The Australian Council of Social Services warns the latest rise would disproportionately affect lower-income households, many of whom already spend a larger share of their income on essential costs. Suzanne James reports.
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A new Australian Council of Social Services report criticised generous tax breaks for driving up home prices and supercharging inequality. Ben Radford argues that without significant grassroots pressure, the political establishment will not budge from its investor-friendly housing system.
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More and more people are falling into poverty, but ending it is easier than we think, argues Isaac Nellist.
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Labor is coming under growing pressure to wind back negative gearing and capital gains tax exemptions to address the housing affordability crisis. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Labor has delivered what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, with $17 billion in new tax cuts and $150 in energy rebates to each household for their next two bills. Peter Boyle reports.
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Labor’s own Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has again urged it to raise JobSeeker and other welfare payments ahead of the federal budget. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Labor’s third budget will 'ease cost-of-living pressures', but it does not include any raise to JobSeeker or other payments. Isaac Nellist reports.
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Labor’s 2024 budget, that supposedly addresses the cost-of-living crisis, leaves the poorest $220 a week under the poverty line. Peter Boyle reports on a Labor budget with no heart, guts or vision.
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What will happen to the pernicious cashless debit card scheme after the election? Labor has promised to make the scheme voluntary and the Coalition claims not to have a plan to expand it. But can either be trusted? Alex Bainbridge and Vivien Miley report.
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Labor will not commit to raising the JobSeeker payment of $44 a day, backing down on a promise it made in 2019 to review it. Isaac Nellist reports on the response.
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The failure of governments to plan for the COVID-19 Omicron variant and their “let-it-rip” approach has left vulnerable people with less support than ever. Zoe O'Dea reports.
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In response to the plan to rapidly phase out the disaster payment, the Australian Council of Social Service said the JobSeeker rate needs to be lifted to $80 a day. Arie Huybregts reports.