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Warning over Centrelink call centres as Services Australia slashes contracts

Exclusive: Agency says decision to cut outsourced workload by 30% is due to reduced demand as unions warn of longer wait times

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Mutual obligations are being overhauled. Job seekers are confused and fearful

Job seekers fear they could lose access to their income support payments amid an overhaul of a key Centrelink program affecting thousands of people.

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Centrelink Is Shifting To A New Points-Based System So Here’s What That Means For Your Payments

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What is Centrelink's new employment services program, Workforce Australia? How will it affect jobseekers?

Jobactive — the Australian government's main employment services program — has been replaced by a new service called Workforce Australia Employment Services Provider. Here's how the change will affect your job search.

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Fear and confusion from jobseekers as 'dramatic' changes to Centrelink mutual obligations loom

Major changes to employment services begin in under a month – but many of the 800,000 jobseekers who’ll be affected are still unclear on exactly how.

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The age pension is taxable. But here’s why many pensioners pay no tax

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey breaks down the tax-free threshold for single age pensioners and discusses capital gains tax on properties.

The New Daily

Goldfields torn over end of controversial cashless debit card after Labor election win

The new federal government is planning to axe the controversial card, but while some on it will be relieved to have more autonomy, others fear it will prompt a rise in anti-social behaviour.

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Ziggy the Brisbane bag man's mission to access his money in the bank puts spotlight on homeless struggle

Ziggy has lived in parks around Brisbane's western suburbs for years and usually likes to keep to himself. But recently his friends reached out to help him with a big problem.

ABC News

How the sale of a property can affect your pension payments

Licensed financial adviser Craig Sankey explains the tax implications of inheriting a home and how a property sale can affect your pension payments.

The New Daily

In an age of low unemployment in Australia, what about those locked out of the jobs market?

Governments have long ignored a fast-growing cohort of people who live with illness or disability that prevents them from working

The Guardian - AU

Jeremiah Deakin sentenced to two and a half years in jail for deceiving former sex client into paying him $718,000

A man who posed as a female ASIO officer as part of an elaborate scam to obtain money from a former sex client is sentenced to nearly two and a half years in jail by the ACT Supreme Court.

ABC News

A failure as shameful as robodebt leaves questions only a royal commission can examine

Without an understanding of how this unlawful scheme occurred, what’s to stop something similar happening again?

The Guardian - AU

Calls for royal commission into robodebt

A Senate committee has recommended a royal commission into the government's controversial robodebt scheme.

AAP

Senate committee calls for royal commission into robodebt scandal

Labor-Greens majority committee accuses the government of withholding information on the scheme which caused ‘significant and widespread harm’

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Centrelink's partner income test is leaving some lower-income couples feeling they'd be better off apart

The federal government says means testing is central to Australia's income support system — but others say there's "no regard" for individuals.

The Guardian - AU

‘I want to see action’: first-time voters bring anger and apathy to the Australian election

After the biggest single-day enrolment, four young people explain why the climate crisis, cost of living and confusion will dominate their decision at the polls

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Coalition and Labor have pledged to freeze the age pension deeming rate until 2024. Here's what that means for pensioners

Deeming is an assumption about how much income people earn from their investments — and it's part of the process the government uses to work out whether someone is eligible for the age pension.

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Massive aid effort for Wadeye residents displaced by violence and destruction

After weeks of escalating violence and destruction of close to 40 homes in the remote NT community of Wadeye, massive efforts are underway to help those affected by the crisis.

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Adam Kneale was like any footy-loving boy of the 80s until a trip to Footscray’s Western Oval turned his innocent life into a nightmare

When Adam Kneale was offered a chance to help out around the Footscray Football Club as an 11-year-old, he thought he was realising every kids' dream. Instead, he faced unimaginable trauma. WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse.

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Family of South Australian Robodebt victim gets senator's backing for answers about Corey Webb, who died by suicide

Eyre Peninsula woman Jessica Jolly, who is calling for a royal commission into the federal government's botched Robodebt scheme, receives the backing of independent senator Rex Patrick for answers about how her late brother was treated.

ABC News

The $250 cost-of-living payments are going into bank accounts from today. Here's what you need to know

The one-off bonus will be paid to eligible concession card holders and people on certain Centrelink and Department of Veterans Affairs payments.

The Guardian - AU

‘Housing in Australia is broken’: only 1.6% of private rentals are affordable for those on minimum wage

Anglicare’s annual snapshot calls for 50% rise in rent assistance payments, more social housing and changes to tax system

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JobSeeker payments are soaring in our wealthiest suburbs. What’s going on?

Easy access to welfare during the pandemic attracted a lot of flies to honey. Many are having trouble weaning themselves off the sweet stuff.

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Medicare scraps historical medical record requests due to staffing pressures, leaving abuse survivors to wait longer

Vulnerable Australians who have already been left waiting months to access their medical records to receive compensation will face further delays after Services Australia announces plans to scrap backlogged requests.

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Youth Advocates Held A Pre-Election Q&A With Pollies And Guess Which Party Didn’t Rock Up?

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