Income support ‘not the only lever’:Labor’s plan to tackle disadvantage
Australian economy

Income support ‘not the only lever’:Labor’s plan to tackle disadvantage

Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers has indicated Australia’s welfare bill would not rise significantly under a Labor government,with the opposition instead proposing to use national cabinet to work with state and territory leaders to tackle disadvantage.

  • byJennifer Duke

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Job seekers to be switched to online service in hidden $1.1 billion budget saving
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Jobs

Job seekers to be switched to online service in hidden $1.1 billion budget saving

More than a million job seekers will be switched to an online service in a bid to replace face-to-face employment services as part of a hidden $1.1 billion saving.

  • byDavid Crowe
Budget 2021:What we already know
Federal budget

Budget 2021:What we already know

From childcare subsidies to a response to the aged care royal commission,here are the measures we know are coming in Tuesday’s federal budget.

  • byKatina Curtis
‘They are being washed out to sea’:How the end of JobKeeper is affecting Sydney businesses
Australian recession

‘They are being washed out to sea’:How the end of JobKeeper is affecting Sydney businesses

As the economy adjusts to the end of JobKeeper and other business support schemes,sectors still affected by pandemic disruptions are bracing for job losses and business closures after Easter.

  • byMatt Wade andAnna Patty
Head for the regions if you are looking for a new job
Analysis
Jobs

Head for the regions if you are looking for a new job

Job ads are up an astounding 39 per cent in regional areas,compared with just 2.2 per cent in capital cities. Here’s where to find your next opportunity.

  • byJoel Gibson
‘Better ways to provide stimulus’:Five top economists support end of JobKeeper
Welfare

‘Better ways to provide stimulus’:Five top economists support end of JobKeeper

Economists say the time is right to refocus spending on struggling sectors to avoid unnecessary debt.

  • byJennifer Duke
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‘I haven’t had breakfast for years’:Job search to get tougher as JobKeeper ends
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Welfare

‘I haven’t had breakfast for years’:Job search to get tougher as JobKeeper ends

There are eight people on JobSeeker payments for each job available,with that number set rise after the JobKeeper program ends.

  • byAnna Patty
Pull out your rags and riches again - our moment of equality is over
Opinion
Opinion

Pull out your rags and riches again - our moment of equality is over

We had a chance to become a happier society,thanks to the pandemic. But we blew it.

  • byJessica Irvine
Youth Allowance rate and requirements dehumanise young people
Opinion
Welfare

Youth Allowance rate and requirements dehumanise young people

It is not only the rate of income support that is inhumane – the process through which to access this essential support is both illogical and cruel for young Australians.

  • byTegan Evans
‘A lot of men are hurting’:The ignored group hit by the coronavirus crisis
Employment

‘A lot of men are hurting’:The ignored group hit by the coronavirus crisis

International Women’s Day has passed and think tanks,economists and industry groups have published numerous reports warning women’s jobs have been hard hit by the pandemic.

  • byJennifer Duke
Charities call for more JobSeeker support amid pressure to ‘pick up the slack’
Coronavirus pandemic

Charities call for more JobSeeker support amid pressure to ‘pick up the slack’

People surviving on JobSeeker and the charities supporting them say the government’s planned $50-a-fortnight rise is not enough.

  • byShane Wright