Stories

We have published a number of stories from Antipoverty Centre surveys, the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union review app, news media and other sources on this site and will be adding to these over time to create an archive of material demonstrating the harms caused by “mutual” obligations and employment services providers.

  • 63-year old forced to do 250km round trip to keep payments

    17 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Woman from Yorketown in South Australia has been referred to a job agency in Kadina under new Workforce Australia program A 63-year-old woman from regional South Australia needs to make a 250km round…

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  • Unemployed person forced to travel 60km to meet job agent

    15 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Another says experience of new points-based system has been ‘humiliating and degrading’ A man living in regional Victoria has been told to attend job agency appointments more than 60km away under the federal…

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  • New employment services program crashes at launch

    9 July 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Welfare recipients say they have been unable to log on to the new app to log job search efforts required to maintain their benefits The Albanese government has extended a 30-day pause on…

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The Punishment for Profit report is based on hundreds of responses to surveys conducted by the Antipoverty Centre. This research is ongoing. If you are in Workforce Australia, Disability Employment Services or a similar program, we welcome any information you are able to share about your experiences.

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