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Tag Archives: Newstart
Bruce Duncan. Budget ignores growing inequality
Scott Morrison’s Commonwealth budget aims to be politically balanced but, like the Hockey budgets, neglects struggle street. The budget still labours under the neoliberal belief in minimal taxes, small government and maximum freedom for private enterprise. Morrison’s mantra is that … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment and climate, Politics
Tagged Bruce Duncan, growth and jobs?, Newstart, the budget and global warming, the Budget and homelessness, the Budget and inequality
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Andrew Podger and Peter Whiteford. Inequality and Australia’s Welfare System
Policy Series Inequality is a complex issue. It is affected by many factors, so that it can increase as a result of beneficial changes as well as socially undesirable ones, and can decrease because of changes that reduce overall social … Continue reading
Posted in SERIES: Freedom, opportunity and security
Tagged Andrew Podger, Fairness Opportunity and Security, indexing social security payments, Newstart, Pearls and Irritations policy series, Peter Whiteford, poverty alleviation, recent OECD comparisons, tax thresholds
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John Falzon ‘Welfare reform’ but where are the jobs?
If by “welfare” we mean giving assistance to those who don’t really need it and who are living off the public purse, then it is indeed time we had a comprehensive review of welfare. Sadly, but not surprisingly, the McClure … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Education, Politics
Tagged corporate-welfare, John Falzon, McClure welfare Review, Newstart, plan for jobs
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John Falzon. Time to stand and fight
There are measures in this Budget that rip the guts out of what remains of a fair and egalitarian Australia. These measures will not help people into jobs but they will force people into poverty. You don’t help young people … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged budget, Class warfare, David Gonski, John Falzon, Newstart
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