Shirley-Anne Brown is among a growing group of people racking up huge debts through a flaw in the Federal Government’s welfare system, according to Economic Justice Australia.
More than 1.45 million JobSeeker recipients will have to apply for eight jobs every month from September 28 to maintain access to unemployment benefits. The Morrison government seized on a surprise fall in the unemployment rate to announce the reintroduction of mutual obligation requirements for all job seekers except those …
When Cassandra Clark received a letter from Centrelink in October 2018, she was shocked to find a $26,000 debt notice.Key points:Cassandra Clark has been claiming Centrelink benefits to
Robyn’s mother once sat on the steps of Old Parliament House pleading for her disabled son to be returned home. Now her daughter has built a place to make sure
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will review the decision to put pensions on hold for the first time in 25 years. The Department of Social Services has revealed pensioners won’t get the automatic boost they are used to in September, because inflation has gone backwards. Mr Morrison responded to the “very …