Some 185,000, or nearly a fifth of low-income private renters, are paying more than half of their household income in rent, well above the accepted maximum tolerable measure of 30 … Read More
One of Australia’s leading social service networks has welcomed Federal Government plans to establish an independent panel to annually review support payments — such as JobSeeker and parenting payments — … Read More
Plans by the Federal Government to tighten regulations around the ‘buy now pay later’ industry have been welcomed by one of Australia’s leading social services networks. The Treasury discussion paper, … Read More
A wide-ranging federal government review of policy, funding and governance issues within tertiary sector must look at HECS debt and other student loan repayment mechanisms, particularly for low paid and … Read More
Plans by NSW Labor to allow almost a million renters in NSW to transfer their bonds from one property to the next is a major cost of living initiative welcomed … Read More
Last night’s Federal Budget highlighted the Government’s values by making it clear that low-income and disadvantaged people will not be left behind as the community faces enormous economic and structural … Read More
One of the country’s leading social services groups, Catholic Social Services Australia, has welcomed an additional $560 million in funding for housing, domestic violence and Indigenous services to be announced … Read More
The leaders of major faith-based charities have come together to issue an open letter on planned Stage 3 tax cuts ahead of Tuesday’s Budget: Dear Prime Minister On behalf of … Read More
The Albanese Government has released a new, 10-year national strategy, designed to end family, domestic, and sexual violence against women and children in one generation has been released today by … Read More
Nearly 200,000 Australians will have their robodebt reviews wiped as the Federal Government scraps investigations into the controversial Coalition scheme introduced in 2015. The Social Services Minister, Amanda Rishworth, has … Read More