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Charities are calling for a review of Australia’s largest family assistance scheme, with new data revealing the payments now reach fewer than half of children.

Charities are calling for a review of Australia’s largest family assistance scheme, with new data revealing the payments now reach fewer than half of children.

Millions of Australians will receive a boost to their income support payments, after legislation targeted to provide financial relief passed in parliament on Wednesday. 

There's been discussion surrounding changes to JobSeeker and Parental Payments ahead of the federal budget. How will this affect retailers?

The institutions of civil society are important because they areneither created nor controlled by the state. While public funding requires accountability and some services require training, skills,and a professional approach, this is entirely within the capabilityof the voluntary sector. Government should not be allowed to seducecommunity groups into becoming its mouthpiece or an extension ofitself.

The income gap between people without paid work and sole parents, and the broader community is widening, according to a new study tracking income

16 July 2021 ACOSS urges all Premiers, Chief Ministers, the Prime Minister and Treasurer meeting in National Cabinet today to urgently fix the gaping hole in the Disaster Payment system that is leaving hundreds of thousands of people on the lowest incomes in lockdown on totally inadequate payments. ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie said: “In greater Sydney and across Victoria, around 800,000 people locked down cannot access disaster payments because they receive income support, including people w...