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Low Income Earners Cough Up For The Coalition

cat.kutay — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:27:28 +0000

The Coalition is revoking a superannuation concession introduced last year to help low income earners. Would you believe it, most of the recipients are mums working part time.

The Buck Stops With Abbott On Sexism

cat.kutay — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:26:19 +0000

It's not such a bad thing that Tony Abbott is Minister for Women. His move puts women's issues where they belong - at the heart of government.

No Pay Rise For Low Pay Care Jobs

cat.kutay — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:25:25 +0000

Tony Abbott wants to cut subsidised pay rises for aged care and child care workers. If he does, underpaid workers will continue to leave the industry or live in poverty.

What Happened To Labor's Soul?

cat.kutay — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:23:45 +0000

We've seen a troubling disengagement from politics during this campaign. Why have voters turned away from the Labor Party? Are the Greens the solution?

The Major Parties' War On The Undeserving Poor

cat.kutay — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 01:22:44 +0000

Punitive controls over welfare and cuts to payments have featured during Labor's time in office, because they agree with Abbott - poverty is caused by dysfunction, not exclusion.

Income Management For Asylum Seekers

cat.kutay — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:29:22 +0000

The Coalition has proposed mutual obligation welfare for asylum seekers – and the ALP is all for it. Eva Cox on the increasing popularity of income management since the NT Intervention

Abbott Will Cut Deeper Than The ALP

cat.kutay — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:40 +0000

Neither the ALP nor the Coalition are giving the voter who cares about social fairness - not just jobs and money - much to go on

Is Anyone Thinking Seriously About Welfare?

cat.kutay — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:24:28 +0000

Thanks to some strategic leaks, we know Wayne Swan will announce changes to welfare tonight. They're nothing more than minor sops to calm the backbenches

Did Tough Love Work For Sole Parents?

cat.kutay — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:22:37 +0000

The Government's much-maligned decision to cut benefits for sole parents was meant to get people into jobs. Now Labor claims almost 4000 more are drawing a wage

Women Let Down By ALP Super Policy

cat.kutay — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:19:37 +0000

Women find themselves with less superannuation than men on retirement - and in some cases none. Low-income earners often can't afford a 12 per cent contribution. How equitable is the system

Will You Accidentally Vote For Hanson?

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:17:44 +0000

Voters who don't understand optional preferential voting in the upper house may inadvertently help the extreme right parties get a berth.

It Started With The Intervention

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:16:24 +0000

Conditional welfare is now being rolled out across the NT and there's talk of a national scheme. When did this transformation of welfare take place

Accepting Refugees Is Good Business

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:15:23 +0000

If Chris Bowen and the ALP really want to do the right thing on asylum seekers, they should put people smugglers out of business. Some ideas on how to get started

Sole Parents Are Not A Workforce

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:13:06 +0000

Labor's cuts to parenting payments are supposed to get sole parents back into the workforce. Unfortunately, evidence suggests they'd rather suffer poverty and spend more time with their kids.

Macklin Ignores Intervention Evaluation

cat.kutay — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:12:08 +0000

Jenny Macklin claims a recent evaluation shows the NT Intervention is working. In fact, the research she is citing points to myriad problems with the program.

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