Proposed law changes put charities at risk
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered electoral victories to incumbent governments across Australia, most recently in Tasmania. The Morrison government will be hoping that it too will benefit from incumbency when it goes to the polls in the coming 12 months.
The Morrison government will use the federal budget to set an agenda which will focus on those policies which will deliver it victory at the next election and reconnect at a policy level with its traditional supporter base. The reconnection with parts of its base could spell trouble for charities that undertake advocacy activities.
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JobSeeker needs to provide a reasonable safety net
It took a recession, invoked by a 2020 devastated by the COVID pandemic, to see the Federal Government intervene and provide welfare that brought unemployed folk in Australia above the poverty line .
Government interventions at state and federal levels have been critical in staving off destitution for many over the past months, but while the pandemic continues, federal supports are tapering off. I don’t think it is biased to say that Victoria’s economic situation is particularly important to take into account, given the Melbourne lockdown and its ongoing ramifications. Many people are still doing it tough. And the many organisations who are tasked with trying to support them share a sense of dismay as we see Federal Government assistance being wound back fast, although the number of people receiving an unemployment related benefit are more than double that of pre-pandemic Australia. We need to increase decent work oppo
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