunday 17 October
- Poor left behind as nation surges ahead, The Canberra Times, Sunday 17 October
- New Cashless Welfare Card Grant Round Launches, Eyre Peninsula 5cc, Wednesday 13 October
- ‘Mutual obligation’ to be reintroduced for Centrelink, ABC 7.30, Tuesday 12 October
- ‘STOPPED’: Major change to COVID-19 $750 payments, Yahoo! Finance, Saturday 9 October
- Community sector unites to call for fair, fast climate action this decade, Canberra Times, Thursday 7 October
- Call to improve energy efficiency in homes, ABC AM, Wednesday 6 October
- National energy program would boost economy and save power bills, ACOSS report finds, ABC online, Wednesday 6 October
- ‘Scorched economic path’: Map reveals the Australians left behind in Delta, The New Daily, Tuesday 5 October
- Australia’s worst-hit COVID-19 areas also bear economic blow, report finds, SBS news, Monday 4 October
- Thousands face income hit as disaster payments are cut, SMH/The Age front page, Monday 4 October
September
- Coalition decision to end Covid disaster payments labelled ‘unconscionable’ by welfare groups, Guardian, Thursday 30 September
- Welfare and small business groups slam plans to cut COVID support payments, ABC World Today, Thursday 30 September
- COVID ‘disaster payments’ could be withdrawn within weeks. Will the economy cope? ABC, Thursday 30 September
- Vaccine passports risk disadvantaging poor, The Age, Tuesday 28 September
- ‘Effective unemployment’ is as high as a year ago, but households not getting same support, ABC News, Saturday 25 September
- Tributes flow for fearless community advocate Merle Mitchell, RN Breakfast, Wednesday 22 September
- ‘Showed us all what true courage takes’: Tributes flow for social justice advocate Merle Mitchell, Women’s Agenda, Tuesday 21 September
- Welfare recipients struggle with cost of living as lockdown drags on, The Guardian, Monday 20 September
- Fears of Covid-19 vaccine inequalities, Cassandra Goldie on ABC RN Breakfast, Thursday 16 September
- Australia must raise ‘very low’ Jobseeker rate, The New Daily, Thursday 16 September
- Sydney COVID: NSW warned of huge risk to vulnerable people, SMH, Monday 13 September
- ‘Winter in Canberra is chilly’: the capital is in lockdown, and $33 a day is cold comfort for the unemployed, Guardian, Sunday 12 September
- COVID financial support key to mental health, ABC World Today, Friday 10 September
- Experts urge higher income support payments to stem youth mental health crisis, Guardian, Friday 10 September
- New residents face longer waiting periods for social security payments, SBS News, Friday 10 September
- Australian job seekers are dropping out of the market, but it’s not because they don’t want to work, ABC Analysis, Wednesday 8 September
- Over a million Australians want work, but are not looking for a job, ABC PM, Tuesday 7 September
- Injured woman says she drained super to survive while waiting years for disability support pension, Guardian, Tuesday 7 September
- National Summit on Women’s Safety: Domestic violence, homelessness, news.com.au, Monday 6 September
- Call for disability pension rules overhaul, Canberra Times, Monday 6 September
- COVID-19 exposes Australia’s stark health inequalities — and threatens to entrench them further, ABC Analysis, Saturday 4 September
- ‘Dangerous for our people’: Calls to rethink jab target for reopening, SMH, Friday 3 September
August
- New poll reveals what’s scaring Australians more than the Covid-19 pandemic, Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 31 August
- ‘Dramatic increase’: Demand for food relief skyrockets as lockdowns bite, New Daily, Friday 27 August
- How Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown is dividing the city, ABC News, Sunday 22 August
- Indigenous leaders call for higher vaccination thresholds as COVID Delta threat rises for Aboriginal population, ABC online, Friday 20 August
- Vulnerable groups in danger of being left behind in Covid-19 vaccine rollout, says ACOSS, The Australian, Friday 20 August
- Editorial: more help needed to get through long lockdown, SMH/Age, Friday 20 August
- Robodebt class action over but federal government still wants legal costs and advice to stay secret, Guardian, Thursday 19 August
- Calls heard again for royal commission into ‘horrific’ and unlawful robodebt scheme, AAP/SBS, Thursday 19 August
- Robodebt: Kathy and David Mundy share Centrelink nightmare, news.com.au, Thursday 19 August
- Ross Gittins opinion – mentions ACOSS/UNSW ‘Work, Income & Health Inequality’ report, SMH/Age, Wednesday 18 August
- Seven million Australians launch call for ambitious targets ahead of UN climate summit, Business Acumen Magazine, Monday 16 August
- Solar set to power up SA despite ‘sun tax’ warning, Adelaide Now, Sunday 15 August
- New report shows COVID-19 health inequality: Cassandra Goldie, Video ABC24/MSN, Thursday 12 August
- Health gap between rich and poor widening, The Australian, Thursday 12 August
- Pandemic worsens health inequality: report, AAP/Canberra Times, Thursday 12 August
- Electricity companies get green light to charge rooftop solar owners for exporting power to grid, ABC online, Thursday 12 August
- Rooftop solar export charging scheme to open in 2025, SMH, Thursday 12 August
- Solar rules change, allowing households to earn more but pay a fee to export, Adelaide Advertiser, Thursday 12 August
- Energy commission dials back plan to charge households to send rooftop solar power to grid, Guardian, Thursday 12 August
- Parent program survives vote on compulsion, AAP/Canberra Times, Wednesday 11 August
- Private employment services forced to pay back $1m in wrongfully claimed bonuses in 2020, The Guardian, Wednesday 11 August
- Hundreds of thousands of people financially worse off in 2021 lockdowns, SMH, Tuesday 10 August
- Fears government’s migrant welfare bill will hit women hardest and prevent fleeing from domestic violence, SBS News, Tuesday 10 August
- ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie on The Drum panel, ABC The Drum, Tuesday 10 August
- Job vacancies fall as social services groups say more support needed for unemployed, SMH, Monday 9 August
- Cassandra Goldie: The true story of Morrison’s tax cuts for the rich, The Saturday Paper, Saturday 7 August
- Tackling solar for renters among fresh round of consumer research grants, The Fifth Estate, Thursday 5 August
- Business/Robbery, etc., The Spectator, Thursday 5 August
- Through-the-roof home prices nothing short of a crisis, Editorial The Age, Monday 2 August
July
- Economic ‘double punch’: Sydney’s lockdown will have lasting legacy, The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 31 July
- Prime Minister and Finance Minister face backlash over Covid-19 disaster payment, News.com.au, Thursday 29 July
- Bridget McKenzie’s comments rejected after saying she’d rather be on welfare in Australia than anywhere else, SBS News, Thursday 29 July
- ‘The government is dividing communities’: Unions hit out at Morrison’s slow response on increased lockdown payments, Business Insider, Thursday 29 July
- NSW lockdown payments still not enough, advocates warn, The New Daily, Wednesday 28 July
- Calls for covid support payments for people who lose less than 8 hours work, ABC RN Drive, Wednesday 28 July
- More changes to financial support for locked-down Sydney, but calls for JobKeeper’s return continue, ABC PM, Wednesday 28 July
- The six changes charities want to support communities in lockdown, Pro Bono News, Wednesday 28 July
- Poorest Sydneysiders face financial hit from lockdown, AFR, Tuesday 27 July
- Foodbank demand soar, as Covid lockdowns, job losses grow, Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 27 July
- Emergency financial relief requests skyrocket ‘as expected’, SkyNews, Tuesday 27 July
- Federal Labor set to dump multibillion-dollar cancer and dental pledges, SMH, Tuesday 27 July
- Kicked to the kerb: The crisis of older women becoming homeless, Green Left Weekly, Tuesday 27 July
- Jailing of nearly 500 children under 13 a ‘failure’ by Australia’s top legal officers, advocates say, The Guardian, Tuesday 27 July
- Many Aussies struggling to survive on insecure income, Pro Bono News, Monday 26 July
- Frydenberg to assess COVID payments amid JobSeeker complaints, Yahoo Finance, Monday 26 July
- ‘Bring back JobKeeper now’ demands Perrottet, SMH, Sunday 25 July
- Scott Morrison confirms NSW will receive 90,000 more weekly Pfizer doses from next week, SBS News, Sunday 25 July
- Charities up against perfect COVID storm, West Australian, Saturday 24 July
- Australians ineligible for Covid-19 Disaster Payment because of Centrelink, news.com.au, Saturday 24 July
- JobSaver boosted as Sydney COVID outbreak worsens, Money Magazine, Friday, 30 July
- Half a million NSW workers granted Covid payments, but many remain ineligible, The Guardian, Friday 23 July
- Renters on COVID-19 Disaster Payment set to face housing stress or rent debt, Domain, Friday, 23 July
- The people missing out on lockdown disaster recovery payments, SMH, Thursday 22 July
- Charity advocacy: Oxfam, Vinnies, Amnesty seek UN intervention against Morrison government bans, AFR, Thursday 22 July
- Australian charities appeal to UN on rules, Canberra Times, Thursday 22 July
- One in 10 NSW coronavirus infections have occurred at work… JobKeeper revival would keep employees safely at home, Business Insider, Thursday 22 July
- More than 1 million of Australia’s poorest are locked down and shut out of emergency COVID-19 payments, Business Insider/MSN.com, Wednesday 21 July
- Coalition pressured to expand Covid disaster payments as 1 million locked down Australians excluded, the Guardian, Wednesday 21 July
- Scott Morrison rules out JobKeeper return despite half of Australia in COVID lockdown, 7News, Wednesday 21 July
- Coronavirus: Orange, NSW, and SA lockdown, Victoria exposure grows, The New Daily, Wednesday 21 July
- JobSeeker numbers to spike amid COVID-19 lockdowns, warns CBA, Yahoo Finance, Tuesday 20 July
- JobKeeper pressure builds as lockdowns worsen, Australian Financial Review, Tuesday 20 July
- Coronavirus variant sparks more lockdowns, AAP/MSN.com, Tuesday 20 July
- Federal Government urged to widen COVID payment eligibility, ABC RN Breakfast, Tuesday 20 July
- Federal government faces calls to reinstate JobKeeper and welfare support payments as millions endure lockdown, SBS News, Tuesday 20 July
- COVID Delta variant forces half of Australia into lockdown as states battle outbreaks, 7News, Tuesday 20 July
- Construction Ban Across Central Coast Sees Thousands Out Of Work, MMM, Monday 19 July
