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JobSeeker is indexed to CPI, while pensions are indexed to wages as well as prices. Over time this has widened the gap between pensions and JobSeeker from $27 a week in 1992 to $172 a week in 2024. People on working-age payments have fallen further behind.

Greg explains the problem with negative gearing in 60 seconds: "It is a tax minimisation scheme disguised as a housing policy, most of the benefits go to the wealthiest and it massively distorts housing prices." Greg Jericho on The Project #auspol

Your reminders: Indexation is not an increase Only 14% of welfare reciptents get Commonwealth Rent Assistance Youth Payments only go up Jan one Nobody Deserves Poverty #RaiseTheRate #NobodyDeserevesPoverty abc.net.au/news/2024-09-2…

People can't afford to volunteer because pensioners and others are too busy struggling to make their own ends meet #RaiseTheRate because #NobodyDeservesPoverty Broken Hill's Meals on Wheels on brink of closure due to volunteer shortage abc.net.au/news/2024-10-0…

Let's make housing more affordable and fair! It's time for the govt to phase out negative gearing + the CGT discount for property investors! #FairHousingFuture #BuildSocialHousing #EverybodysHome

What will stop working when the 3G network is shut down on Monday? "There was a total of 266,000 mobile handsets at risk of disconnection [but the] figure has come down to 176,000, which is a reduction of 34 per cent since May," he said. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-2…

🥳We had an impromptu watch party last night as the NSW Legislative Council passed a bill to end no grounds evictions in NSW! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this happen - it's going to mean better stability and secure housing for millions of renters in NSW.

You can tune in to the ACCC Supermarkets inquiry public hearing this morning to hear evidence from consumer advocacy groups, including CPSA's Senior Policy Officer Billy Pringle. accc.gov.au/about-us/confe…

“Suddenly it starts to feel like the reality of that price increase might come more down to what Woolworths and Coles can get away with,” Mr Pringle said. aap.com.au/news/shoppers-…

Electricity companies are ripping off Australians. Our research reveals more than a third of what Australians hand over to energy giants AGL and Origin for electricity is pure profit for the companies. Consumers are paying twice as much compared to businesses. ⤵️ #auspol

“Between them, AGL and Origin made more than $3 billion in profits last year.” “Privatisation has made these monsters where market forces should never have been applied.” — David Richardson, Senior Research Fellow at Australia Institute. Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/power-gou…

AGL kept taking money from welfare recipients via Centrepay years after promising to stop, court hears Energy giant executive admits in court company was ‘absolutely wrong’ not to compensate ex-customers it took money from theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Do you remember the fanfare that came along with United Petroleum announcing a 4¢ fuel discount for seniors? Well from next week they will require seniors to use a smartphone app to access the discount & will no longer accept existing plastic cards. Merry Christmas from United!

“Indexation means nothing when people who rely on Centrelink payments are living hundreds of dollars a week below the poverty line,” theguardian.com/australia-news…

March 20 is rapidly approaching, which means that the Age Pension, DSP, Carer Payment and JobSeeker Payment are due to increase. cpsa.org.au/article/inflat…

The ACCC supermarket inquiry has revealed what we already knew: Australia's big supermarkets have some of the highest profit margins in the world. We've been saying it for years: high inflation has been caused by big companies price gouging & taking extra profit. #auspol

The big supermarkets are taking the piss. "Coles & Woolies are among the most profitable in the world. The only thing crazier than them price gouging their way through a cost of living crisis, is their excuses for it," – @RDNS_TAI in February last year!

The government CAN choose to lift welfare payments above the poverty line. Expect a lot of talk about Australia’s deficit, but remember the golden rule: budgets are always about choices #NobodyDeservesPoverty theguardian.com/business/grogo…