Labor's welfare rise a 'parachute with holes'
Labor claims its amendments to strengthen the welfare safety net are “structural” and “calibrated”. But the changes are not enough to lift people out of poverty. Leo Earle reports.
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Labor claims its amendments to strengthen the welfare safety net are “structural” and “calibrated”. But the changes are not enough to lift people out of poverty. Leo Earle reports.
Millions of Australians will receive a boost to their income support payments, after legislation targeted to provide financial relief passed in parliament on Wednesday.
The Reserve Banks of Australia's talk about the need to “increase productivity” means less regulation and more “flexibility” for the bosses. Mary Merkenich and Pip Hinman report.
With news of electricity prices increasing as of July 1, folks are interested to hear about the ways they can save right now.
Australians grappling with the rise in the cost-of-living have been forced to skip meals and sell their own clothes, a Salvation Army report has found.