- Covid disaster payments criticised for excluding people on income support, Guardian, Saturday 17 July
- Post-Covid plan still on agenda despite Sydney and Melbourne lockdowns, Canberra Times, Friday 16 July
- Liberal-led committee raises concerns about Morrison government’s charity crackdown, Guardian, Saturday 17 July
- Many in the arts missing out on COVID disaster, ABC PM, Thursday 15 July
- The gap between Aussies thriving through COVID-19 and those suffering is only getting bigger, new ABS data shows, Business Insider, Thurs 15 July
- New COVID-19 lockdown support ‘excludes those on the lowest incomes’, SBS News, Wednesday 14 July
- NSW industry leaders have praised the new flood of emergency government funding – but critics say it’s no JobKeeper 2.0, Wed 14 July
- Labor hits out at Scott Morrison over COVID-19 NSW support package, SkyNews, Wedesday 14 July
- COVID-19 support payments increased for Greater Sydney amid likely protracted lockdown, ABCNews, Tuesday 13 July
- NSW and federal governments to announce payments to businesses struggling in COVID-19 lockdown, ABC News, Tuesday 13 July
- NSW businesses wait on federal support, AAP, Tuesday 13 July
- More financial help expected for NSW within days amid extended COVID-19 lockdown, SBSNews, Monday 12 July
- Coronavirus Sydney outbreak updates: financial support could be coming, 9News, Monday 12 July
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison flags cash-flow boost, income support for locked-down Sydney, Canberra Times, Mon 12 July
- NDIS cost blow-outs ‘eye-watering’, AFR, Friday 9 July
- Nurses lobby to boost effort to vaccinate vulnerable Australians, ABC, Wednesday 7 July
- CBD offices, supermarkets to be enlisted for vaccination push, AFR, Wednesday 7 July
June
- Calls to widen net for COVID payments, AAP, Tuesday 29 June
- Canberrans under stay-at-home orders ineligible for support payment an unfair decision, Canberra Times, Tuesday 29 June
- No savings for millions of Australians, 7News, Monday 28 June
- To understand young people’s mental health problems, we need to look at the economic and social triggers, ABC Analysis, Friday 25 June
- ‘For heaven’s sakes, make it five years’: Community sector frustrated by short funding cycles, ProBono News, Wednesday 23 June
- Health for all, ABC Big Ideas: ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie, Dr Sandro DeMaio CEO VicHealth, Wednesday 23 June
- Jobseeker rights at risk under ‘sham’ mutual obligation rule change, welfare groups warn, The Guardian, Thursday 17 June
- No, the government isn’t putting pensioners on the cashless debit card, New Daily, Thursday 17 June
- Concerns the economic rebound not so great for everyone, ABC World Today, Wednesday 16 June
- Extradition issues to be explored in ACT raise the age push, Canberra Times, Wednesday 16 June
- Support for Indigenous voice grows stronger, The Australian, Monday 14 June
- Court approves $1.7 billion settlement for robodebt victims, Money Magazine, 16 June
- Robodebt failures ‘should have been obvious’ to senior public servants, judge finds, The Mandarin, Monday 14 June
- ‘Rushed’ welfare overhaul will cost JobSeeker recipients up to $457, New Daily, Saturday 12 June
- Court approves $1.2b robodebt settlement, 7News, Friday 11 June
- Federal Court links robodebt scheme with suicides, approves settlement, ABC PM, Friday 11 June
- Coalition urged to expand Covid disaster payments after workers barred from program, Guardian, Wednesday 9 June
- Melbourne’s latest lockdown is ending, but many are still in financial stress as welfare switches off, ABC online, Thursday 10 June
- How much the average Australian earns and what salary makes you well off, Herald Sun, Wednesday 9 June
- Community for climate change – ACOSS survey, Pro Bono News, Monday 7 June
- How Australia can support more sun for everyone, Cassandra Goldie in Canberra Times, Sunday 6 June
- One in four of us struggle to make ends meet, Australia Talks data shows, ABC news online, Sunday 6 June
- Australia Talks – Making ends meet, ABC TV news, Sunday 6 June
- Victoria’s lockdown grants leave many without help due to eligibility rules and wait times, ABC news online, Saturday 5 June
- Welfare groups outraged after Stuart Robert spruiks new ‘dobseeker’ figures, SBS news online, Saturday 5 June
- Scott Morrison announces relief package for Australians in lockdown, SMH/The Age, Friday 4 June
- ACOSS calls for disaster payments for affected workers, SMH/The Age, Wednesday 2nd June
- Fears a wave of evictions will see a spike in homelessness as property boom rolls on, ABC AM, Tuesday 1st June
May
- Budget 2021 reviews find document fails to deliver for women, Canberra Times, Monday 24th May
- Coalition spent 30 times more on tax cuts than women’s economic security in 2021 budget, The Guardian, Monday 24th May
- Job seekers to be switched to online service in hidden $1.1 billion budget saving, SMH, Saturday 15th May
- Feed Appeal calls for help as number of Australians asking for food relief has doubled in a year, Daily Telegraph, Sunday 16th May
- Selling the Budget, ABC 7:30, Wednesday 12th May
- Plenty more room to move: 3 views of the Budget, The Guardian, Wednesday 12th May
- Federal budget 2021: Affordable housing forgotten, advocates say, The Australian, Wednesday 12th May
- Jobless plan for cashless card sites, AAP/Yahoo, Wednesday 12th May
- Community groups decry shameful Budget, AAP, Wednesday 12th May
- ‘Inhumane’: Government targets unemployed in JobSeeker crackdown, The New Daily, Wednesday 12th May
- Weighing up the Budget’s winners and losers, ABC RN Breakfast, Wednesday 12th May
- Budget 2021: Labor, Greens, ACOSS, COTA, ACTU responses, SMH/The Age, Wednesday 12th May
- ‘A blatant money grab’: Budget cut will force new migrants to wait four years for benefits, SBS News, Wednesday 12th May
- Migrants forced to wait four years for benefits in Australian budget’s biggest cost-cutting measure, The Guardian, Tuesday 11th May
- Federal Budget 2021: Retraining unemployed Australians in new skills, SMH, Tuesday 11th May
- Homelessness services welcome pre-budget funding commitment, Pro Bono, Tuesday 11th May
- Crikey: Money for something, Crikey, Tuesday 11th May
- Housing affordability budget promises will likely drive up prices, AFR, Monday 10th May
- ‘Minimal help, maximum hype’: Single parents housing package criticised for helping only a ‘handful’, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 10th May
- Getting ready for the Budget: how to dig into the figures and what to watch for, Croakey, Friday 7 May
- Using super for aged care would leave 350,000 without comfortable retirement, SMH Wednesday 5 May
- Federal budget boost to parental leave, childcare could lift women’s workforce participation, ABC, Tuesday 4, May
- Child care: Labor hits back at government’s $1.7 billion promise, New Daily, Monday 3 May
April
- Digital economy seen priority for budget, AAP, Friday 30th April
- Fears proposal to charge households with solar panels to export electricity will kill demand for solar energy, ABC 7:30, Thursday 29th April
- More women caught in ‘tsunami of need’, The Australian Tuesday 27th April
- End of JobSeeker coronavirus supplement impact, ABC TV news, Norman Hermant, Saturday 24 April
- The end of JobSeeker coronavirus supplement payments compounds this Australian family’s battle to beat poverty, ABC Online, Saturday 24 April
- JobSeeker impact, ABC AM, Friday 23 April
- Australia’s tax system favours men over women so it’s time to make the budget more female-friendly, ABC News, Monday 20 April
- Many Australians Are Joining The Unemployment Queue, The Project TV, Monday 12 April
- Three ingredients for effective income support reform, ProBono News, Monday 12 April
- A step towards ‘More Sun for Everyone’ and a fairer energy transition, Kellie Caught, ReNew Economy, Tuesday 6 April
- Over a million unemployed people set to lose $100 a fortnight, Cassandra Goldie on ABC RN Breakfast, Thursday 1 April
March
- Is Australia ready for welfare payments to reduce? Cassandra Goldie on ABC Life Matters panel & talkback, Monday 29 March
- End of JobKeeper could see 150,000 more Australians unemployed, Cassandra Goldie on Sunrise, Ch7, Monday 29 March
- ‘I haven’t had breakfast for years’: job search gets harder as JobKeeper ends, Anna Patty, SMH, Monday 29th March
- Booming property prices have pushed wealth to record levels, Gareth Hutchens, ABC, Monday, 29th March
- Meet your Impact 25 for 2021 Maggie Coggan, ProBono, Thursday 25th March
- ‘We are so much better than this’ Dr Cassandra Goldie, ProBono, Monday 22nd March
- So, where was corporate Australia at the March 4 Justice? Jenna Price, The Canberra Times, Friday 19th March
- ‘Disgusting’ welfare cuts to leave people on JobSeeker starving and homeless Josh Butler, The New Daily, Wednesday 17th March
- Advocates gruff at ‘toxic’ welfare system Rebecca Gredley, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 16th March
- Jobless could determine federal election Daniel McCulloch, The Canberra Times, Monday 15th March
- Welfare advocates are warning coronavirus supplement cuts could decide more than 50 marginal electorates at the next election Ali Crew, ABC News (Radio), Monday 15th March
- JobSeeker recipients could tip next election Jessica Yun, Yahoo! Finance, Monday 15th March
- Welfare payment cuts could tip marginal Coalition seats at next election, advocates warn Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Monday 15th March
- Open letter to PM calls for commitment to put early learning reform on NatCab agenda Jason Roberts, The Sector, Thursday 11th March
- Pension payment increase labelled “inadequate” Unattributed, Over Sixty, Wednesday 10th March
- Homelessness problem uncovered Jess Liddy, Yorke Peninsular Country Times, Wednesday 10th March
- ACOSS fears a rise in financial distress once wage subsidy schemes are rolled back ABC News radio, Tuesday 9th March
- Researchers warn too many Australian women are entering retirement in poverty David Taylor, ABC PM, Monday 8th March
- Parliament told ‘gut-wrenching’ poverty stories as JobSeeker rate criticised Josh Butler, The New Daily, Monday 8th March
- 250,000 expected to become unemployed as JobKeeper subsidy ends 9 News, Monday 8th March
- Accusations of ‘stingy’ dole rise miss the point Judith Sloan, The Australian, Friday 5th March
- JobSeeker increase ‘not enough’ Tara Murray, Star Weekly, Monday 1st March
February
- ‘It breaks my heart’ – Jobseekers hit back at $25 a week dole increase, Jennifer Duke, SMH Saturday 27th February
- Business and welfare groups denounce hotline to dob in unemployed Australians who reject job offers Elias Visontay, The Guardian, Tuesday 23rd February
