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Lehrmann's barrister hides identity to avoid 'trolling'

Bruce Lehrmann will need to wait the better part of a year to appeal his defamation suit loss but the barrister due to represent him won't be revealed.

AAP · Nov 5, 2024

Welfare call times drop, claims processing faster

New performance data from Services Australia will show call wait times and the processing of claims have improved, with people getting help faster.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

Nine grocery items bill tops $100 in remote community

Some Indigenous communities are paying twice as much for groceries as people in capital cities, a consumer advocacy organisation investigation has found.

AAP · Oct 30, 2024

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Australia’s child support system can put single mothers at risk of poverty and financial abuse

Australia’s child support system can not only increase women’s poverty, but can actually facilitate financial abuse, according to our recent research.

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2024

Renters still can't keep up, despite more supports

Despite an increase in government supports, low-income earners would still find themselves in rental stress across most of the country, a report has found.

AAP · Sep 22, 2024

‘Zero repercussions’: victims of robodebt ‘embarrassed’ to have believed justice would be done

Despite a royal commission and now findings of misconduct, those affected say many of those responsible have been able to ‘just walk away’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2024

Australia should streamline humanitarian visas: experts

Legal experts say Australia should provide one-year emergency humanitarian visas to people escaping conflicts to create a more efficient and equitable response.

AAP · Sep 11, 2024

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Bruce Lehrmann gets extra time to appeal defamation trial loss as court hears of struggle to recover costs

Lehrmann’s lawyer says he was exempt from $117,000 in court costs ‘because he was on Centrelink’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2024

AGL overcharged customers after services were stopped

A Federal Court judge has ruled against energy provider AGL, finding it contravened national rules by overcharging customers.

AAP · Aug 23, 2024

Centrepay report that found major failings ‘ignored’ by successive Coalition governments, author says

Anna Buduls says her 2013 report, which found major failings with controversial debit system, was mostly forgotten about

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024

Media exposure has forced the government’s hand on Centrepay. The contrast with robodebt could not be more stark

The Centrepay revelations should shock Australians – but not the government, after years of complaints about financial exploitation

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2024

Aurora australis may be visible, BoM says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024

Aneeta’s violent husband tried to sabotage her Australian visa application. She’s one of hundreds to secure one anyway

On average, two people affected by family violence secure partner visas under special provisions every day. Advocates say many more need help

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2024

1 July changes: tax cuts, Centrelink indexation and everything else coming for 2024-25

Stage-three tax cuts begin in the new financial year, while a vape ban and paid parental leave reforms also kick in

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2024

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AAP · Jun 25, 2024

Jobless ex-NRL star avoids conviction for AVO breach

Former NSW State of Origin player James Roberts has been told to prove an AVO breach was out of character as he avoids a conviction.

The Canberra Times · Jun 16, 2024

'How can I make a better life?': ACT refugees struggle to find their feet

Support organisations say they are overwhelmed with demand.

AAP · Jun 12, 2024

'Never been harder': job seekers barely scraping by

The cost of rent, food, and petrol are taking a toll on people living on Centrelink payments and forcing them to skip meals and make other difficult choices.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2024

Average jobseeker has $135 weekly shortfall on basic costs, report finds

Often nothing left for other necessities or emergencies, Anglicare says, with Centrelink payment levels ‘trapping people in poverty’

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2024

Australian job providers under investigation for demanding payslips from jobseekers

Action comes after a Guardian inquiry in April revealed private providers were using extreme methods to retrieve payslips and claim public money

The Canberra Times · Jun 2, 2024

New Services Australia boss to face big test at estimates

David Hazlehurst began in the agency on January 8.

The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2024

Centrelink mutual obligations: budget changes tipped to prevent 1m jobseeker suspensions a year

Announcements are ‘good steps’ to reduce harms caused by employment services system but fall short of the overhaul required, advocates say

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2024

Payslip wars: Australian jobseekers suffer harassment in ‘a crazy system that doesn’t work for anyone’

Private job providers can claim public money when jobseekers find work. But they need their payslips to do so, and some resort to extreme methods to get them

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2024

Urban Rampage banned from using Centrepay to sign up mostly Indigenous customers to credit arrangements

Asic finds arrangements posed ‘significant risk’ of financial hardship but clothing store says it will appeal ‘racist and paternalistic decision’

AAP · Apr 25, 2024

Centrelink claims backlog slashed after hiring blitz

More than 500,000 claims made to Services Australia have been removed from the backlog in just 10 weeks.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2024

Second energy firm wrongly received money from welfare payments under Centrepay scheme

Services Australia is working with Ergon to return overpayments, prompting fears the issue first identified at AGL could be widespread

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