Top advisers say Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth should delay a widespread move away from the maligned Basics Card used by about 24,000 people.
The former minister said he wasn’t permitted to tell the truth about the unlawfulness of robo-debt,a week after urging Scott Morrison to shut the program down.
Regional areas including Laverton and Leonora are experiencing a spike in youth crime and violence.
Rachelle Miller told the royal commission there was firm pressure from the then human services minister to “shut this story down” after negative coverage.
The new year should bring some cost of living relief to those who need it most after inflation took off in 2022,but there won’t be any relief on toll roads.
Changes rolling out from New Year’s Day include savings on childcare and kinder,cheaper medicines,help for homeowners looking to downsize,and a boost to welfare payments for about 1 million Australians.
Thousands of families probably don’t have enough money to meet basic living standards because of surging rental costs and inadequate welfare payments,report says.
The robo-debt royal commission has made clear that bureaucrats knew the scheme was illegal and yet it was implemented.
What the former PM told the royal commission on Wednesday was not remarkable. But the rambling delivery style was a reminder of how out of touch he can be with his surroundings and why he flopped in the nation’s top job.
The former prime minister repeatedly frustrated those examining him over the way he answered questions.
The Canberra bubble conceived an unthinkable attack on vulnerable Australians and left the dirty work to robots,then too many of us missed the human element.