- JobSeeker boost of $3.57 a day is ‘a heartless betrayal’ of unemployed Australians, welfare advocates say Evan Young, SBS News, Tuesday 23rd February
- Boost to JobSeeker payment won’t help unemployed Australians bust out of poverty, economists say David Taylor on PM, ABC News, Tuesday 23rd February
- Advocates slam ‘heartless’ JobSeeker boost Hannah Ryan, Newcastle Herald, Tuesday 23rd February
- Government says $50 rise in jobless payment is fair and affordable Phillip Coorey and Andrew Tillett, Australian Financial Review, Tuesday 23rd February
- Employers lukewarm on ‘DobSeeker’ hotline, Katina Curtis and Nick Bonyhady, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 23rd February
- Labor on the fence over new JobSeeker rate Rosie Lewis, The Australian, Tuesday 23rd February
- JobSeeker lifted by $25 a week as employers given dob-in powers Jennifer Duke and Shane Wright, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 23rd February
- Peak social services body doesn’t know how many profiles have been affected in Facebook ban Raffaella Ciccarelli, Today Channel 9, Friday 19th February
- Support remains in Tasmania for keeping JobSeeker rate above pre-COVID level Josh Dye and Amelia McGuire, SMH, Thursday 18th February
- Offering newly jobless five times as much as long-term unemployed would fail ‘most in need’ Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Wednesday 17th February
- Australian government criticised for ‘hands off’ approach to pandemic policymaking Luke Michael, Pro Bono, Monday 15th February
- Coalition proposal would boost jobseeker but take away extra benefits Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Monday 15th February
- ‘Significant proportion’ of rough sleepers in Australia given shelter during Covid now homeless Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Thursday February 11 2021
- PM backed into corner over JobSeeker Lucy Dean, Yahoo!Finance, Thursday 4th February 2021
- RBA boss reaffirms support for higher dole AAP, Radio 4CC, Thursday 4th February 2021
- Low unemployment payment a ‘chronic problem’ in Australia Dr Cassandra Goldie, SkyNews, Thursday 4th February 2021
- RBA boss reaffirms support for higher dole Daniel McCulloch, Illawarra Mercury, Wednesday 3rd February 2021
- RBA boss pressures Government to permanently raise JobSeeker rate, David Taylor, ABC Radio PM, Wednesday 3rd February 2021
- Lift JobSeeker permanently because it’s fairer: RBA governor Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke, SMH, Wednesday 3rd February 2021
- Calls continue for a permanent increase to JobSeeker payment Dr Cassandra Goldie, SkyNews, Tuesday 2nd February 2021
- Parliament probes future of job support Paul Osborne, Tuesday 2nd February 2021
- What are the issues facing federal parliament as it resumes tomorrow? Leigh Sales, 7:30 report ABC News, Monday 1st February, 2021
January
- Regional Australia needs more jobs, and it’s clear people want to take them up Dr Cassandra Goldie, Newcastle Star, Sunday 31 January 2021
- Scott Morrison’s five major challenges for 2021 David Crowe, Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 29th January 2021
- Champion of children’s rights Megan Mitchell appointed AM Tiffanie Turnbull, Illawara Mercury, Monday 25 January, 2021
- Lobbyists for older Australians back super top-ups for low-income workers Jannifer Duke, Monday 25 January, 2021
- Only two thirds of full-time jobs lost in recession restored Mirage News, Thursday 21 January, 2021
- 9 in 10 jobs recovered, but JobKeeper end will challenge ‘spectacular recovery’ Jennifer Duke, Thursday 21 January, 2021
- JobSeeker rate ‘dips’ to normal in April Macrobusiness, Wednesday 20 January, 2021
- 12% could still be unemployed as calls for JobSeeker increase get louder William Jolly, Savings.com, Tuesday 19 January, 2021
- Advocates urge for rise to JobSeeker rate Rebecca Gredly, Katherine Times, Tuesday 19 January, 2021
- Advocates urge federal government to raise JobSeeker rate, saying ‘millions are facing agonising decisions’, AAP & SBS, Tuesday 19 January, 2021
- WORKERS relying on JobKeeper have had their payments slashed by up to $200 per fortnight this week Hamilton Spectator (SA), Thursday 7 January, 2021
- Home of the fair go? The divide between rich and poor is about to get even more obvious Crikey, 7 January, 2021
- New year marks a big drop in income for unemployed The West Australian, Tuesday 5 January, 2021
- CEO Cassandra Goldie and Caryn Ryan on Weekend Sunrise (7) – Tweet, Saturday 2 January, 2021
2020
2020
December
- JobSeeker payment cuts come into effect on January 1, slashing COVID financial support, Seven News online, Thursday 31 December, 2020
- Coronavirus-JobSeeker slashed by $100 a fortnight in 2021 Nine News, 31 December, 2020
- ‘I am so scared for my future’ JobSeeker cuts devastating for millions of Australians Dr Cassandra Goldie opinion in The Guardian, 31 December, 2020
- Renewed call for JobSeeker increase as reduction in Covid-19 benefits loom SBS News online/AAP, 31 December, 2020
- Jobseeker payments to be cut from 1 January Claudia Long, ABC TV News, 31 December, 2020
- Welfare groups warn COVID-19 supplement payment cuts are too much, too soon Cassandra Goldie on ABC Radio National Breakfast, 31 December, 2020
- Unhappy new year for more than 1 million Aussies on JobSeeker as COVID assistance winds back, Claudia Long, ABC online, 31 December, 2020
- Path back into poverty for more than 1 million Aussies as COVID supplement cut again, Claudia Long, ABC AM (radio), 31 December, 2020
- What next for people on supplement payments? Byron Shire Echo, 31 December, 2020
- Australians face $100 a week cut as covid supplement is further reduced, Luke Henrique-Gomes, The Guardian, Wednesday 30 December, 2020
- Government under pressure to cancel New Year’s Day cut to JobSeeker, Cassandra Goldie on Sunrise (7), 30 December, 2020
- ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie on #JobSeeker payment cuts, Today Show (9), 30 December, 2020
- Coronavirus: Changes to JobSeeker payment, Jonathan Kearsley, Channel 9 News, Tuesday 29 December, 2020
- Calls to delay reduction in JobSeeker payment, Ronald Mizen, Australian Financial Review, 29 December, 2020
- Goodbye 2020 – the year I had a glimpse of a normal life and had it snatched away Bane Williams, The Guardian 29 December 2020
- Welfare suspended 500,000 times since August but new policy making a difference Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Monday 21 December 2020
- Vintage year for the wealthy: COVID-19 widens gap between rich and poor Tasha May, Michael West media, Friday 18 December 2020
- Unemployment rate falls to 6.8 per cent, but economists aren’t convinced it cements a recovery David Taylor, ABC Radio PM, Thursday 17 December 2020
- ACOSS: Stage 3 tax cuts will worsen inequality Macrobusiness, Thursday 17 December 2020
- ACOSS warns of increasing disparity in COVID-19 recovery MSM, ABC NEWS, Thursday 17 December 2020
- Australia’s richest households receiving six times the income of the poorest: report ABC Radio, Thursday 17 December 2020
- JobKeeper payment reliance scaled down by hundreds of thousands of Australians, saving taxpayers BILLIONS Alex Chapman, 7 News, Thursday 17 December 2020
- The rich, the comfortable middle and the rest: Australia’s wealth and income ladder revealed Matt Wade, SMH, Thursday 17 December 2020
- Government should abandon stage-three tax cuts to prevent widening inequality Ben Night, ABC News, Thursday 17 December 2020
- Government expecting Xmas bonus with MYEFO ABC RN, Frank Kelly, ABC Radio, Thursday 17 december 2020
- ACOSS – Inequality could be worse after recession Ben Knight, ABC AM, Thursday 17 december 2020
- The rich, the comfortable middle and the rest: Australia’s wealth and income ladder revealed Matt Wade, SMH, Wednesday 16 December 2020
- ACOSS welcomes new investment in home care packages The National Tribune, Wednesday 16 December 2020
- Morrison government unveils ‘significant and far-reaching’ fundraising reforms Luke Michael, ProBono, Wednesday 16 December 2020
- Charities paying for access – Never okay? Or a necessary evil? Luke Michael, ProBono, Wednesday 16 December 2020
- Treasurers trim complex charity red tape Daniel McCulloch, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 15 December 2020
- Millions left to dread 2021 thanks to Government’s Christmas cut to income support The National Tribune, Friday 11 December 2020
- ‘Shameful, dirty deal’: Outrage at senator’s backflip on cashless debit card Josh Butler, The NewDaily, Thursday 10 December 2020
- ADA NSW president Kathleen Matthews calls for sugar tax on drinks Catie McLeod, Canberra Times, Wednesday 9 December 2020
- Morrison Govt MP slams ‘harmful and unhelpful’ cashless Centrelink welfare card AAP, In Daily, Thursday 3 December 2020
- Australia’s $50 billion economic rescue Tim Colebatch, InsideStory, Thursday 3 December 2020
- Consumer spending spree gets economy on track to recover from recession Shane Wright, SMH, Wednesday 2 December 2020
November
- Planned cuts to payments ‘cruel and damaging’ CathNews, Thursday 26 November 2020
- ‘No evidence’ doubled JobSeeker was a disincentive to work: Academics Jennifer Duke, SMH, Wednesday 25 November 2020
- Welfare groups seek permanent rise in dole payment Paul Osborne, & News, Wednesday 25 November 2020
- Opposition against scrapping safe lending laws Chris Dastoor, Money Management, Tuesday 24 November 2020
- Older renters on the dole the most financially strapped as calls grow for JobSeeker increase Jennifer Duke, The Age, Sunday 22 November 2020
- Some 330,000 more Australians will fall into poverty when coronavirus supplement is cut, modelling warns Tom Stayner, SBS, Wednesday 19 November 2020
- JobSeeker changes to plunge 190,000 people into poverty on New Year’s Day Josh Butler, The NewDaily, Wednesday 19 November 2020
- ‘No Money Will Ever Compensate’: Robodebt Scandal Settles For $1.2B The Project 10 TV, Tuesday 17 November 2020
- Inhumane robo-debt must never be allowed to happen again Cassandra Goldie, SMH, Tuesday 17 November 2020
- Calls for robodebt Royal Commission following record payout Geraldine Doogue, ABC RN Radio, Tuesday 17 November 2020
- Robodebt class action: 400,000 victims to share in $112m compensation after landmark court settlement Georgie Moore and AAP, Perth Now, Monday 16 November 2020
- Consider hiking rent assistance before JobSeeker: Employer group Jennifer Duke, SMH, Friday 13 November 2020
