Community legal centres fear possible government funding cuts will put vulnerable people at risk
Forbidden from working, mother of two Raffat Fatima had no money or family to help come up with a plan to keep her children safe.Instead,…
Bonza staff queue at Centrelink for emergency payments as airline administrators confirm April wages will not be paid
In short: Bonza Airlines staff have been stood down without pay as administrators confirm the airline's fleet will remain grounded until early next week.Staff say they…
Government to pay out Youpla/ACBF customers after failed insurer made millions off Centrelink payments
In short: An estimated 13,000 people who lost money to failed funeral insurer Youpla will be covered by a government plan to resolve the issue.The company…
Murrin Bridge Indigenous community almost doubles preschool capacity and adds services including Centrelink, banking
Toddlers, young children and trainees in a remote Indigenous community are credited with playing a key role in the effort to more than double the capacity of its…
Coalition moves to reverse $40 JobSeeker lift, proposing lift to benefits cut-off instead
The federal opposition says it will attempt to reverse a promised $40 increase to JobSeeker, saying it would help more people and save the government…
Robodebt legal advice from government solicitors ‘lame’ and ‘unconvincing’, inquiry commissioner Catherine Holmes says
Legal counsel on Robodebt from government solicitors was "as lame as an advice could get", the commissioner leading the probe into the failed scheme told…
Coalition government lacked ’empathy’ for welfare recipients, focused on cost savings, Serena Wilson tells Robodebt royal commission
The former Coalition government lacked "empathy" for welfare recipients and were more focused on "cost savings" than problem solving, a former senior public servant has told the…