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Latest Age Pension increase is an insult that does almost nothing to address years of neglect

7 March 2024 Editor 0

The following is a statement by the president (Victoria) Joe Montero on behalf of and endorsed by the Steering Committee of Fair Go For Pensioners The announced new age pension rise coming in effect on 20 March […]

Royal Commission shines torch on Robodebt injustice

13 July 2023 Editor 0

By Joe Montero The Holmes Royal Commission has produced a damning report on Robodebt and presented 57 recommendations Robodebt has been confirmed as one of the biggest scandals in Australia history. Maybe it doesn’t offer […]

Government report calls for increasing Jobseeker and Youth Allowance

28 April 2023 Editor 0

Contributed Despite the release of Labor’s own report calling on a substantial lift to Jobseeker and Youth allowance payments, the Albanese government seems to be in no mood to listen. The report calls for a […]

President’s statement on behalf of Fair Go For Pensioners (Vic) for action to raise the Age Pension above poverty

28 September 2022 Editor 0

This is a statement just released (27 September 2022) by Joe Montero the Victorian President of Fair Go For Pensioners. It has been published on the organisation’s website. The statement calls out the inadequacy of the Age […]

People on social security need enough to live on and the end of abuse

25 January 2022 Editor 0

By Joe Montero We’re coming out of the Christmas period, and it won’t be long before the denigration of people on social security payments gets into full swing again. A budget and election coming up. […]

COVID payments to end and this will hurt Australia

5 October 2021 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson The Morrison government’s decision to start withdrawing emergency support is a kick in the teeth for those who find themselves out of work because of Covid. Contrast this with the generous loan […]

Video: Cashless Welfare Debit Cards: Lived experience and other facts and stats

11 July 2021 Editor 0

The LIFE campaign held its first online tutorial on 6 June. It concerned the Cashless Welfare Card, what it’s doing to people put on it and the plan to roll it out to all pensioners, […]

Government fights to keep secret Robo Debt documents

25 June 2021 Editor 0

The government is fighting hard to prevent the disclosure of documents that stand to expose the political nature of the Robo Debt program. Allegations that the creation of debt was deliberately engineered to discourage applying […]

A new attack on the unemployed is on the way and there is good reason to oppose it

25 June 2021 Editor 0

By Adam Carlton The federal government is trying to rush a bill though parliament, imposing measures to make it even harder to get unemployment payments.

By using women as cheap labour wages are kept down

11 May 2021 Editor 0

By Ben Wilson The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has released a Pre-Budget Brief that shows how women’s economic security has been undermined by government decisions.