- ‘No birthdays, no Christmas, no special treats, no nothing’: Melbourne mother struggling to scrape by after Jobseeker cut Raffaella Ciccarelli, Channel 9 Today, Wednesday 11 November 2020
- JobSeeker supplement changes at a glance: How much you will get after reductions to the coronavirus payment kick in James Maasdrop, ABC News, Wednesday 11 November 2020
- PM considers raising JobSeeker’s $40-a-day base rate Jessica Yun, Yahoo! Finance, Wednesday 11 November 2020
- Fears of fresh fiscal cliff when JobSeeker supplement ends in March Shane Wright and David Crowe, SMH, Tuesday 10 November 2020
- Centrelink office waiting times balloon despite major push towards online services Luke Henriques-Gomes and Nick Evershed, The Guardian, Monday 9 November 2020
- How lessons learned during the AIDS crisis can help contain COVID Isobel Roe, The World Today ABC Radio, Wednesday 4 November 2020
- Business group ‘perplexed’ by JobMaker scheme, fear it will be rorted Josh Butler, The NewDaily, Tuesday 3rd November 2020
October
- Missy has applied for 100 jobs since COVID-19 hit. She’s worried her search could become even Jade Macmillan, ABC News, Saturday 24 October 2020
- 10 Coalition MPs back cut to JobSeeker supplement, but majority rule out snap back to $40 a day Jennifer Duke, SMH, Tuesday 25 October 2020
- Survivors R Us and Salvation Army’s Moneycare speak about COVID-19 impact during Anti-Poverty Week Sage Swinton, The Bendigo Advertiser, Friday 16 October 2020
- Community sector celebrates equal pay renewal Maggie Coggan, ProBono, Wednesday 14 October 2020
- Australian Government opts to enshrine cashless debit card, or CDC, system for welfare recipients Isabel Moussalli and Rebecca Nadge, ABC News, Sunday 11 October 2020
- Government bails out of housing supplement in more poor news for women Charlie Lewis, Crikey, Thursday 8 October 2020
- Who the Budget forgot Lucy Dean, Yahoo Finance AU, Wednesday 7 October 2020
- Government steps in to stop huge funding shortfall for social sector Nick Bonyhad, SMH, Wednesday 7 October 2020
- ‘This budget falls drastically short for Australians doing it tough’ Wendy Williams, ProBono, Wednesday 7 October 2020
- All the changes to JobKeeper, JobSeeker Alexis Carey, The Coffs Coast Advocate, Wednesday 7 October 2020
- No benefit: tax cuts for the rich slammed Alexis Carey. Tweed Daily News, Wednesday 7 October 2020
- No certainty for older jobless from budget Rebecca Gredley and Paul Osborne, The Canberra Times, Wednesday 7 October 2020
- Budget 2020 revealed Patricia Karvelas, ABC RN, Tuesday 6th October 2020
- Budget 2020: the people most likely to be left behind Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Tuesday 6th October 2020
- Older women are ‘retiring into poverty’, make up biggest proportion on JobSeeker Sally Whyte, Canberra Times, Thursday 1st October 2020
- Pressure mounts to maintain income support as report predicts dire consequences Emma D’Agostino, The Bendigo Advertiser, Thursday 1st October 2020
- Aussies could score $2.6k tax cuts as savings question looms Lucy Dean, Yahoo Finance AU, Thursday 1st October 2020
- More than 1000 North-West Tas jobs forecast to go if Coronavirus Supplement disappears Meg Powell, The Advocate, Thursday 1st October 2020
September
- Coronavirus: Women overtake men on JobSeeker registers Adam Creighton, The Australian, Wednesday 30th September 2020
- Budget 2020: What could it mean for your taxes? Samantha Menzies ,Yahoo Finance AU, Tuesday 29th September 2020
- Recession and the rise of insecure work Greg Mathews, GreenLeft, Tuesday 29th September 2020
- Millions of Aussies’ payments will be cut tomorrow Jade Gailberger, AAP and CQNews, Thursday 24th September 2020
- What you need to know about the new JobSeeker rate Ben Fordham, 2GB Radio, Wednesday 23rd September 2020
- The Briefing: John Hewson, former RBA and PM&C chiefs come out swinging on tax cuts Chris Woods, The Mandarin, Wednesday 23rd September 2020
- ‘Poverty shock’ looms for newly unemployed single parents Caitlin Fitzsimmons, SMH, Wednesday 23rd September 2020
- Coalition tax cuts blasted by former Reserve Bank boss in new ad campaign Katharine Murphy, The Guardian, Monday 21st September 2020
- Tax cuts versus welfare – the winner for the economy is JobKeeper and JobSeeker Anthony Keane, Sunday 20th September 2020
- JobSeeker’s boosted rate could be a thing of the past come December despite growing unemployment queue Alex Chapman, 7 News, Saturday 19th September 2020
- Australia’s migrant support services buckling under pressure during coronavirus AAP SBS, SBS News, Saturday 19th September 2020
- Job hunt rules doubled for dole recipients Daniel McCulloch and Paul Osborne, The Murray Valley Standard, Friday 18th September 2020
- Community sector close to ‘crisis point’ as support drops right when need increases Sally Whyte, The Canberra Times, Friday 18th September 2020
- Virus support must be wound down: Morrison Daniel McCulloch and Rebecca Gredley, The Canberra Times, Thursday 17th September 2020
- Coalition’s next round of income tax cuts shown to benefit men twice as much as women – Australia Institute study Daniel Hurst, The Guardian, Wednesday 16th September 2020
- Will the Federal Budget result in deaths, illness and suffering? Marie McInerney, Croakey, Wednesday 16th September 2020
- Cuts to JobSeeker will cost economy $31 billion: ACOSS/Deloitte Access report Fran Kelly, ABC RN Radio, Tuesday 15th September 2020
- Government under pressure to cancel upcoming cuts to JobSeeker welfare payment Hamish Goodall, 7 News, Tuesday 15th September 2020
- Return to pre-coronavirus JobSeeker rate could cost 145,000 jobs Nour Haydar, ABC News, Tuesday 15th September 2020
- Cut to jobseeker payment estimated to cost Australian economy $31bn Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Tuesday 15th September 2020
- JobSeeker cut tipped to slice $31bn off economic growth, says Deloitte analysis Rosie Lewis, The Australian, Tuesday 15th September 2020
- Clamp down on JobKeeper rorts, detractors argue Nigel Gladstone and Nick Bonyhady, SMH, Monday 14th September 2020
- Jobseeker cut will leave 80% skipping meals, survey finds Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Friday 11th September 2020
- Four in five skip meals if JobSeeker cut Daniel McCulloch, Canberra Times, Friday 11th September 2020
- Superannuation: Australians don’t have enough to retire on by 2070 Anthony Keane and Sophie Elsworth, The Daily Telegraph, Friday 11th September 2020
- Suicide Prevention Australia warns of ‘third wave’ of deaths in pandemic Dana McCauley, SMH, Thursday 10th September 2020
- Pressure builds on Coalition to announce permanent JobSeeker increase Euan Black, The NewDaily, Thursday 10th September 2020
- Jobless benefits to be among worst in developed countries Mark Bowling, The Catholic Leader, Thursday 10th September 2020
- Retail boss talks stimulus sense Leith van Onselen, MacroBusiness, Thursday 10th September 2020
- Go ‘hard and smart’ in budget: economist Colin Brinsden, AAP, The Canberra Times, Wednesday 9th September 2020
- ACT poverty, #HereForSA, and the case for a permanent, adequate JobSeeker rate, Various contributors, ProBono, Wednesday 9th September 2020
- Keep JobSeeker instead of bringing forward tax cuts: retail boss Tom McIlroy, AFR, Wednesday 9th September 2020
- Inequality is already rising in Australia. Tax cuts would entrench it for no economic benefit Greg Jericho, The Guardian, Tuesday 8th September 2020
- Melbourne suburbs hardest hit by JobSeeker wind-back Jade Gailberger, News Corp, Tuesday 8th September 2020
- Suburbs in Adelaide’s north set to be hit hardest when government cuts JobSeeker Jade Gailberger and Anthony Piovesan, News Corp, Tuesday 8th September 2020
- Community workers in limbo amid funding uncertainty Nick Bonyhady, SMH, Monday 7th September 2020
- Australia’s wealth divide was already increasing before coronavirus pandemic: report Andrew Brown, The Canberra Times, Sunday 6th September 2020
- Michael Pascoe: The other bad figures – inequality was worsening before COVID Michael Pascoe, The NewDaily, Thursday 3rd September 2020
- Will fast-tracked income tax cuts help the economy? Eleanor Whitehead, ABC Radio RN, Thursday 3rd September 2020
- ‘Inequality grenade’ tax cuts for COVID recovery an ‘economic fantasy’ Josh Butler, The NewDaily, Thursday 3rd September 2020
- Business needs budget to lift confidence Colin Brinsden, 7 News, Thursday 3rd September 2020
- Economist warns COVID-19 induced recession means ‘more pain to come’ Fran Kelly, ABC Radio RN, Thursday 3rd September 2020
- ACOSS report uncovers rampant inequality in Australia pre-COVID Luke Michael, ProBono, Wednesday 2nd September 2020
- Inequality is growing, researchers say, and they’re warning of deep financial distress in 2021 David Taylor, ABC Radio PM, Wednesday 2nd September 2020
- Income supports hold increase in inequality at bay – for now Katina Curtis, SMH, Wednesday 2nd September 2020
- Rich getting richer and poor slipping further back, with youth inequality growing fastest, ACOSS says David Taylor, ABC, Tuesday 1st September 2020
- Workers will lose in the long run if the Morrison government ditches its commitment on super Emma Dawson, The Guardian, Tuesday 1st September 2020
August
- Keating, Rudd warn government seeking to destroy superannuation Katina Curtis, SMH, Monday 31st August 2020
- Climate crisis: business, farming and environment leaders unite to warn Australia woefully unprepared Adam Morton, The Guardian, Friday 28th August 2020
- Fears more children could be thrown into poverty when JobSeeker payments are wound back Jarni Blakkarly, SBS News, Wednesday 26th August 2020
- Equal pay for community sector staff hangs in the balance, Maggie Coggan, ProBono, Wednesday 26th August 2020
- ‘System will collapse’: $300 JobSeeker cuts to cripple social services Lucy Dean, Yahoo Finance!, Wednesday 26th August 2020
- Low-income single mothers able to afford winter clothes on Australia’s Covid supplement Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Wednesday 26th August 2020
- Confused about your JobSeeker requirements? You don’t have to Work for the Dole Norman Hermant, ABC News, Wednesday 26th August 2020
- Poverty is trapping women in abusive relationships Cathy Humphreys, ProBono, Wednesday 26th August 2020
- ‘Move’: JobSeekers fearing payment cuts told to go regional Lucy Dean, Yahoo Finance!, Monday 24th August 2020
- Labor hardens case for higher JobKeeper rate while unemployment grows David Crowe, SMH, Monday 24th August 2020
- Coalition beware of poking the sleeping super bear Phillip Coorey, AFR, Thursday 20th August 2020
- Recession is a bad time to raise super guarantee SMH Editorial, SMH, Wednesday 19th August 2020
