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A Response To The Federal Budget From Peter
“I have watched the budget delivered tonight. It is with great disappointment and sadness I must comment upon a budget delivered by a Labor Government. On election night, you vowed that “no one will left behind”. Tonight an increase of…
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PROTEST: No One Left Behind – Raise The Rate, Albo!! (May 21, 2023)
PROTEST: No One Left Behind – Raise The Rate, Albo!!Sunday May 21, 1pmParliament, North Terrace Almost 1 year ago, Albanese was elected on the platform: ‘No One Left Behind’. However, while the very well-off have certainly not been left behind,…
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Luke’s Speech To The Housing Emergency Rally
This speech was given by Luke Skinner, an Anti-Poverty Network SA member, to our Housing Emergency Rally, on March 19, 2023. “We have seen the devastating effects of poverty in our communities, our cities, and our country. Poverty is a…
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Q&A With Aj, Young Job-Seeker
Have they been understanding of your health and personal circumstances? It really depends on who has been my agent, 8/10 times I would say no. They either brush it aside or treat it like it’s not important. Apply for jobs…
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We Need You
I know others have made the same point about other movements, and more eloquently, but wanted to say: If you’re outraged by the treatment of poor people in this country, if you’ve been following the anti-poverty movement, but feel like…
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On “Jobs Snobs”
The phrase, “job snob”, always grinds my gears. Can we recognise that there are lots of jobs that are undesirable, that are unsafe, that you cannot build a life around, that offer no financial security or stability, that require you…
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Get A Job, They Say
Get a job, they say. But what sort of job? A job with no security? A job where you don’t know what hours you’ll have in a week, or a month, or six? A job that keeps you poor? A…
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Scrapping “Mutual Obligation” Requirements Won’t End The World
Scrapping so-called “Mutual Obligation” requirements (which are as “mutual” as being hit over the head with a bat), for job-seekers, won’t end the world. But my God, how much easier, more predictable, life would be for job-seekers, knowing they do…