A visit to the local Centrelink office turned out to be an ordeal. Not that I am any different from anyone else lined up inside and outside on the footpath, waiting for something to happen, for what felt for ever.
Continue reading Centrelink is not designed to help and may ignite anger into something more potent
It hasn’t sunk in yet how serious the social and economic impact from the Covbid-19 outbreak will be. But it will. There is no way to escape it.
A concerted effort to mitigate the harm and protect the vulnerable is a necessity. Many have commented about the rise in poverty in recent times. As bad as its been, this is nothing compared with what’s coming around the corner. Just about every household will feel the effect. Continue reading The present crisis is pushing Australia to make a choice about which road we take from here
Fair Go For Pensioners (FGFP) in Victoria, an independent non- profit Coalition of community organisations, retired unionists and concerned individuals, has asked Australian and Victorian governments, through the relvant ministers, for urgent meetings to discuss a better deal in this year’s Federal and Victorian budgets, for pensioners and all other recipients of social security payments. Continue reading Pensioner group demands a fair go
Responding to an ongoing community campaign and a landmark class action on behalf of Australians being seriously disadvantage by the Robo Debt system, and after years of refusing to budge, The Morrison government has finally been pushed to give some way. Continue reading Government gives a little way on Robo Debt but still refuses to bring about real change
By Ben Wilson
Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced a sweeping review of the nation’s retirement income system. Continue reading Frydenberg announces review into retirement income and we should be worried
By Joe Montero
The personal stories of mistreatment by Centrelink just keep on coming out, as the current system continues along in just the same way, mistreating perhaps hundreds of thousands of Australians. Continue reading Time for Centrelink to be scrapped and replaced
Centrelink’s robo debt stem is continuing to hurt Australians. Here are some examples that show the situation is getting worse, even though there is widepread recognition that the debts are often false, unfair and punish innocent vulnerable people. Failure to to put stop to this reveals we have a government short on compassion an big on cash grabbing for what it considers more important purposes. Continue reading Video: Families demand answers about debts Centrelink says are owed by disability pensioners
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Castlemaine resident David Wybar had been on Newstart for three years. He was unemployed, and Castlemaine is not exactly thriving with job opportunities. Continue reading Another cancer patient denied by Centrelink
By Ugly
More than a hundred age pensioners gathered in Melbourne’s Federation on 11 April, to protest on Square, to protest the way they were treated in this year’s Federal budget. Continue reading Age pensioners protest to bring about a better deal for all on Centrelink benefits
