counting family home in pension assets test would...
Productivity Commission report finds ending exemption of principal place of residence for age...
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punitive approach to restraining welfare costs...
Rather than making it harder to qualify for welfare support,the government should look at ways to...
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work for the dole racially discriminatory in...
Community development program forces Indigenous Australians into what should be fully paid...
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pyne links auto industry aid to welfare cuts in...
Ricky Muir,John Madigan and Nick Xenophon request extra $200m to help restructure industry, but are...
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long term unemployed make up almost three quarters...
Lack of jobs and welfare policies of successive governments blamed by Acoss head for ‘alarming’...
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new social services minister stands by scott...
Christian Porter believes legislation to force jobseekers under 25 to wait an additional month for...
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long term unemployed make up almost three quarters...
Lack of jobs and welfare policies of successive governments blamed by Acoss head for ‘alarming...
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long term unemployed make up more than three...
Lack of jobs and welfare policies of successive governments blamed by Acoss head for ‘alarming’...
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government monitoring social media accounts to...
State and federal agencies outsourcing to private contractors to conduct surveillance on private...
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scott morrison: senate must reconsider rejected...
Social services minister promises to reintroduce legislation but crossbench senators say they will...
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plan to delay dole for young jobseekers unlikely...
Three crossbenchers voice anger at arrangement to make under-25s wait an additional four weeks for...
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newstart becomes de facto disability pension for...
Changes made by Labor in eligibility criteria in 2011 has meant tens of thousands of people...
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scott morrison to unveil family benefits offer,...
Compromise to placate crossbenchers recognises cuts of $6bn in family tax benefit,announced in 2014,...
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documents showing how cuts to family payments will...
Labor accuses the government of ‘disgraceful’ refusal to publish any of the 550 pages of papers...
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coalition may relax welfare measures on...
Treasurer says he will work with Labor to ‘come to a reconciliation’ on single parents and...
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cashless welfare card plan stalled after labor and...
Labor and a number of key crossbenchers have said more time is needed to refine legislation on trial...
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senate calls for action after 19% rise in...
Labor and Greens unite to press for failures to be addressed amid thousands of complaints about...
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senate votes in favour of cashless welfare card...
Card designed to restrict spending on alcohol and gambling will be trialled in three sites as Labor...
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senate rejects bid to make young jobseekers wait...
Social services minister,Scott Morrison, says Coalition ‘remains committed to the policy despite...
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