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 providersCompliance with “mutual” obligations is enforced by outsourced employment se....

Media spotlight on employment services

A collection of news media showing the widespread abuse in the employment services system.

Mutual obligations make it harder to get a job

15 June 2021, The Conversation, Ruud Gerards and Ricardo Welters. Access the full article here….

Workforce Australia is a mess

5 July 2022, Vice Australia, John Buckley. Access the full article here. The platform has…

AimBig loses contracts over poor performance

24 August 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. AimBig one of…

APM caseworker jokes about suicide

I asked if she was making a joke about my suicide attempt, which is in…

APM review, anonymous, 20 June 2023

I specifically recall being called an “arrogant prick” for asserting my rights.

I fear the welfare system so I stay in bad situations

I will never recover. Centrelink has become part of my disability.
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It’s humiliating and degrading

They are truly just awful. They aren’t interested in getting you a job at all.
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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
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