Unemployment Payments



In an emergency, governments improvise. Two new systems of income support have been announced in just over a week to keep us going as much… Read More ›

A Basic Income for Hard Times

Suddenly losing your only source of income, when you have no savings, and with family members who rely on you, is a nightmare at any… Read More ›

Social Security and COVID-19: Exposing the Limits of Social Protection?

No Australian Government has ever spent $130 billion so quickly. When the Prime Minister announced the Government would subsidise 6 million jobs for 6 months… Read More ›

JobKeeper Could Be a Depression Beater

Many temporary Australian residents will be excluded from the JobSeeker Payment and Coronavirus Supplement to be provided to permanent residents. In this open letter to… Read More ›

Open Letter to the Prime Minister: Extend Coronavirus Support to Temporary Workers

The fundamental role of government is to secure the welfare and safety of its people. The COVID-19 crisis coming so soon after the summer’s extraordinary… Read More ›

The Government’s Fiscal Tool Kit for COVID-19

On 22 March (Sunday), the government announced a second coronavirus economic package. In addition to further one-off payments, the package includes some of the most… Read More ›

Coronavirus Supplement: Your Guide to the Australian Payments That Will Go to the Extra Million on Welfare

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