- Women with caring responsibilities at greater risk of poverty Senior Australian, Tuesday 11th August 2020
- Rooftop solar curtailment “lesser of two evils”, but no moratorium on new installs, says SA energy minister Michael Mazengarb, Renew Economy, Thursday 6th August 2020
- Local is best when it comes to addressing unemployment Kate Benson, The Canberra Times, Wednesday 5th August 2020
July
- Coronavirus Senate inquiry: hears concerns for visaholders, refugees asylum seekers in pandemic Katie Burgess, Canberra Times, Tuesday 28th July 2020
- Older unemployed may have to wait months for JobSeeker payments Eileen Wood, The Senior, Tuesday 28th July 2020
- Fight of Our Lives Q&A, ABC TV, Monday 27th July 2020
- Job programs take priority in federal row over tax cuts David Crowe, SMH, Monday 27th July 2020
- Weekly cut of $150 to jobseeker coronavirus supplement will throw 370,000 Australians into poverty Paul Karp, The Guardian, Friday 24th July 2020
- Shocking number of Aussies to be out of work by Christmas Tom Minear and Tamsin Rose, The Daily Telegraph, Thursday 23rd July 2020
- Australian Council of Social Services urges govt to ditch next tax cut phase Sky News, Thursday 23rd July 2020
- Tax cuts on agenda in bid for recovery after horror deficit, debt David Crowe, SMH, Thursday 23rd July 2020
- Call for housing investment to create jobs Patricia Karvelas, ABC RN, Thursday 23rd July 2020
- Liberal MPs call for tax cuts in Morrison’s next stimulus David Crowe, SMH, Wednesday 22 July 2020
- Income support extensions welcome but welfare groups want JobKeeper certainty David Taylor, ABC PM Radio, Tuesday 21st July 2020
- Axing jobseeker Covid-19 payment would push 650,000 Australians into poverty, thinktank reports Katherine Murphy, The Guardian, Monday 20th July 2020
- Loan scheme for smaller employers expanded as JobKeeper undergoes overhaul David Crowe, SMH, Sunday 19th July 2020
- From escaping violence to buying warm clothes: The Coronavirus Supplement is changing lives Belinda Jepsen, MamaMia, Friday 17th July 2020
- People need both decent income support and training whilst we create more jobs Mirage News, Thursday 16th July 2020
- Energy Insiders Podcast: Solar exports: More sun for everyone Giles Parkinson & David Leitch, Renew Economy, Thursday 16th July 2020
- How electricity market rule reforms could mean more sun for everyone Mark Byrne, Renew Economy, Thursday 16th July 2020
- SA Power Networks plan to fix grid by charging rooftop solar owners to export energy Chris Russell, The Daily Telegraph, Thursday 16th July 2020
- COVID setbacks in Sydney and Melbourne mean Morrison must keep the money flowing Ross Gittins, SMH, Wednesday 15th July 2020
- Welfare bridge needs longer span Todd Dagwell, MNNews, Wednesday 15th July 2020
- There’s serious talk about a “job guarantee”, but it’s not that straightforward Peter Davidson, The Conversation, Monday 13th July 2020
- Second $750 coronavirus cash payment kicks in today, Matthew Doran, ABC AM Radio, Monday 13th July 2020
- Calls to make increased JobSeeker payment a permanent fixture, 2GB, Monday 13th July 2020
- The impact of coronavirus on employment has been laid bare, 7 News, Facebook, Sunday 12th July 2020
- One job for every 10 people on the dole in NSW, Victoria, Jennifer Duke, SMH, Sunday 12th July 2020
- ‘Crucial’ that Jobkeeper extended to help post-lockdown Victoria Josh Butler, The NewDaily, Thursday 8th July 2020
- Social housing waiting list ‘decades long’ Finbar O’Mallon and Paul Osborne, Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser, Wednesday 7th July 2020
- The $560 JobSeeker question. Too much or too little? Jennifer Duke, SMH, Monday 6th July 2020
- Economists push for increased unemployment benefits and focus on jobs Rebecca Gredley, Perth Now, Thursday 2nd July 2020
- Fears older Australians on Centrelink benefits may never work again Jessica Bassano, InDaily, Thursday 2nd July 2020
- We need to consign the term ‘dole’ and its nasty derivatives to pre-Covid history Cassandra Goldie, The Guardian, Wednesday 1st July 2020
- Policy think-tanks front coronavirus probe Rebecca Gredley, Yahoo News, Thursday 2nd July, 2020
- ‘Job coach’ repeatedly harasses newly unemployed dad at home Christiane Barro, The NewDaily, Thursday 2nd July, 2020
June
- Government denies plan for $150 fortnightly boost to unemployment payments Fergus Hunter, SMH, Sunday 28th June 2020
- Survey shows that coronavirus supplement is putting food on the table, Staff, Illawarra Mercury, Thursday 25th June 2020
- Survey reveals Covid supplement has boosted living standards for JobSeekers, Norman Hermant, Sabra Lane and Lind Mottram, ABC Radio, Wednesday 24th June 2020
- Call For Low Income Housing Solar And Energy Efficiency Blitz Michael Bloch, www.solarquotes.com.au/blog, Monday 22nd June 2020
- Chief scientist joins calls for Australia to dramatically boost energy efficiency Adam Morton, The Guardian, Sunday 21st June 2020
- Unemployment rises to 7.1 per cent Rachel Mealey, ABC (Radio), Thursday 18th June 2020
- Lifeline for hundreds of thousands on JobSeeker: The huge changes coming to welfare payments Kelsey Wilkie, Daily Mail, 18th June 2020
- Welfare bridge needs longer span Todd Dagwell, MNNews, Monday 15th June 2020
- Is this a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create healthier ways of working? Marie McInerney, Croakey, Monday 15th June 2020
- Big Super’s credibility gap on wages exposed Editorial, AFR, Monday 15th June 2020
- How the Feed Appeal is helping communities across Australia Rebecca David, The Herald Sun, Monday 15th June 2020
- Who Morrison is looking after Mike Seccombe, The Saturday Paper, Saturday 13th June 2020
- ‘Hammer drop’: 2.3 million people facing virus welfare cut in September Shane Wright, SMH, Friday 12th June 2020
- Justice groups issue five-point plan to reduce Indigenous imprisonment Lorena Allam, The Guardian, Friday 12th June 2020
- Voices within and outside the ECEC sector express disappointment at CCS revert Freya Lucas, The Sector, Thursday 11th June 2020
- ‘A wake-up call and opportunity’: Call for a national anti-racism strategy as complaints spike Max Koslowski, SMH, Wednesday 10th June 2020
- Concern over ‘mutual obligation’ requirements for JobSeekers as unemployment surges Charis Chang, News Corp, Wednesday 10th June 2020
- The brutal end of JobKeeper: How 1.5 MILLION Aussies on the special pandemic benefits are about to lose $1,500 a fortnight as Australia’s economy plunges into recession Charlie Coë, Daily Mail, Wednesday 10th June 2020
- ‘Make it your own’: NSW push to boost build-to-rent housing Caitlin Fitzsimmons, SMH, Sunday 7th June 2020
- Building boom predicted, but do Aussies have the capital and confidence? Tom Minear and Shannon Deery, Herald Sun, Friday 5th June 2020
- Centrelink “mutual obligations” to resume for unemployed – but questions remain Jessica Bassano, InDaily Adelaide, Wednesday 3rd June 2020
- Coronavirus: Cash drought puts 200,000 charity workers at risk of losing jobs Stephen Lunn, The Australian, Wednesday 3rd June 2020
- Outrage here over George Floyd’s death must lead to end of deaths in custody in Australia Change the Record, Croakey, Tuesday 2nd June 2020
- Covid-19 stimulus: Australian government targets giant construction projects and home renos next Daniel Hurst, The Guardian, Monday 1st June 2020
May
- No cash can repay the debt from this base politics David Crowe, SMH, Friday 29th May 2020
- Unable to afford fruit or the internet for kids’ homework: the reality of single motherhood in Australia Jacqueline Phillips, The Guardian, Thursday 28th May 2020
- ‘I wouldn’t eat three meals a day’: poverty findings heighten calls to maintain boosted jobseeker Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Thursday 28th May 2020
- Coronavirus supplement rollback could be ‘devastating’ for women in wake of pandemic Norman Hermant, ABC News, Thursday 28th May 2020
- Families headed by single mothers twice as likely to be battling poverty, says new research Jacqueline May, The Age, Wednesday 27th May 2020
- Billion-dollar plan to escape housing’s ‘valley of death’ Phillip Coorey and Matthew Cranston, AFR, Tuesday 26th May 2020
- Most Australians say JobSeeker coronavirus supplement should not drop as economy recovers, survey suggests Jordan Hayne, ABC News, Tuesday 26th May 2020
- ‘Just a disaster’: Government under pressure to pay spare JobKeeper billions to those overlooked Cait Kelly, The New Daily, Sunday 24th May 2020
- Rough sleepers could be back on the streets after corona virus restrictions ease AAP / SBS staff, Thursday 21st May 2020
- Rework JobKeeper or risk falling off a ‘cliff’ John Kehoe and Matthew Cranston, AFR, Wednesday 20th May 2020
- JobSeeker needs to keep people ‘above the poverty line’ Dr Cassandra Goldie, Sky News, Tuesday 12th 2020
- No return to the policy status quo: Albanese Phillip Coorey, Australian Financial Review, Monday 11th May 2020
- ‘Time to click reset’: coronavirus offers chance to end Australia’s welfare wars Gay Alcorn, The Guardian, Sunday 10th May 2020
- ‘Temporary lifeline’: Hundreds of thousands face pre-Christmas income hit Shane Wright, SMH, Friday 8th May 2020
- Australia has found common ground to respond to Covid-19. We can do the same for climate change Cassandra Goldie, Innes Willox and Emma Herd, The Guardian, Thursday 7th May 2020
April
- Coronavirus Australia: Build back better on snap back says ACOSS Olivia Caisley, The Australian, Wednesday 29th April 2020
- ‘Pretty heartless’ to strip JobSeeker back, Lambie says as she calls for permanent rise Jennifer Duke, SMH, Wednesday 29th April 2020
- Build public housing for 30,000 to boost Australia’s post-crisis economy, Acoss says Daniel Hurst, The Guardian, Wednesday 29th April 2020
- We are all in this together, but for some, the stakes are as high as it gets Dr Cassandra Goldie, ProBono, Tuesday 28th April 2020
- Calls from within Coalition to keep higher jobseeker rate after coronavirus crisis Daniel Hurst, The Guardian, Saturday 25th April 2020
- Grattan Institute warns COVID-19 outbreak could see 25pc of workforce unemployed Patricia Karvelas, ABC RN Drive (Radio), Monday 20th April 2020
- Call for Australia to ban payday lending until coronavirus crisis ends Ben Butler, The Guardian, Friday 17th April 2020
- Expanding JobKeeper to visa workers, casuals could cost $25 billion Jennifer Duke and Eryk Bagshaw, SMH, Sunday 12th April, 2020
- Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announces more charity workers eligible for JobKeeper payments Anna Henderson, ABC News, Monday 6th April 2020
