Tag: Centrelink

social welfare, Social welfare policing, Social Welfare under LNP

Even without Robodebt, Centrelink is a hellscape of cruelty | The Shot

I wasn’t naïve. I knew the system was going to be painful. But trust me, if you aren’t dealing with Centrelink, you don’t know how painful it really is.

Source: Even without Robodebt, Centrelink is a hellscape of cruelty | The Shot

welfare

The Government Announced It Will Be Drug Testing Centrelink Clients And People Are Pissed

‘Drug use is a mental health issue. Drug testing trials for welfare recipients is embarrassing work Australia.’

Source: The Government Announced It Will Be Drug Testing Centrelink Clients And People Are Pissed

Unemployment

Our Punitive Welfare Policies Crush The Unemployed And Keep Them Out Of Work – New Matilda

Low payments, waiting periods, and disempowering those without work does nothing to help them get a job. It’s cruelty without purpose, writes Owen Bennett.

Source: Our Punitive Welfare Policies Crush The Unemployed And Keep Them Out Of Work – New Matilda