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Merry Christmas from the Unemployed Workers’ Union

Vale Ian Manning, who died last week. A compassionate and insightful analyst of Australian social policy. I think he more or less wrote the Guaranteed Minimum Income chapter of the 1975 Henderson Report: an idea that was half realised and lives on.

still not enough talk about how governments went from "we'll intervene w/ spending to save your livelihood" (during Covid) to "you're on your own, go fuck yourself" in like 2 years. explains a lot of the current anti-establishment malaise, but our paid pundits don't talk about it

Christmas Poverty Action: This Year For Christmas, We Want… Tuesday December 17, 11am-1pm Parliament House, North Terrace This year for Christmas, we want… #ForChristmasWeWant apn-sa.org/2024/12/10/chr…

don't need to say anything mean about Kevin, because Tony's eulogy has it covered

What they've ~forgotten to tell you is that Mutual Obligations are now paused from Monday 16 December to Monday 6 January 2025 Do not under any circumstances allow your provider to contact you, or force you into activities in this period. Enjoy a break workforceaustralia.gov.au/individuals/ob…

the present era of "centre-left" governance is just long bouts of insipid neoliberal managerialism punctuated by bursts of rank authoritarianism

vic government approving grants

hey folks, this was my last year doing auwu & welfare politics broadly. thanks to all who've contibuted & supported the push to raise the rate, abolish mutual obligations, & unfuck centrelink. and my love to all those who'll continue to do the work i'll see ya when i see ya x

Hi - if you've experienced a JobSeeker cancellation, or an inappropriate suspension you would like investigated, please let me know This is the first high-level investigation into the illegalities & harms of the mutual obligation system in 30+ years archive.is/31Ikq

⚠️ This isn't another Parliamentary inquiry. Let's make this count. If you have at ANY time been subject to action by Centrelink to cancel, suspend or reduce your Newstart/JobSeeker payment, and you have ANY reason to believe they got it wrong, please get in contact with Jeremy.

Hello: if you're on Youth Allowance and would like to talk to a journalist about how bad poverty, mutual obligations, & centrelink is, DM me Or email: [email protected]

Alert: there's big developments coming for mutual obligations. If you're currently on Mutual Obligations, we'd love for you to join us in this WhatsApp group - DM or email me and I'll give you the link [email protected]