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Jobseeker to rise by $56 a fortnight but Albanese government unlikely to offer further boost

The welfare payment’s September rise includes an already announced $40 increase plus 2.2% indexation

The Guardian - AU

New register allows gamblers across Australia to ban themselves from all online wagers

‘BetStop’ scheme to be launched next month enables self-exclusion from all sites using just one form

The Guardian - AU

Disability employment providers to sharpen their act

The federal government will work more closely with employment providers to lift the stagnant job rate of people with a disability.

AAP

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Ads for online gambling should be banned in Australia within three years, inquiry recommends

Plan gives broadcasters time to find alternatives while preventing ‘another generation from experiencing escalating gambling harm’, Labor MP says

The Guardian - AU

More than 8,000 single parents to be moved on to jobseeker before Labor’s welfare reform begins

Greens senator says it is ‘heartless’ not to make an interim provision for families until eligibility extends in September

The Guardian - AU

Budget boost for welfare payments is one step closer

Laws lifting the rate of JobSeeker by $40 a fortnight have been introduced to federal parliament.

The New Daily

Child sexual abuse survivors to receive more help

The National Redress Scheme will receive an additional $142.2 million over five years to further support survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.

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Angus Taylor signals Coalition may reject Labor changes to petroleum resource rent tax

Move may mean government must deal with Greens to pass PRRT reforms as shadow treasurer warns against gas industry’s ‘death by a thousand cuts’

The Guardian - AU

Treasurer wants energy transition to be his legacy – as it happened

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Paul Bongiorno: Cruel stereotypes won’t help a broken jobs market

The Opposition believes these bald numbers prove the point: The jobs are there if only the bludgers (wink wink, nudge nudge) would step up.

The New Daily

Jim Chalmers refuses to rule out Coalition's proposal to increase JobSeeker income free threshold

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refused to rule out the Coalition's proposal to increase the JobSeeker income free threshold, but Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has dismissed it as a "thought bubble with no substantive analysis behind it".

ABC News

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth ‘not afraid’ to take Voice advice

frontbencher Amanda Rishworth has declared she won't be afraid to receive advice on her portfolio from an Indigenous Voice to parliament

The New Daily

Labor leaves door open for jobseeker recipients to work more hours before losing payments

Treasurer says government won’t rule out adopting Peter Dutton’s proposal for social security recipients to be able to earn more before being penalised

The Guardian - AU

Toowoomba carer in housing stress faces uncertain future despite federal budget welfare boost

Toowoomba's Petrina Haworth is finding it impossible secure a new rental home for herself and her 25-year-old daughter, who requires care, to the point she has filled a notebook with her list of rental inspections.

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Deeming vows to stay in Liberal party – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Redress scheme gets green tick

Changes make national redress scheme easier to access

Newcastle Herald

Redress scheme restrictions wound back to improve access

The changes were in response to an independent review.

ABC News

Child sexual abuse survivors promised less traumatic route to compensation

A review into the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional sexual abuse as a child shows improvements will be made into how survivors access compensation.

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Ban on credit card use in online gambling to be introduced by federal government

Labor announces it will begin to take steps to make it illegal for betting companies to allow people to use credit cards when gambling online.

The New Daily

Young carers’ sacrifices recognised with boost to bursaries

The federal government will extend support for young carers who want to continue their studies while tending to the needs of loved ones.

AAP

Young carers to get study funding boost

Young carers will benefit from a federal funding boost to a bursaries program aimed at supporting young people to study while caring for a loved one.

ABC News

East Kimberley leaders call for federal investigation into impact of Cashless Debit Card's removal

East Kimberley leaders say the federal government needs to examine how struggling Indigenous families are coping without the income management scheme.

The Conversation

Boosting JobSeeker is the most effective way to tackle poverty: what the treasurer's committee told him

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth established an Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee in December 2022 to advise the government on ways to lift economic inclusion and reduce disadvantage.

The Guardian - AU

Government ignores calls from its own experts to lift ‘seriously inadequate’ jobseeker rate

Unemployment benefit rates are at ‘such an inadequate level that they create a barrier to paid work’, committee finds

ABC News

Committee tasked with investigating JobSeeker rate urges 'substantial' increase ahead of federal budget

A committee brought together by the federal treasurer to investigate whether income support payments are adequate has called on the government to lift the JobSeeker rate as a first priority, ahead of next month's federal budget.

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