News Politics Welfare groups are outraged after Aus Government announce new hotline to report jobseekers by Hayley Noble On Tuesday, the Morrison Government announced a new hotline for employers to dob in jobseekers who have turned down work. Welfare groups were obviously outraged. When work’s turned down in…
News Politics JobSeeker payments to be permanently raised by $50 a fortnight by Ria Pandey The Federal Government has announced the permanent raise of the JobSeeker payment by $50 a fortnight when the coronavirus supplement ends next month. The $50 base rate increase will begin…
News Politics Here’s why the backlash over ScoMo’s JobSeeker extension goes far beyond the $100 rate reduction by Mike Hitch The Federal Government will reportedly extend JobSeeker payments until March at a reduced rate, but people aren’t happy with how the media are covering the event. Today, The Australian reported…
News JobKeeper and JobSeeker are about to change: here’s what you need to know by Caitlin Hely The Morrison Government is pushing ahead with their cuts to the JobKeeper and JobSeeker welfare payments amidst the continuing global pandemic. The Federal government will be cutting back both the…
News 500,000 more Aussies now eligible for JobKeeper, here’s what you need to know by Claudia Schmidt In new changes to the JobKeeper scheme, allegedly more than 500,000 extra Australians could have access to the payment. The $15 billion adjustments come as Victoria continues to see a…
News ScoMo announces JobKeeper extended until March, split into two tiers by Claudia Schmidt Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that JobKeeper and JobSeeker will be extended until March 2021. However, JobKeeper will now be split into two tiers, with the amount decreasing over…
News JobKeeper to extend beyond September for those who “genuinely need it” by Samara Louise The Minister of Finance Mathias Cormann has announced that JobKeeper payments will continue past the original cut off date in September. The JobKeeper payment was introduced by the federal government…
News Government announces new $1,500 payment for employees by Claudia Schmidt Yesterday, the Australian Government announced a new $130 billion wage subsidy plan which will give businesses money to help pay their staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The JobKeeper Payment will…
News Thousands queue outside Centrelink whilst MyGov website crashes by Claudia Schmidt Amidst the unfolding coronavirus situation, Centrelink offices around the country have opened this morning to enormous queues of people, whilst the MyGov website has crashed due to unprecedented demand. It…
