The system for victim compensation is broken for everyone,but it’s particularly harsh on survivors of child sexual abuse.
Julia Baird’s article should be mandatory daily reading for politicians on both sides of the floor,a reminder of the importance of integrity in those who hold public office.
Families are receiving letters saying that they owe debts to Centrelink because they were overpaid the childcare subsidy. Challenging the veracity of the debt is a nightmare.
The public service and Services Australia will be bolstered as the federal government vows to deliver “robo-justice” to welfare recipients affected by the Coalition’s unlawful debt recovery scheme.
Centrelink’s “income apportionment” method is a disastrous throwback to another ill-starred scheme that heaped misery on welfare claimants.
My bills are late and things that once were necessary are being put on hold. My body is twisted by the pressure and the uncertainty,by the shame and self-loathing. When my cafe closed in May,I did not expect to be treated like this.
The jobs white paper has plans to plug skills shortages and motivate older Australians to keep working,but industry says any gains could be stifled by IR reforms.
An inquiry will examine Australia’s response to a once-in-a-generation pandemic. Here are the issues it must probe to prepare Australia for the next killer bug.
More fully self-funded retirees will be eligible for help with health costs following the latest increase in the income limit.
The former prime minister has described the commission’s findings against him as “disproportionate,wrong,unsubstantiated and contradicted by clear evidence”.
National figures show a 47 per cent rise in the number of separated couples living under the one roof in the past five years.