March
- Unemployment has made a huge comeback Matt Wade, The Age, Sunday 29th March 2020
- Community groups call for energy hardship relief package as household energy bills jump Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Saturday 28th March 2020
- How to protect the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic Fran Kelly, RN Breakfast, Thursday 26th March 2020
- Coronavirus stretches Australia welfare agency to the limit Kate Wilson, Al Jazeera, Wednesday 25th March 2020
- Coronavirus: call for $6bn aid to counter poverty John Ferguson, The Australian, Thursday 26th March 2020
- Coronavirus: Scott Morrison urged to fund firms’ ‘hibernation’ to save jobs Greg Brown and Ewin Hannan, The Australian, Monday 23rd March 2020
- Who benefits from Scott Morrison’s $66bn coronavirus ‘safety net’ Claire Bickers, The Herald Sun, Sunday 22nd March 2020
- PM ‘supercharges’ the safety net to aid coronavirus jobless Andrew Tillett, AFR, Sunday 22nd March 2020
- Australian jobseekers to get $550 increase as part of huge coronavirus welfare package Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Sunday 22nd March 2020
- Government relents on Newstart, concedes recession likely Phillip Coorey, AFR, Thursday 19th March 2020
- ‘Duty of care’: Welfare groups call to pause work for the dole and job seeking requirements Judith Ireland, SMH, Thursday 19th March 2020
- ‘We don’t need a quick fix, we need sustained, ongoing confidence’ Sky News, Thursday 12th March 2020
- Government announces $17B to support welfare recipients and business Luke Michael, Pro Bono, Thursday 12th March 2020
- Stimulus package ‘not enough for people living in poverty’: ACOSS Fran Kelly, ABC News, Friday 13th March 2020
- Coronavirus support package will see businesses get cash payments and tax relief to get them spending Stephanie Dalzell and Jade Macmillan, ABC News, Thursday 12th March 2020
- Coronavirus Australia: Government to spend almost $20b in bid to prevent a recession John Rolfe and Clare Armstrong, Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 11th March 2020
- Federal Government unveils multi-billion dollar coronavirus stimulus package Jade Macmillan with Sabra Lane and Thomas Oriti, AM ABC, Thursday 12th March 2020
- Concerns medication stockpiling will affect rural patients, Sarah Sedghi with Sabra Lane and Thomas Oriti, AM ABC, Monday 9th March 2020
February
- Cashless welfare card harms Aussies: study Rebecca Gredley, Busselton-Dunsborough Mail, Wednesday 26th February 2020
- Forcing single parents on to Newstart has saved budget $5b, but increased poverty Sally Whyte, The Canberra Times, Thursday 27th February 2020
- ACOSS report finds one in eight Australians living in poverty [Radio] Cassandra Goldie with Hamish McDonald, RN Breakfast, Friday 21st February 2020
- One in eight Australians live in poverty AAP, 9 News, Friday 21st February 2020
- One in eight Australian adults living in poverty, study shows Charis Chang, Daily Telegraph, Friday 21st February 2020
- One in eight people in Australia living in poverty, report finds Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Friday 21st February 2020
- ‘Set up for failure’: Almost 18 per cent of Australian children in poverty Judith Ireland, SMH, Friday 21st February 2020
- The tax system has ‘gotten very much worse’ AFR (Subscription required), John Kehoe, Bo Seo and Matthew Cranston, Monday 17th February 2020
- The key role of community organisations in disaster recovery Cassandra Goldie, Pro Bono, Friday 14th February 2020
- Tracey Donaldson sent $45,500 Centrelink bill that was meant for woman with same name Amy Greenbank, ABC News, Monday 17th February 2020
- The hidden poverty trap in a successful super system AFR (accessible copy), Monday 3rd February 2020
- Waste of money’: Welfare groups slam proposed expansion of cashless welfare card AAP, SBS, Sunday 2nd February 2020
- Super rise hurts low paid: ACOSS John Kehoe, Monday 3rd February 2020
- The government could splash $16 billion more on social services, boost the economy, and preserve its budget surplus all at once – and it probably won’t do it Jack Derwin, Business Insider, Friday 31st January 2020
- The hidden poverty trap in a successful super system Cassandra Goldie, AFR (Subscription required), Monday 3rd February 2020
January
- Boost government spending by $16 billion: ACOSS Tom McIlroy, AFR, Thursday 30th January 2020
- Welfare body seeks bigger Newstart boost AAP, Shepparton News, Thursday 30th January 2020
- Fresh calls for increase to Newstart Steve Mills and Basil Zempilas, 6PR, Thursday 30th January 2020
- Government pushes back on efforts to raise Newstart allowance 9 News, Thursday 30th January 2020
- ‘Senseless cruelty’: peak welfare body pushes for $95-a-week increase to Newstart Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Thursday 30th January 2020
- Raise Newstart by $95 a week: ACOSS Judith Ireland, Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 30th January 2020
- Coalition’s ‘demeaning’ parenting payment crackdown falls short of estimated savings Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Thursday 23rd January 2020
- ‘Surge in need’: Government must pay up as bushfires hike food prices, ACOSS says Isabelle Lane, The New Daily, Wednesday 15th January 2020
- Bushfires: Scott Morrison doubles family assistance payment for disaster victims Olivia Caisley, The Australian, Wednesday 15th January 2020
- More room to move in bushfire relief The Age’s View, The Age, Saturday 11th January 2020
- Emergency payments for people affected by Australia’s bushfires ‘seriously inadequate’ Sarah Martin, The Guardian, Monday 13th January 2020
2019
2019
December
- Stressed community sector services unable to meet demand: survey Carolyn Webb, SMH, Monday 23rd December 2019
- Community services confident only 5 per cent can meet demand Rachel Baxendale, The Australian, Sunday 22nd December 2019
- Just 5% of Australian community services staff able to meet demand Josh Taylor, The Guardian, Monday 23rd December 2019
- Women campaign to raise Newstart rate Jane Caro, The Saturday Paper, Saturday 14th December 2019
- Funding cut threatens community sector wage parity and services, ACOSS warns Anna Patty, SMH, Monday 16th December 2019
- Budget update bad news on wages, unemployment Alexandra Beech, ABC Radio, Monday 16th December 2019
- ACOSS fears $550M community services funding cut will hurt vulnerable Luke Michael, Pro Bono, Monday 16th December 2019
- Frydenberg blames drought and trade tensions for budget forecast Nine staff, Nine News, Tuesday 17th December 2019
November
- Low welfare payments are reportedly forcing young Australians to regularly skip meals, couchsurf AAP, SBS News, Friday 29th November 2019
- Young Aussies on welfare missing meals, sleeping in cars Lucy Dean, Yahoo, Thursday 28th November 2019
- ‘Eat chips’: Aussies living on $15 a day Charis Chang, The Daily Examiner, Thursday 28th November 2019
- 90 Percent Of Young People Can’t Afford Enough Food On Welfare Siobhan Kenna, 10 Daily, Thursday 28th November 2019
- Newstart lift an option for economy: RBA Katina Curtis, The Canberra Times, Tuesday 26th November 2019
- What young people are doing to survive on Youth Allowance and Newstart Charis Chang, News.com.au, Thursday 28th November 2019
- Young Australians on welfare regularly skip meals and couch-surf, survey finds Sarah Martin, The Guardian, Thursday 28th November 2019
- Students on Youth Allowance go without meals and books, according to a new survey Jacqueline Maley, The Age, Thursday 28th November 2019
- Low-income Aussies can’t afford to invest in energy efficiency Luke Michael, Pro Bono News, Friday 22nd November 2019
- Government urged to act on deaths caused by weak energy standards in homes Euan Black, The New Daily, Thursday 21st November 2019
- Consumers will pay the price for short-term thinking on electricity, energy suppliers warn
Katharine Murphy and Adam Morton, The Guardian, Thursday 21st November 2019 - Energy ministers urged to help vulnerable
Rebecca Gredley, Yahoo! News, Thursday 21st November 2019 - Government backs down on ‘robo-debt’ scheme
Andrew Tillett, AFR, Tuesday 19th November 2019 - Newstart too little for many in Bendigo Uniting Vic.Tas says ahead of Senate hearing
Tom O’Callaghan, The Bendigo Advertiser, Tuesday 19th November 2019 - Robodebt: government abandons key part of debt recovery scheme in major overhaul
Paul Karp, The Guardian, Tuesday 19th November 2019 - ‘Please listen to us’: the Newstart recipients trying to convince Scott Morrison he’s wrong
Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Monday 11th November 2019 - ‘We find you first’: Call for anti-poverty help from birth
Judith Ireland, SMH, Monday 11th November 2019 - Mental health system failing vulnerable Aussies
Luke Michael, Pro Bono News, Friday 1st November 2019
October
- Barilaro urges Canberra to ‘reconsider its position’ on Newstart
Jacqueline Maley, SMH, Thursday 24 October 2019 - Current Newstart rate ‘cost shifting’ impacts of poverty, state and territory governments claim
Jacqueline Breen with Eleanor Hall and Sarah Dingle, The World Today, Friday 11th October 2019 - Call for government to help pay sick Australians’ health insurance premiums
Dana McCauley, SMH, Tuesday 8th October 2019 - Power companies pledge to push down prices in Energy Charter
Chris Russell, The Advertiser, Sunday 6th October 2019 - Minister under fire for Newstart comments
Rev Bill Crews, 2GB, Sunday 6th October 2019 - Anne Ruston under fire for saying raising Newstart would be gift to drug dealers
Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Thursday 3rd October 2019 - ‘Stone chucker’: Labor calls for retirement expert to go
Eryk Bagshaw, SMH, Thursday 3rd October 2019
September
- Central Coast Council joins campaign to raise Newstart and Youth Allowance payments
Fiona Killman, Daily Telegraph, Monday 30th September 2019 - With more than 6 million Aussies renting, stress is rising
Stephen Lunn and Remy Vagra, The Australian, Wednesday 25th September 2019 - Newstart: Morrison government revives plan to extend waiting periods Judith Ireland,
SMH, Saturday 21st September 2019 - Jacqui Lambie presses government to let Newstart recipients work more hours
David Crowe, SMH, Saturday 14th September 2019
- The Coalition want to drug test welfare recipients. Here’s why experts think it’s a bad idea
Luke Henriques-Gomes, The Guardian, Tuesday 10th September 2019 - 10 Harnessing community for effective action
Pro Bono, Tuesday 10th September 2019 - 9 RACGP – Are drugs or poor health the largest barrier to getting off welfare?
