Our comrades over at APNSA always have so much going on! If you're in SA you should certainly check them out! apn-sa.org

"I worry about the ability of pensioners and older Australians to actually pay some of those co-contributions, which can range up to 80 per cent, and we really want to make sure people stay safe and well in their homes." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

"Where does a pensioner get $550?" In the Rushforths' case, the couple would pay the $554 up front to the radiology provider, and Medicare would provide a rebate of $459, leaving them $95 out of pocket. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

‘Not a closed chapter’: The legacy of Robodebt scandal still lingers five years after illegal scheme was axed thewest.com.au/news/wa/not-...

Listen back to @artistaffame.bsky.social on @ausunemployment.auwu.org.au Breadline on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social talking about her new magazine for and by people in poverty "Our Side of the Street" omny.fm/shows/breadl...

Hey @averyhoward.bsky.social In an email to donors, supporters and partners the organisation says the decision includes its disability employment arm, which is called Multiple Solutions. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

LISTEN NOW www.3cr.org.au/streaming

As of this moment I am trying to find out who from the social services and welfare sector has been formally invited to the pre-screening event for SBS' Robodebt documentary tomorrow night, which I have just learned is: 1. Occurring. 2. At the Art Gallery of NSW. No luck so far!

This shouldn't happen to anyone. No-one should have to go through this. We have a government that has repeated their delusional sing-song bullshit for three years and it's still happening.

Despite a bad night last night and barely functioning today I haven't been able to get this little concept story out of my head. Enjoy. Or sob. I don't know what reaction is appropriate. Accessing the automaton normalness.com/2025/09/22/a...

Homeless disability pensioner Glenn Campbell on how Robodebt is still heaping misery on welfare recipients thewest.com.au/news/wa/not-...

‘Not a closed chapter’: The legacy of Robodebt scandal still lingers five years after illegal scheme was axed thewest.com.au/news/wa/not-...

An important article, but does it matter that they "worked their whole lives". Do they deserve medical care more than someone who was unable to work? Is being tested for a common cancer not just a right in our country? Do you earn these things? Who decides who's worked 'enough' to earn medical care?

Internal organisational whistleblowers then eventually made their concerns public, with the support of the CPSU and the media (who were by now appraised of the issue) and their work was beyond courageous and utterly vital to defeating the scheme.

We know about Robodebt because recipients 'blew the whistle' on their debts to concerned community activists, who were the first ones to raise this publicly. Let me be 10,000% clear, this is because welfare recipients were the ones who were targeted and victimised by Robodebt.

Social murder. #auspol

Catch @artistaffame.bsky.social chatting with Jess from @ausunemployment.auwu.org.au about her new magazine project "Our Side of the Street" for and by people in poverty on @3crmelbourne.bsky.social this evening from 6pm AEST/5:30pm central time www.3cr.org.au/breadline

"Where does a pensioner get $550?" In the Rushforths' case, the couple would pay the $554 up front to the radiology provider, and Medicare would provide a rebate of $459, leaving them $95 out of pocket. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

"I worry about the ability of pensioners and older Australians to actually pay some of those co-contributions, which can range up to 80 per cent, and we really want to make sure people stay safe and well in their homes." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Our comrades over at APNSA always have so much going on! If you're in SA you should certainly check them out! apn-sa.org

Happy Indexation is not an increase day! #RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty

From today, JobSeeker will be indexed to $56.69 a day. That's 89 cents more - or what Labor calls "cost of living relief" 🫠 Claiming credit for an automatic inflation adjustment that keeps people in poverty tells you everything you need to know about the state of the ALP.

