All state and territory governments should demand that the federal government step up and play its part instead of passing the buck.
The new year marks a turning point for major emergency measures implemented by the Morrison government to mitigate the effects of the virus on businesses and households.
Top economists want the dole permanently increased in 2021 and a closer review of the federal government's wage subsidy scheme,JobKeeper,to determine the future of the $100 billion lifeline.
With the coronavirus supplement I got to see what life could be like if I didn’t have to worry about what I should eat,and if I would even eat at all.
Bertin Huynh lost his job as a swimming teacher at the height of the pandemic. Now he can't even afford to renew his licence.
This challenging year demonstrated the urgency with which Australia needs to deal with welfare reform.
About 90,000 people got back into the workforce in November.
Household deposits in the nation's banks have reached a record $1.1 trillion as people,fearful of the pandemic,bide their time before spending.
Amid the worst recession since the Great Depression,some businesses and Coalition MPs are warning that employers can't fill vacant jobs.
Further reductions in financial support for people pushed out of work by the coronavirus pandemic could economically devastate parts of Western Sydney.
Two of Australia's top welfare academics say there is no evidence doubling the dole discouraged unemployed workers from accepting another job.