Matt Woodley, News GP, Monday 9th September 2019 - 9 A Current Affair: Newstart or ‘no-start’? Demands for $12.5b welfare increase
Jessica Nagel, Nine News, Monday 9th September 2019 - 9 The AUWU’s Jeremy Poxon: “They try and paint a picture that they’re creating a lot of jobs, when it’s just not true”
Paul Gregoire, The Big Smoke, Monday 9th September 2019 - 9 Jacqui Lambie Wants Pollies Who “Pick On Poor People” To Face Drug Tests Too
David Adams, The Pedestrian, Monday 9th September 2019 - 8 Tony Burke denounces Coalition move to roll out cashless debit cards nationally
Amy Remeikis, The Guardian, Sunday 8th September 2019 - 8 Cashless welfare card trial expansion set to pass Parliament after Jacqui Lambie support
Max Koslowski, The Age, Sunday 8th September 2019 - 6 Newstart, Youth Allowance recipients may be drug tested confirms Morrison government
Rob Harris, The Age, Friday 6th September 2019
August
- Robodebt is an abuse of power. It should never have seen the light of day
Cassandra Goldie, The Guardian, Wednesday 28th August 2019
June
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Instead of locking in future tax cuts, we should increase Newstart and boost social housing
Cassandra Goldie, The Guardian, Saturday 15 June 2019
May
- Stronger together in tackling Australia’s challenges
Pro Bono Australia, Thursday 23rd May 2019 - Australians in bush felt unheard: ACOSS
ABC Radio, Monday 20 May 2019 - ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie on about the election outcome, affirming we will continue to advocate for an increase to Newstart
ABC News Breakfast (TV), Saturday 18 May 2019 - How does poverty remain entrenched while wealth bounds on? The answer isn’t only about economics, but also about culture
The Guardian, Thursday 16 May 2019 - Tax Cuts Sound Great, But If ScoMo’s Numbers are Off, Expect Big Problems
10 Daily, Wednesday 15 May 2019 - Newstart hike of $75 ‘a top priority’
The Australian, Wednesday 15 May 2019 - Inequality and climate change: the perfect storm threatening the health of Australia’s poorest
The Guardian, Tuesday 14 May 2019 - Welfare groups slam negative gearing ‘scare campaign’
The New Daily, Monday 13 May 2019 - Abolish Productivity Commission for national reform council, says ACOSS,
The Mandarin, Monday May 13 2019 - Election panel – who has the best housing policies? on RN Drive – Separate stories podcast
RN Drive (ABC Radio), Monday 13th May 2019 - What can the government do to lift people out of poverty?
RN Drive (ABC Radio), Monday 13th May 2019 - Crisis in Centrelink
2GB (Radio), Sunday 12 May 2019 - Federal election 2019: Are major parties ignoring welfare issues that keep people in poverty?
ABC Goulburn Murray, Saturday 11 May 2019 - Welfare lobby calls for zero net emissions target to protect vulnerable
Renew Economy, Friday 10 May 2019 - ‘Polluter pays’: welfare lobby demands climate compensation for people on low incomes
The Guardian, Friday 10 May 2019 - Lismore forum calls on government to ‘Raise the Rate’ of Newstart
Echo Daily, Thursday 9 May 2019 - Labor not revealing position on robodebt scheme, despite attacking Coalition
The Guardian, Wednesday 8 May 2019 - CWA Australia supports ACOSS Raise The Rate campaign to increase Newstart
The Border Mail, Tuesday 7 May 2019 - Raise the rate for unemployment payments, says CWA
North Queensland Register, Tuesday 7 May 2019 - Centrelink wipes ‘robo-debt’ at centre of test case’
Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday 5 May 2019
April
- Why The Minimum Wage And Newstart Need To Be Lifted ASAP 10 Daily, Friday 26 April 2019
- Newstart increase: big majority of voters across parties back rise, poll finds The Guardian, Sunday 21 April 2019
- ACOSS Principal Advisor speaks about affordable housing for older people ABC PM (Radio), Tuesday 16 Apr 2019
- Low dole payments key to marginals The Australian, 12 April 2019
- Record number of sick or disabled Newstart recipients as Coalition seeks savings The Guardian, Wednesday 10 April 2019
- Interview with ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie about Newstart ABC Far North Queensland (Radio), 10 April 10 2019
- Most youth allowance recipients face housing stress despite getting rent assistance The Guardian, Sunday 7 April 2019
- Think you are a middle-income earner? You’re probably wrong Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday 7 April 2019
- Australia budget 2019: Newstart backflip disrupts government’s big sell The Guardian, Wednesday 3 April 2019
- ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie is interviewed by ABC Triple J Hack about the impact of the Federal Budget on young people ABC’s Triple J (Radio), Wednesday 3 April 2019
- ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie is interviewed about the Federal Budget ABC Sydney Breakfast (Radio), Wednesday 3 April 2019
- ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie is interviewed as part of the Budget Analysis Panel ABC Radio National, RN Breakfast, Wednesday 3 April 2019
- ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie is interviewed about the Federal Budget ABC News Breakfast TV, Wednesday 3 April 2019
- ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie is interviewed about the Federal Budget, The Today Show, Wednesday 3 April 2019
- First Nations and other community organisations respond to the Federal Budget in a joint press conference at Parliament House, Wednesday 3 April 2019
- People with Disability Australia, Australian Federation Of Disability Organisations and Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia respond to the Federal Budget at the joint community sector press conference at Parliament House, Wednesday 3 April 2019
- National Shelter and Vinnies Australia respond to the Federal Budget at the joint community sector press conference at Parliament House Wednesday 3 April 2019
- ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie responds to the 2019 Federal Budget via Facebook live from Parliament House, Wednesday 3 april 2019
- Low to middle income earners to get ‘little benefit’ from Coalition tax cuts SBS News, Monday 1 April 2019
March
- Increasing Newstart benefits would reduce inequality across the country. See how any changes could affect you ABC News, Sunday 31 Mar 2019
- Coalition promises one-off energy payments as Labor pledges to ‘reset’ budget The Guardian, Sunday 31 Mar 2019
- Legal gambit to cut charity funding The Saturday Paper, 30 Mar 2019
- EDITORIAL: Newstart deserves a good look The Advocate, 28 Mar 2019
- Campaign to raise Newstart rate arrives in Cairns Cairns Post, 27 Mar 2019
- Social groups call for dole boost to match minimum wage increase News.com.au, 18 Mar 2019
- ACOSS: “Not the time for more tax cuts” Third Sector, 18 Mar 2019
- Mixed views on minimum wage boost Nine News, 18 Mar 2019
- ‘Like in Mission Impossible’: the Australian mum raising single parents’ plight at UN The Guardian, 16 Mar 2019
- Melbourne mum tells UN Australia is violating single mothers’ human rights ABC RN Breakfast (Radio), 17 Mar 2019
- ‘One Tough Mother’ The Project, Tuesday 12th March 2019
- Why Labor wants to replace the minimum wage The New Daily, 8 Mar 2019
- What to do about sluggish wages growth ABC PM (Radio), 7 Mar 2019
February
- ParentsNext welfare program breaches human rights, inquiry hears The Guardian, 27 Feb 2019
- Community Sector Hits Back at Climate Solutions Fund Pro Bono, 27 Feb 2019
- Unprecedented cross-sector alliance to address climate change Third Sector, 26 Feb 2019
- ACOSS wants disability probe Executive Career, 25 Feb 2019
- ACOSS budget submission calls for greater funding for NFPs Third Sector, 21 Feb 2019
- Humanitarian Organisations Warn SDG Recommendations Shouldn’t Be Ignored Pro Bono, 20th Feb 2019
- ACOSS Calls for $2 Billion Budget Boost for Community Services Pro Bono, 19 Feb 2019
- Robo debt deaths, and Hakeem’s detention Triple J’s Hack, 19 Feb 2019
- Over 2000 people died after receiving Centrelink robo-debt notice, figures reveal Triple J’s Hack, 18 Feb 2019
- Jobless suffering under ‘punitive’ Jobactive program, says Senate report The Guardian, 18 Feb 2019
- Peak welfare body calls for $2 billion budget boost to community services Sydney Morning Herald, 17 Feb 2019
- Aged care services more important than franking credits: ACOSS CEO Sky News, 12 Feb 2019
- Are we closing the health gap? ABC RN (Radio), 11 Feb 2019
- Centrelink spending more on ‘robo-debt’, nearly one million letters sent’ The Canberra Times, 7 Feb 2019
- Calls To Suspend ‘Crude’ Centrelink Robo-Debt In Landmark Court Challenge 10 Daily, 6 Feb 2019
- Robo-debt Faces Up to Landmark Court Case Pro Bono, 6 Feb 2019
- Energy efficient homes could save households $1,000-plus a year on bills Renew Economy, 4 Feb 2019
- Power bills could drop by a third under a regulated electricity price Sydney Morning Herald, 4 Feb 2019
January
- Homeless Australians given financial penalties under Coalition’s welfare regime The Guardian, 31 Jan 2019
- Calls to Abolish Controversial Work-for-the-dole Scheme Pro Bono, 29 Jan 2019
- Liberals’ cash-splash plan is a cynical bid to buy votes, economists say The New Daily, 25 Jan 2019
- Rent prices in Sydney decrease for the first time in 12 years ABC PM (Radio), 10 Jan 2019
- Labor Shake-Up to Jobactive Celebrated by Sector Pro Bono, 9 Jan 2019
2018
2018
December
- Both the major parties have the opportunity to commit to a long-overdue, widely supported piece of reform Cassandra Goldie, The Age, Friday 14 December 2018
November
- Full employment is a fiction that doesn’t help policy Cassandra Goldie, Australian Financial Review, Wednesday November 14, 2018
October
- Australian Council of Social Services chief Cassandra Goldie: Put decent tax reform back on the table Cassandra Goldie, Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday October 14, 2018
- Poor must fry or freeze as energy costs bite deeper into family income Karen Collier, Herald Sun, Thursday October 11, 2018
- Newsflash. For most, energy remains affordable Ben Phillips, The Conversation, Friday October 12, 2018
July
- Wealth and income inequality reaching new heights in Australia Matt Connellan, SBS Radio, Tuesday July 31, 2018
- This is how much the average Aussie household earns AAP, The News Daily, Tuesday July 31, 2018
- New report reveals reality of inequality in Australia Ben Graham, News.com.au, Tuesday July 31, 2018
- Top Earners Get As Much In Two Weeks As Poorest Do In A Year Josh Butler, Ten Daily, Tuesday July 31, 2018
- Australia’s richest 20% own almost two thirds of country’s wealth, report finds Michael McGowan, The Guardian, Tuesday July 31, 2018
- Australia’s one per cent gets richer as wealth inequality grows AAP, SBS News, Tuesday July 31, 2018
- Young Australians increasingly divided as dreams of home-ownership dim Jessica Irvine, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday July 30, 2018
- Shame, stigma and humiliation: Cashless welfare card ‘demonising’ Centrelink recipients Isabel Moussalli and Tom Joyner, ABC News, Friday July 27, 2018
- Welfare groups call for increase to Newstart payments Angelique Donnellan, ABC News, Thursday July 19, 2018
- ‘It’s Time’ To Raise Newstart, Poverty Group Pleads Josh Butler, Ten Daily, Wednesday July 11, 2018
- Would an Australian Poor People’s Campaign raise Newstart? Patrick Keane, Independent Australia, Monday July 9, 2018
- Newstart’s hand-to-mouth existence can’t go on for another 25 years Jack Latimore, The Guardian, Monday July 2, 2018
June
- Alarm as Government Begins Cuts to Asylum Seeker Support Services Wendy Williams, Pro Bono Australia, Wednesday June 27, 2018
- Australians must decide what tax cuts they support Charis Chang and Malcolm Farr, AAP, New.com.au, Thursday June 21, 2018
- Local Councils Across Australia Support Raise to Newstart Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Wednesday June 20, 2018
