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July 1 changes: Power bills to soar and minimum wage to rise in new financial year

The end of the financial year is upon us, and as usual there’s a raft of July 1 changes coming, such as power bill increases and a hike to the minimum wage.

The New Daily · Jun 30, 2022

Jobseekers remain in the dark just days out from major Centrelink unemployment changes

The biggest overhaul of unemployment services in years is now just days away. Many jobseekers are still in the dark about what it all means for them.

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022

Commonwealth Seniors Health Card eligibility is changing. Here’s how to find out if you qualify

If you are 67 or over and haven't qualified for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) yet, you may be eligible from July 1.

The New Daily · Jun 29, 2022

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Labor unveils 'clean slate policy' as part of last-minute tweak to controversial jobseeker reforms

Last-minute changes to Workforce Australia — the system replacing jobactive next week — have been made. Here's what you need to know about the 11th-hour changes.

ABC News · Jun 28, 2022

‘Barely keeping my head above water’: how the cost of living crisis is making life on jobseeker harder

Naomi Thompson, who receives welfare and also does casual work, worries more about her finances than whether she has eaten

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2022

How our homes are treated in Centrelink’s pension assets test

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey discusses how Centrelink treats our homes in the pension assets test and answers a question about home loans.

The New Daily · Jun 19, 2022

Poverty can happen to anyone at any time – it’s in my every waking and sleeping thought

Every day I try not to show my children how agonising it is to live under Australia’s ‘safety net’ for when people are at their most vulnerable

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2022

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Funeral insurer Youpla 'grew and grew' off welfare payments, then collapsed

In 2013, the government was warned that allowing funeral insurers to access Centrelink payments could end badly for customers. Almost a decade later, it did.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

How to contribute to your partner’s superannuation

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey explains what you need to know if you want to contribute to your partner's superannuation account.

The New Daily · Jun 12, 2022

Warning over Centrelink call centres as Services Australia slashes contracts

Exclusive: Agency says decision to cut outsourced workload by 30% is due to reduced demand as unions warn of longer wait times

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2022

Mutual obligations are being overhauled. Job seekers are confused and fearful

Job seekers fear they could lose access to their income support payments amid an overhaul of a key Centrelink program affecting thousands of people.

The New Daily · Jun 10, 2022

Centrelink Is Shifting To A New Points-Based System So Here’s What That Means For Your Payments

Begone, 20 job applications.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 10, 2022

What is Centrelink's new employment services program, Workforce Australia? How will it affect jobseekers?

Jobactive — the Australian government's main employment services program — has been replaced by a new service called Workforce Australia Employment Services Provider. Here's how the change will affect your job search.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

Fear and confusion from jobseekers as 'dramatic' changes to Centrelink mutual obligations loom

Major changes to employment services begin in under a month – but many of the 800,000 jobseekers who’ll be affected are still unclear on exactly how.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

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The New Daily · Jun 5, 2022

The age pension is taxable. But here’s why many pensioners pay no tax

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey breaks down the tax-free threshold for single age pensioners and discusses capital gains tax on properties.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Goldfields torn over end of controversial cashless debit card after Labor election win

The new federal government is planning to axe the controversial card, but while some on it will be relieved to have more autonomy, others fear it will prompt a rise in anti-social behaviour.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Ziggy the Brisbane bag man's mission to access his money in the bank puts spotlight on homeless struggle

Ziggy has lived in parks around Brisbane's western suburbs for years and usually likes to keep to himself. But recently his friends reached out to help him with a big problem.

The New Daily · May 22, 2022

How the sale of a property can affect your pension payments

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey explains the tax implications of inheriting a home and how a property sale can affect your pension payments.

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The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022

In an age of low unemployment in Australia, what about those locked out of the jobs market?

Governments have long ignored a fast-growing cohort of people who live with illness or disability that prevents them from working

ABC News · May 16, 2022

Jeremiah Deakin sentenced to two and a half years in jail for deceiving former sex client into paying him $718,000

A man who posed as a female ASIO officer as part of an elaborate scam to obtain money from a former sex client is sentenced to nearly two and a half years in jail by the ACT Supreme Court.

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

A failure as shameful as robodebt leaves questions only a royal commission can examine

Without an understanding of how this unlawful scheme occurred, what’s to stop something similar happening again?

AAP · May 13, 2022

Calls for royal commission into robodebt

A Senate committee has recommended a royal commission into the government's controversial robodebt scheme.

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2022

Senate committee calls for royal commission into robodebt scandal

Labor-Greens majority committee accuses the government of withholding information on the scheme which caused ‘significant and widespread harm’

ABC News · May 10, 2022

Centrelink's partner income test is leaving some lower-income couples feeling they'd be better off apart

The federal government says means testing is central to Australia's income support system — but others say there's "no regard" for individuals.

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2022

‘I want to see action’: first-time voters bring anger and apathy to the Australian election

After the biggest single-day enrolment, four young people explain why the climate crisis, cost of living and confusion will dominate their decision at the polls

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