Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Samantha, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide. I want to begin by acknowledging that we meet today on Kaurna Country — stolen land. Land that was never ceded. I pay my respects to First Nations Elders past and present, and especially to any First Nations … Continue reading “Make No Mistake: Poverty Is A Political Choice”
“My Rent Will Rise By 21% Next Month”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide. I have been renting privately through real estate companies for a couple of decades, ever since my divorce. I have helped landlords pay their mortgages and buy expensive cars. I have passed almost 80 unit inspections and therefore … Continue reading “My Rent Will Rise By 21% Next Month”
“Poverty Signs Death Certificates”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide.“Poverty doesn’t just impact health. It signs death certificates.”Dear Jim,While you were reading your budget speech I was online engaging in a lecture about poverty, inequality and disadvantage in Australia.You had a lot to say about how great this … Continue reading “Poverty Signs Death Certificates”
2026 Federal Budget Response
Wednesday May 13, 11am-12pmParliament House, North Terrace, AdelaideIt's Federal Budget week!! Apart from some tinkering with the Capital Gains and the Negative Gearing tax concessions, we're not expecting much (no raise to JobSeeker or other payments, no extra funding for public housing), but we're planning a small but strong response: we'll be coming together on … Continue reading 2026 Federal Budget Response
JobSeeker Community Forum
NEXT FORUM WHEN: Wednesday June 10, 6:30pm-8:00pmWHERE: Pilgrim Uniting Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide (Parking & Transport Info)WHAT: A chance to discuss the outrageously low rate of JobSeeker Payment, and take action!!HOSTED BY: Anti-Poverty Network SA and Grannies for ActionJoin Grannies for Action and Anti-Poverty Network SA for powerful community forums centring the voices that … Continue reading JobSeeker Community Forum
Labor’s Plan To Let Police Cut Off Centrelink Payments — And Why We Must Keep Fighting It
It’s time for another update on the Labor Government’s Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025 to give police and ministers the power to strip Centrelink payments from anyone with an arrest warrant for a so-called “serious crime.” Let’s be clear: people affected by this law would not have been … Continue reading Labor’s Plan To Let Police Cut Off Centrelink Payments — And Why We Must Keep Fighting It
Punishing People Without Trial: Why We Oppose the New Centrelink Amendment
Monday, our Campaigns Co-Coordinator Samantha Skinner spoke with Jo Laverty on ABC Adelaide Radio about the federal government’s alarming new amendment giving police and ministers the power to suspend people’s Centrelink payments without a court process. As Samantha said in her interview:“This amendment is one of the most alarming overreaches we’ve seen in years – … Continue reading Punishing People Without Trial: Why We Oppose the New Centrelink Amendment
The Power Of Becoming An Activist
By Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Sara Walker. Read at our Anti-Poverty Week Enfield Community Lunch, on Monday October 13, 2025.Good Morning.I didn’t wake up one day and decide to become an activist. I just got tired of seeing good people — people I care about — struggle while the world looked the other way. Tired … Continue reading The Power Of Becoming An Activist
Anti-Poverty Week 2025 Factsheet
This factsheet was produced by Anti-Poverty Network SA, a grassroots community advocacy organisation led by people directly affected by the poverty crisis and the housing crisis.To download a PDF version of this factsheet, click here; or to download a print-friendly version of this factsheet, click here.5 Facts About Poverty And Housing At Least 1 In … Continue reading Anti-Poverty Week 2025 Factsheet
‘I, Daniel Blake’ Film Screening
WHEN: Thursday October 16, 2pm-5pmWHERE: H1-44 Marie Mune Lecture Theatre, Amy Wheaton Building, 10/12 St. Bernard's Road, Magill Join our screening of 'I, Daniel Blake', the incredible 2017 Ken Loach film about a British man who has to confront a cruel and rigid welfare bureaucracy. Set in the UK, but it could just as easily … Continue reading ‘I, Daniel Blake’ Film Screening