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With Treasury figures today showing effective unemployment is set to rise to 13% by the end of the year, the Australian Council of Social Service is calling on the Government to put in place a permanent, adequate JobSeeker rate...

The Government’s latest cut to the Coronavirus Supplement, which passed the Parliament overnight, will make the festive season even harder for the almost 2 million people currently without paid work, as well as the more than one million children...

Today’s decision to reduce the JobSeeker supplement will have a severe impact on millions of people, whose lives have been turned upside down by this pandemic, without providing any certainty about the future payment rate. Responding to the announcement today...

Ahead of the Treasurer’s economic address tomorrow, the Australian Council of Social Service says the community strongly opposes the massive cuts to income support proposed by the Government in September, just a few months away. The Australian Council of Social...

In a National Press Club address today, Treasurer Frydenberg has stated that we must ensure “a safety net which is underpinned by a sense of decency and fairness”. The Australian Council of Social Service CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie said: “We need...

The majority of the community (57%) believes the JobSeeker payment should not be cut back down to the old Newstart rate, shows the national Essential Poll today, with 15% of respondents undecided. Australian Council of Social Service CEO Dr Cassandra...