Left alone to supervise the Work for the Dole site
She told me APM had a separate agreement with Centrelink and they weren’t beholden to the Jobactive Deed.
Nobody wants to hire a person who uses a cane
I wasn’t able to think because of COVID booster side effects. I told the assessor and still had to go through the questions.
They wouldn’t put staff on soiled items, only the indentured WftD slaves
I only cling to life out of spite for a government duopoly that hates me
It’s humiliating and degrading
They are truly just awful. They aren’t interested in getting you a job at all.
I fear the welfare system so I stay in bad situations
I will never recover. Centrelink has become part of my disability.
Providers police welfare recipients and provide no support
The disability provider is no different to the provider I was previously assigned.
Lured to switch provider through SEEK job ads
Imagine how much better this country would be if you didn’t force jobseekers to piss away their time.
Media spotlight on employment services
A collection of news media showing the widespread abuse in the employment services system.
Submission on the equal pay bill
Fair Work Amendment (Equal Pay for Equal Work) Bill 2022 The Antipoverty Centre made a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee expressing our staunch opposition to all forms of subminimum wages, particularly Work for the Dole, Australian Disability Enterprises and prison labour.
Submission on the Housing Australia Future Fund
Housing legislative package The Antipoverty Centre made a submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee expressing our opposition to relying on the private market to meet the housing needs of low income people, and calling for a significant direct investment by government towards universal access to public homes. Read more about our work on the …
Submission to the poverty inquiry
The Antipoverty Centre made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee outlining our conception of the poverty machine, providing context on the nature of poverty and proposing immediate and long-term measures to address the problems it causes.