LMAO my stepson will be getting $793.60 a fortnight jobseeker while my disability pension's gonna be $888.50 (nfi where ACOSS got their $401 a week for JS from they've been putting in their press releases www.acoss.org.au/media_releas... )

Ausgrid slashes safety inspectors after report finds cheaper to pay permanent disability injury compensation www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Happy Indexation is not an increase day! #RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeservesPoverty

Seems to be expensive to save money... Australian households could save as much as $4,300 a year by switching to solar panels, installing batteries and driving an electric car #NobodyDeservesPoverty www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Jim Chalmers future is bright Jim Chalmers looking at future wow Jim Chalmers blinding economic potential Jim Chalmers blinded me with science Jim Chalmers climate change article Jim Chalmers ray ban sunglasses Jim Chalmers suit but not wearing tie Jim Chalmers top button undone

Newsom literally just did a photo op of him clearing homeless encampments, a violent act that has put many lives of homeless people in danger due to losing important medical items or documents. Don't listen to his words, watch his actions. californiaglobe.com/fl/gov-gavin...

Hear @artistaffame.bsky.social speak about her new Magazine project to showcase the stories of people living in poverty - from 19mins www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

There are just over 370,000 JobSeeker Payment recipients with a partial capacity to work of <30 hours a week - around 42% of recipients. Sources: data.gov.au/data/dataset... and data.gov.au/data/dataset...

police hate responding to DFV anyway and do a shocking job - frequently endangering and criminalising victims - but refuse to transfer resources to services that actually support families to escape and rebuild.

“Avg living standards haven’t been rising in recent years, so we can’t really claim that as a defence on why we are not making progress “It’s not just the single parents it’s the children we are entrenching in longterm disadvantage #NobodyDeservesPoverty www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Despite incomes staying relatively high in 2023, there was plenty of evidence that many Australians were increasingly struggling to deal with the high cost of living, not least rising rents and the prices of other necessities. #nobodyDeservesPoverty www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Disabled and Aged Pensioners are expected to survive on $84 a day ($63 if you have a partner). #NobodyDeservesPoverty

About 2.6 million people in Australia receive the age pension. Pensioner Annette Bleney has struggled to make ends meet and is selling her home to move in with her daughter 50km away Single pension is $1,149 a fortnight #NobodyDeservesPoverty www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Number of JobSeeker and Youth Allowance (Other) recipients up slightly in August 2025 to 987,955 (from 986,090 in July). data.gov.au/data/dataset...

@artistaffame.bsky.social Highly recommend this talk? "But we can't afford to increase welfare payments..." Yes we can. m.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Mf...

Such #poverty in a wealthy nation is not just a "silent crisis". It is a fundamental failure of policy. And because "we don’t even have an official poverty measure – we won’t even adopt a standard by which we can hold the government to account" Albanese is leaving many behind. #inequality #auspol

Hear @artistaffame.bsky.social speak about her new Magazine project to showcase the stories of people living in poverty - from 19mins www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Pension day See how while Jimmy yells about the boost in payments from tomorrow we don't get the full indexation for up to a months after the 20th

About 2.6 million people in Australia receive the age pension. Pensioner Annette Bleney has struggled to make ends meet and is selling her home to move in with her daughter 50km away Single pension is $1,149 a fortnight #NobodyDeservesPoverty www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Despite incomes staying relatively high in 2023, there was plenty of evidence that many Australians were increasingly struggling to deal with the high cost of living, not least rising rents and the prices of other necessities. #nobodyDeservesPoverty www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

“Avg living standards haven’t been rising in recent years, so we can’t really claim that as a defence on why we are not making progress “It’s not just the single parents it’s the children we are entrenching in longterm disadvantage #NobodyDeservesPoverty www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

But anti-poverty advocates argue the small rise in benefits will do little to help elevate the financial struggle millions of Australians are facing, calling for payments to be lifted in line with the Henderson poverty line of $660.72 a week for a single person. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Don't worry, the poverty profiteers are ready for mine closures #BTPM www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Get on down to the Sofitel on Collins in Naarm to protest the National Employment Services conference gala dinner! Stop profiteering from poverty #BTPM @antipovertycentre.org @ausunemployment.auwu.org.au

"We had a really successful scheme that was … helping keep people in their homes and preventing homelessness," she said. "It wasn't something I had to pay back. It meant that I could get back on my feet again and try. And that's what I did." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

“[Landlords] should have to provide the evidence and apply to the tribunal, paying the fees and making that effort, rather than making the tenant do it … so only claims that are actually legitimate would make it to that level,” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...