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.

  • Social Services data shows 50% of jobseekers can’t work full-time

    19 September 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Latest Department of Social Services figures highlight the difficulties facing those who do not qualify for disability support – despite health problems Near-record levels of people on the jobseeker payment are sick or…

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  • Single mum made to skip work to attend job agency

    7 September 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Woman says job agency administering program also asked her to attend face-to-face meeting after major surgery Single mothers have told of having to miss paid work to attend a ParentsNextA “pre employment” program…

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  • ParentsNext providers made invalid claims for tax-payer funded bonuses

    2 September 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Noncompliant claims widespread across the $110m-a-year scheme, part of the federal government’s welfare-to-work system An audit has found job agencies running the federal government’s controversial ParentsNextA “pre employment” program targeting single parents with…

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