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[Link] Scott Morrison says he 'misspoke' after incorrectly quoting increase to JobSeeker payment
Read: 18/4/2022 www.abc.net.au
The Prime Minister had been asked about what the Coalition had been doing to ease cost-of-living pressures, particularly for Australians experiencing rental stress. Mr Morrison cited the increase to the JobSeeker rate last year as evidence his government was working to boost support.
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[Link] ‘It’s really scary’: welfare recipients forced to attend in-person appointments despite Omicron surge
Read: 19/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
A woman with chronic illnesses and an immunocompromised partner and the single mother of a toddler are among those being told they’ll have their benefits cut if they don’t attend face-to-face job agency appointments, despite an unprecedented surge of Covid cases.
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[Link] ‘Not above the law’: warning for Australia’s Department of Social Services over threat to ignore tribunal
Read: 7/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Department of Social Services has been warned it is “not above the law” after a tribunal heard government officials threatened to ignore an order to reinstate a man’s jobseeker payments.
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[Link] Police officer's stalker possessed explosives in 'misguided' belief they were valuable, court told
Read: 6/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Oswald Bruggemans, 65, has pleaded guilty to stalking a police officer at Victor Harbor in February.
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[Link] Services Australia defends use of Excel in rectifying robo-debt errors
Read: 2/9/2021 www.zdnet.com
The remarks were made on Friday during a hearing held by the Community Affairs References Committee as part of its ongoing probe of Centrelink's compliance program.
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[Link] Centrelink pauses welfare and childcare debt repayments during lockdowns
Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Centrelink will no longer issue or recover welfare and childcare debts during lockdowns, including in parts of New South Wales and Queensland currently under stay-at-home orders.
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[Link] 'Rushed' welfare overhaul will cost JobSeeker recipients up to $457
Read: 14/6/2021 thenewdaily.com.au
More than 140,000 JobSeeker recipients will be up to $457 worse off under a planned job services crackdown, a Senate hearing has heard. The Morrison government is trying to save $191.