Pension, JobSeeker, parenting payments set for $4bn uptick
Growing concerns about one or possibly two more interest rate rises come as a host of the major…
Australia’s jobseeker system fails workers and enriches millionaires, report says
Australia’s system of privatised employment services is structurally broken and its prized federal contracts are being used to…
The government’s proposed changes to the unemployment system, explained
The federal government has proposed changes to Australia’s $2 billion employment services system to make them “more responsive,…
Pensioner wants compensation after being stripped of support for four years
Queensland man Ray Noakes says navigating Australia’s social welfare system has made the chronic pain he lives with…
A husband wrote a funny song asking someone to hire his unemployed wife. It paid off.
A few years ago, there was an online trend in which Americans posted things the “European mind can’t…
Wellington job market a ‘shocker’ as 600 people apply for casual mini-putt role
“You definitely get a vibe that it’s people who just need a job. There’s a lot of people…
Is it cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it? Research says yes
Melissa Fisher, who relies on unemployment benefits, says she is barely surviving. “It’s really hard … you’re making…
Advocates call for better measure of poverty, saying Australia’s approach falls short
Tamara Rhodes knows from her daily experience that she is poor — making tough choices about what food…
Older Australians struggling to find work before hitting the pension age
Sixty-five-year-old Kerry Forrest wants and needs a job. But during the three years she has been applying for…
Which Centrelink payments will be increasing (slightly) over the weekend?
Australians receiving the aged pension could end up with slightly more money in their pockets when Centrelink payments…
Centrelink cash boost for millions on Age Pension, JobSeeker, Rent Assistance to hit bank accounts in one week
Centrelink payments for more than five million people will be indexed on September 20.(Source: Getty) Centrelink payments for…