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10 Years With Disability Employment Services
“I’ve been on the JobSeeker Allowance for 10 years. During that time, I’ve had the misfortune to deal with a number of DES Providers. The name Disability in that term is insulting, and ableist for starters. I thought they would…
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25% Of Rentals Owned By 1% Of Population
According to a recent article in ‘The Guardian’, new data from the Australian Taxation Office reveals that wealth concentration in property investments is an ongoing concern in Australia. Only 1% of taxpayers own nearly a quarter of all property investments…
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Rita’s Speech To JobSeeker Rally
This speech was given by Rita Sacchetta, Coordinator of the Northern Suburbs Branch, at our JobSeeker Rally, on May 21, 2023. “Hello to everyone and thankyou for your solidarity. We are here today because you promised, Albo, ‘No One Left…
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Rita’s JobSeeker Speech: “You Don’t Piss Off A 58-Year-Old Woman With Nothing To Lose”
This speech was given by Rita Sacchetta, one of the Coordinators of Anti-Poverty Network SA’s Northern Suburbs Branch, at our online JobSeeker Public Meeting, on March 9, 2023. “I’m Rita, one of the coordinators of the Northern Suburbs Branch. I…
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Michael’s Speech To JobSeeker Rally
This speech was given by Michael Petrilli, Anti-Poverty Network SA Campaigns Coordinator, to our JobSeeker Rally, on May 21, 2023. “In 2022 Anthony Albanese won an election on the platform of leaving nobody behind. He was very open about his…
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7 Job-Seekers Respond To The Federal Budget
7 Anti-Poverty Network SA members, all of them on JobSeeker, respond to Labor’s announced $2.86 a day ($20 a week) raise to JobSeeker Payment. Fi: “The raise is pitiful. It will barely make a dent in my living &…
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Blake’s Speech To JobSeeker Rally
This speech was given by Blake Ansell, a high school student, and Anti-Poverty Network SA member, to our JobSeeker Rally, on May 21, 2023. “Although I don’t acutely remember how I came to be in public housing, I remember my…
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Matthew’s Speech To JobSeeker Rally
This speech was given by Matthew Briggs, a high school student, and Anti-Poverty Network SA member, to our JobSeeker Rally, on May 21, 2023. “Hello, my name is Matt, I’m a 17-year-old high school student in the northern suburbs and…