A scathing August report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found that nearly 1000 JobSeeker recipients have had their payments unlawfully cancelled over a two-year period, in what welfare advocates have dubbed “Robodebt 2.0”. Josh Adams reports.
Josh Adams
The final slate of reforms from the Equality Amendment Act came into effect, marking a significant step forward for transgender and non-binary people. Josh Adams reports.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s signature economic policy for the federal election is a tax break for small businesses to claim a free lunch (or two). Josh Adams reports.
The long-delayed Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2024 finally passed the New South Wales parliament, albeit with reduced protections for LGBTIQ people to appease NSW Labor. Josh Adams reports.
While so many struggle to meet rising household bills, Labor refuses to take action to stop the supermarket duopoly from price gouging. Josh Adams reports.
Under pressure, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backflipped several times on excluding new questions about gender and sexuality in the 2026 Census. The harm this does to LGBTIQ communities should not be discounted, writes Josh Adams.
The Human Rights Law Centre’s latest report on anti-protest laws should concern all those trying to win more democracy from a system geared to limit it. Josh Adams reports.
NSW is the last state to ensure trans people are not discriminated against. But progress is slow with conservative lobby groups doing all they can to prevent equality, as Josh Adams reports.
Gunnai Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has joined growing calls from medical experts for incarcerated people to receive equal access to healthcare. Josh Adams reports.
A debate around Labor’s proposed religious discrimination law has flared up following the Australian Law Reform Commission’s report, which was made public at the end of March. Josh Adams reports.
Justice John Sackar’s report on LGBTIQ hate crimes is a damning indictment of the NSW Police. Josh Adams reports.
Labor has been criticised for refusing to implement some critical recommendations which would help welfare recipients and make it harder to ever implement a Robodebt scheme again. Josh Adams reports.
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