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ALT The Australian Unemployed Workers' Union's National Advocacy line is now up and running again, from 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday. Someone from our advocacy team will be ready to answer your calls about Centrelink, Workforce Australia and "mutual" obligations, Inclusive Employment Australia, and many other issues in our complex and punitive welfare system. Give us a call on 1800 AUWU 4U (1800 289 848) during operating hours, leave a message after hours, or send us an email at any time at advocacy@auwu.org.au, and someone will get back to you as soon as they can.
ALT Government pushes to give police powers to recommend cancelling welfare payments before convictions Yesterday in the parliament, the house of representatives were discussing amendments to the government bill to compensate people for the unlawful Centrelink debt repayments, which is a bit of a bandaid solution to some of the issues surrounding a different type of unlawful debt to Robodebt. Yes I know it is confusing, but stay with me here. Among the amendments, the government slipped in one which is, totally unrelated to this bill, which would give police the power to recommend the suspension or cancellation of a person’s Centrelink benefits, before they are convicted. The chatter around the parliament is that this is the government’s attempts to address criticises Desi Freeman received benefits, but it will apply to anyone the police decide should have benefits cancelled. Before a conviction from the courts. This amendment and the ‘reasoning’ pretty much guarantees that the Coalitio
ALT A bold, lino-cut style protest illustration on a bright yellow background. At the top, black hand-lettered text reads “UNLESS YOU’RE FIRST NATIONS,” above the head of an indignant black koala with yellow accents, staring directly forward and raising its middle finger. Below, more hand-lettered text reads “YOU’RE A DESCENDANT OF IMMIGRANTS. NO GATEKEEPING ON STOLEN LAND.” The word “STOLEN” is in red for emphasis. The artwork is signed “Nordacious” in black script.
ALT We are expecting some significant announcements related to “mutual” obligations and legal issues over the next few weeks and we want to be able to inform people about any changes as quickly and directly as possible. If you want to keep up to date with what’s happening, please DM me to receive a link to the WhatsApp group. We also encourage you to invite anyone you know who has “mutual” obligations to join the group. Let me know if you do not use WhatsApp and want to be kept updated so we can figure out another channel. If you are currently having a problem with your job agency and need advice or help, you can also use the group to ask us a question.
ALT Text from tweet plus black watercolour splatters
