Tag: ACOSS

Another Jobseeker tech failure exposes ‘broken’ system

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Employment department has apologised for a string of tech issues that have frustrated and confused jobseekers over the last fortnight as reporting requirements were kept on hold. While...

Welfare calls for communications subsidies

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The government has been urged to step in to address immediate affordability issues in relation to communications services and equipment to ensure that low income earners, the unemployed and...

Robo-debt is not a friendly robot

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Department of Human Services is an “agency in crisis” and its highly controversial robo-debt collection system has created a “climate of fear” in Australia, a Senate inquiry has...