Keywords: Welfare-To-Work
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INTERNATIONAL
- Frank Quinlan
- 03 April 2011
34 Comments
In a recent interview on ABC radio, Abbott argued that work isn't just about the economy, it's also about individual welfare and the social fabric. He's right to point out that the Disability Support Pension focuses too much on what recipients can't do and not enough on what they can.
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 07 May 2010
1 Comment
'Poverty alleviation is a national goal that should be financed by the
national government,' argues the Henry
report. This sentence cuts through years
of evasion and obfuscation. Poverty is back on the agenda, and it's the Federal Government's responsibility.
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AUSTRALIA
Hopefully the Government's delay in providing a comprehensive response is not a sign of lost momentum, but rather means it is going to work directly with disadvantaged and vulnerable people and the organisations that support them to determine how best to address critical outstanding issues.
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RELIGION
The Pope's social encyclical comes at a time when Australian churches increasingly have to provide charity to those who have been
failed by the state. For charity to constitute true giving, social organisations must also be prepared to commit politically.
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AUSTRALIA
- Susie Byers
- 04 March 2008
2 Comments
Reforms need to be proposed with an eye to
compassion, providing real skills and training, and dealing with
the underlying issues of racism, mental health, poverty, and education. These have a far greater impact on workforce participation than bone
laziness.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 03 March 2008
2 Comments
'Nothing beats being there and listening. I wonder who cares enough to live with the communities?' If the logic of last month's Parliamentary Apology to the Stolen Generations is translated into Government policy and action, there is every hope that 'being there and listening' could be adopted as an official strategy.
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 16 December 2007
1 Comment
If Australians want their government to move single parents off welfare and reduce child poverty at the same time then it’s going to cost money.
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 14 November 2007
For the unemployed, single parents and people with disabilities, mutual obligation is about pushing income support recipients into the labour market. It’s a combination of help and hassle — but with the emphasis increasingly on hassle.
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AUSTRALIA
- Philip Mendes
- 25 July 2007
The ALP has historically been committed to government intervention in the free market to promote a fairer distribution of income. However, since Hawke and Keating, the ALP moved towards a free market agenda focusing on the alleviation of poverty rather than structural change.
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INFORMATION
- Christine Bacon, Chris Curtis
- 18 May 2007
Letters from Christine Bacon, Chris Curtis
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 27 February 2007
After months of deliberation with Government, other church groups, our board and member organisations, Catholic Social Services Australia has advised its 61 member organisations not to participate in the Financial Case Management measures under the Government’s harsh new Welfare to Work legislation, which came into effect on 1 July this year.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 24 December 2006
The idea that neither Peter Costello nor Kim Beazley will ever be Prime Minister of Australia has been reinforced in recent months. From 25 July 2006.
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