- Community Sector Protests Cuts to Asylum Seeker Support Payments Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Monday June 18, 2018
- Access to disability pension slashed by more than half, data shows Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, Friday June 8, 2018
- Community Support Renews Pressure on Major Parties to Raise Newstart Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Wednesday June 6, 2018
- Two-thirds of voters support Newstart lift Daniel McCulloch, AAP, Perth Now, Tuesday June 5, 2018
- Welfare to Be Docked up to 15 Per Cent to Pay Unpaid Court Fines Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Friday June 1, 2018
May
- ‘Not on the same planet’: Julia Banks is wrong about Newstart, say unemployed Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, Friday May 25, 2018
- Newstart Recipients Living on $17 a Day After Accommodation Costs Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Wednesday May 23, 2018
- Bundaberg mayor turns against high cost of cashless welfare trial Ben Smee, The Guardian, Monday May 21, 2018
- Behind Life on the breadline: a leap into the unknown with brave new writers Lucy Clark, The Guardian, Thursday May 17, 2018
- The Welfare Sector is the Biggest Loser Leon Gettler, Pro Bono Australia, Wednesday May 9, 2018
- Migrants face four year wait for welfare AAP, SBS News, Tuesday May 8, 2018
April
- Economist Says Strong Budget Position Driven By Disability Cuts Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Friday April 27, 2018
- Coalition using cuts to disability support to prop up budget, expert says Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian, Friday April 27, 2018
- Disability Advocates ‘Betrayed’ by NDIS Medicare Levy Backflip Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Thursday April 26, 2018
- Centrelink to chase $1bn in unpaid debts by charging interest Doug Dingwall, The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday April 20, 2018
- The energy solution we can all agree on Kellie Caught, Herald Sun, Wednesday April 18, 2018
- Greens Call for Universal Basic Income Luke Michael, Pro Bono Australia, Thursday April 5, 2018
- Welfare crackdown on relationships a ‘double standard’ not applied to MPs Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, Wednesday April 4, 2018
March
- Refugee advocates rally against cuts AAP, SBS News, Monday March 26, 2018
- Corporate tax cuts ‘unconscionable’ when poverty is rife, critics say Nicole Hasham, Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday March 25, 2018
February
- Coalition told ‘sandwich and milkshake’ tax cut won’t fix cost of living Paul Karp, The Guardian, Tuesday February 13, 2018
- Call to ditch company tax cuts, lift dole AAP, SBS News, Tuesday February 13, 2018
- ACOSS chief rejects tax cut mantra Colin Brinsden News.com.au, Tuesday February 13, 2018
- End policies hurting first people: ACOSS AAP, SBS News, Tuesday February 13, 2018
- Income tax not the problem for household budgets: ACOSS Katharine Gregory, ABC Radio National AM
- ACOSS pushes Coalition to dump tax cut plans ABC Radio National Breakfast, Tuesday February 13, 2018
2017
December
- Acoss urges Senate to dump cashless welfare card program Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian, Friday December 8, 2017
- Charities criticise ‘bizarre’ appointment of Gary Johns as head of regulator Michael Slezak, The Guardian, Thursday December 7 2017
- Government accused of trying to ‘silence’ charity sector with new commissioner Anna Henderson, ABC News, Thursday December 7, 2017
November
- Australia in 2030 ABC Radio National Big Ideas, recorded at the ACOSS/VCOSS National Conference, Thursday November 23, 2017
- PM told not to raid piggy bank for tax cut News.com.au, Wednesday November 22, 2017
- Is Australia still the ‘lucky country’? SBS, Wednesday November 22, 2017
- Minister rules out lifting Newstart rates SBS, Wednesday November 22, 2017
- Centrelink: Teenage parents, young students relying less on welfare, new data shows Jane Norman, ABC News, Tuesday November 21, 2017
October
- No child shall live in poverty? Study finds Hawke has nothing to be ashamed of Peter Martin, The Age, Saturday October 14, 2017
- Politicians urged to cut poverty AAP, Yahoo!7 News, Monday October 16, 2017
August
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- New budget standards show just how inadequate the Newstart Allowance has become Peter Saunders, The Conversation, Friday August 25, 2017
- New Budget Standards Show Australia’s Social Safety Net is Inadequate Wendy Williams, Pro Bono Australia, Thursday August 24, 2017
- The Project, Tuesday August 22, 2017
- A Current Affair, Tuesday August 22, 2017
- Tasmanian electricity costs rise by 66 per cent in decade Baz Ruddick, The Advocate, Wednesday August 9, 2017
- Making the energy transition more equitable and inclusive Cassandra Goldie, Renew Economy, Thursday August 7, 2017
- Power rip-off: Soaring energy prices crippling Victorian families’ household budgets Kieran Rooney and Anthony Galloway, Herald Sun, Saturday August 5, 2017
July
- Soaring power prices caused by ‘decade of policy instability’ Sophie Vorrath, Renew Economy, 31 July 2017
May
- Work for the Dole Denounced as ‘Demonstrable Failure’ as Govt Announces Crackdown Wendy Williams ProBono Australia Monday May 1st
April
- Rental affordability for poorest at all-time low Helen Isbister, Mai Hoa SBS News Friday 28th April
- Editorial: Plenty to learn from debt debacle The Hobart Mercury Friday 28th April
- Buying is hard but spare a thought for renters SBS News Thursday 27th April
- Government IT: a budget black hole in every sense of the word Australia Financial Review Laura Tingle Thursday 27th April
- Voters make hard work for any treasurer The Courier Mail Colin BrinsdenThursday 27th April
- Two conflicting plans on how to deal with housing affordabilitySBS News Thursday 27th April Madhura Seneviratne
- ‘Bleakest story’: Where 40pc of Veronica’s income goes Magnet Rachel Browne, Inga Ting Thursday 27th April
- Renters ‘just barely’ getting by as Anglicare urges action on ‘crisis’ SBS NewsThursday 27th April
- Housing affordability will only get worse The Courier Mail Melissa Jenkins Wednesday 26th April
- NFP Six-Point National Housing Affordability Plan ProBono Lina Caneva Wednesday 26th April
- Welfare groups urge housing budget support The West Australian Colin Brinsden Wednesday 26th April
- ACOSS urges government to prioritise housing for low-income Australians ABC News Radio Fiona Ellis-Jones Wednesday 26th April
Work for the dole a ‘demonstrable failure’ Katherine Times Amy Remeikis Wednesday 26th April - We are spending our way to economic oblivion The Australian Wednesday 26th April
- Coalition faces backlash if welfare cut in budget, social security groups warn The Guardian Christopher Knaus Tuesday 25th April
- Voters: cut spending but no pain to fix budget deficit The Australian David Crowe Tuesday 25th April
- Negative gearing – what you need to know Elders Monday 24th April
- Tony Farley: Increasing the minimum wage is our chance to get back to dignity The Catholic Weekly Tony Farley Friday 14th April
- Almost half of all Centrelink robo-debt cases sent to private debt collectors The Guardian Christopher Knaus Wednesday 12th April
- Targeted solutions needed for the problem of unaffordable housing The Age Tuesday 11th April
- Axe hovers over ‘hopeless’ work-for-the-dole program Wingham Chronicle James Massola Tuesday 11th April
- Treasurer Makes Housing a Budget Priority ProBono Australia Wendy Williams Tuesday 11th April
- Ombudsman reports on Centerlink robodebt program SeniorAu Tuesday 11th April
- May budget: Axe hovers over government’s $648.5 million work-for-the-dole program The Canberra Times James Massola Tuesday 11th April
- ‘Not reasonable or fair’ Ombudsman slams Centrelink’s robo-debt scheme Bendigo Advertiser Noel Towell and Amy Remeikis Tuesday 11th April
- Australia’s Largest Social Change Conference is Back Just When We Need it Most ProBono Australia Staff Reporter Monday 10th April
- Centrelink inquiry told debt retrieval system should be abolished due to flaws The Guardian Melissa Davey Monday 10th April
- High Number of Submissions to Centrelink Debt-Recovery Senate Inquiry ‘Confidential’ ProBono Australia Lina Caneva Thursday 6th April
- Labor’s bid to decapitate ‘zombie’ welfare cuts The Australian Sarah Martin Tuesday 4th April
- Federal Government recommits to business tax cuts and welfare savings ABC Radio Australia Naomi Woodley Sunday 2nd April
- Housing affordability will only get worse MSN Melissa Jenkins Saturday 1st April
- High-income earners face extra taxes, levies as budget looms The Australian James Gerrard Saturday 1st April
March
- Ex-students ‘would struggle to feed themselves’ under $1300 omnibus bill cut Eryk Bagshaw, The Age, Thursday March 9, 2017
- Debt Collectors Earn A Commission On Every Centrelink Debt They Collect Alice Workman, BuzzFeed, Thursday March 9, 2017
- Centrelink: ‘Very unclear’ what percentage of overpayments caused by agency: inquiry chairwoman Naomi Woodley, ABC AM, Thursday March 9, 2017
- Alan Tudge defends Centrelink ‘robodebt’ program ABC Radio National Breakfast, Thursday March 9, 2017
- Centrelink robo-debt program creating a ‘climate of fear’ Noel Towell, Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday March 9, 2017
- The atmospherics of the Centrelink robo-debt debacle Michael Clanchy, Independent Australia, Thursday March 9, 2017
- Centrelink boss hits back over criticism she ignored robo-debt warnings Tom Iggulden, ABC Radio National PM, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Deal with political populism or face defeat, says Loughnane Mark Ludlow, Australian Financial Review, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Welfare recipients to blame for Centrelink debt system failures, Senate inquiry told Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Robo-debt is not a friendly robot Denham Sadler, InnovationAus.com, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- ‘An agency in crisis’: Human Services struggles under Centrelink debacle Josh Taylor, Crikey.com, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Centrelink: Tax office says it cannot be blamed for automated debt recovery system’s failings Henry Belot, ABC News, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Centrelink robo-debt system is an ‘abuse of power’, inquiry hears Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Robo-debt scheme should be stopped Senate inquiry hears Samantha Donovan, ABC The World Today, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Centrelink’s robo-debt program creating a ‘climate of fear’ Noel Towell, Sydney Morning Herald, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Welfare heads scold Centrelink debt system AAP, 9 News, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Centrelink’s ‘aggressive’ debt collection tactics under fire in a Senate inquiry Claire Bickers, News.com.au, Wednesday March 8, 2017
- Centrelink Auto-Debt Recovery Warnings Ignored Lina Caneva, Pro Bono Australia, Wednesday March 8, 2018
February
- Turnbull in struggle to find savings in Budget Shane Wright, Yahoo!7, The West Australian, Monday February 27, 2017
- Australian Council of Social Service calls for slashing tax breaks for property investors Peter Ryan, ABC News, Monday February 27, 2017
- Welfare sector urges negative gearing and private health cuts to save $9.4bn Paul Karp, The Guardian, Monday February 27, 2017
- All high earners to pay Medicare levy surcharge under budget proposal Peter Martin, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday February 27, 2017
- Taxes on sugary drinks, alcohol and mining companies proposed to fund $4 billion boost to welfare payments Annika Smethurst, Herald Sun, Monday February 27, 2017
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