Media spotlight on employment services
We are collecting examples of job agency abuse and related news media. If you have a story to add, please send it to us here.
Welfare system puts disadvantaged at risk, ombudsman
13 March 2023, Guardian Australia, Paul Karp. Access the full article here. Mutual obligation system…
Too late to can new employment services system, Employment Minister
19 June 2022, Guardian Australia, Sarah Martin. Access the full article here. Tony Burke aims…
Mutual obligations make it harder to get a job
15 June 2021, The Conversation, Ruud Gerards and Ricardo Welters. Access the full article here….
Committee hears about punitive ParentsNext program
18 January 2023, Guardian Australia, Stephanie Convery. Access the full article here. Committee hears ParentNext…
Job agency forces unemployed to do personality test
5 August 2022, Guardian Australia, Luke Henriques-Gomes. Access the full article here. Emma Rayward says…
Sarina Russo Jobs Access accused of dumping sensitive information in bin
28 July 2016, The Daily Mail, Sinead MacLaughlin. Access the full article here. Pages of…
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Labor government proceeds with Workforce Australia rollout
19 June 2022, ABC News, Tom Lowrey. Access the full article here. Federal government looks to fix, rather than dump, controversial changes to unemployment benefits From July, the JobActive scheme, which requires people receiving JobSeeker benefits to apply for 20 jobs a month, will be scrapped. Employment…
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Dramatic changes to Centrelink mutual obligations loom
9 June 2022, Evan Young and Norman Hermant, ABC News. Access the full article here. Fear and confusion from jobseekers as ‘dramatic’ changes to Centrelink mutual obligations loom Welfare advocates say there is very little awareness about how the new system will work. At the…
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Media spotlight on employment services
A collection of news media showing the widespread abuse in the employment services system.
Employment services survey
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.