
Call for permanent Centrelink JobSeeker lift above poverty line
Welfare groups will put the case for a permanent extension of increased unemployment payments at a parliamentary committee hearing on Wednesday.
Welfare groups will put the case for a permanent extension of increased unemployment payments at a parliamentary committee hearing on Wednesday.
Emergency pandemic welfare money suddenly lifted some of the poorest people in Melbourne out of poverty, according to new research – but they began slipping back when payments were reduced.
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The elderly and people on disability or income support payments are at risk of being locked out from accessing food and government services amid coronavirus pandemonium, SA social justice groups have warned.
A bill to be introduced to State Parliament this month aims to set up a six-month trial of free menstruation products for state high school students.
The latest figures show poverty is on the increase, particularly for older people and women. More needs to be done by government and corporations to help support South Australia’s most disadvantaged, writes lawyer and state MP Andrea Michaels.
The harsh experiences of Filipino children growing up on the streets are being brought home to Adelaide school students in a bid to promote awareness and action about child poverty. Jessica Bassano talks to two survivors, and the Australian woman dedicated to change.