Welfare • Crikey

For Australia’s most vulnerable, the budget didn’t do nearly enough

Benjamin Clark — Fri, 17 May 2024 00:19:17 +0000

The Albanese government has had three budgets now to show some bravery in addressing unwaged poverty. Its offerings are paltry.

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The progressive case for raising the GST

Benjamin Clark — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:38:51 +0000

The left has rallied around 'taxing the rich', as if tax were a punishment. But it shouldn’t be seen that way.

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Greens, Coalition wanted the same for JobSeeker but voted against each other

Anton Nilsson — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 01:31:39 +0000

If two political enemies want the same thing but cancel each other out, did anyone win, or did everyone lose?

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Debt remains unpaid if section of robodebt royal commission’s report stays sealed

Crikey Readers — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 23:16:32 +0000

The 'disgraceful' and 'insidious' scheme remains brutally stark for Crikey readers who say perpetrators must be brought to justice.

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‘Disappointing’: Labor blocks robodebt royal commission recommendation

Anton Nilsson — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 02:54:54 +0000

The robodebt royal commission recommended scrapping a rule that allows the government to chase debtors in perpetuity. Labor voted against it.

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Morrison misleads Parliament yet again — and says he’s the real victim of robodebt

Bernard Keane — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:52:39 +0000

The former prime minister's claim about 'unintended consequences' is an offensive lie that insults victims all over again.

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Greens ‘won’t stand in the way’ of Labor’s welfare boost

Anton Nilsson — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 01:53:44 +0000

Anthony Albanese's government is likely to get its JobSeeker boost through Parliament with the support of the Greens.

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Senior public servant Kathryn Campbell suspended without pay after robodebt findings

Andrew Brown — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:47:17 +0000

Campbell has been involuntarily stood down from her advisory role on the AUKUS security partnership, which paid $900,000 per year.

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As politics becomes religion, the right invents a new way to avoid accountability

Maeve McGregor — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 01:42:11 +0000

After the robodebt royal commission, some voices on the right are trying to discredit Labor’s inquiries into Coalition scandals.

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The mystery of the vanishing robodebt report and a 0.03% hit to PwC’s revenue

Anton Nilsson — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:07:49 +0000

Why would the government hire PwC to write a report, then scrap the work, but still pay the firm nearly $1 million? The answer is in the fine print of the robodebt royal commission report.

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