No #Robodebt 2.0 #auspol #centrelink

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/12/prosecutors-pause-dozens-of-criminal-cases-after-services-australia-miscalculated-debts?utm_term=64d6e7b51d5d038e4f8ee26be9428214&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTAU_email

#RioTinto at #Centrelink = #Bliss
#mining #scam

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-22/nt-gove-mine-royalties-rio-into-clan-groups/102611564?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=abc_news_newsmail_pm_sfmc&utm_term=&utm_id=2166028&sfmc_id=223395461

#Satire #Unemployment #Centrelink

A newly unemployed middle-aged woman has bravely spoken out on Centrelink’s outdated, punitive system after recently applying for unemployment benefits.

“This system is awful! I can’t believe how hard it is to even sign up, it’s like we don’t want to give any help to unemployed people!” she lamented.

The former public servant, Kathryn Campbell, appeared today outside the Bondi Junction office to proclaim the government needed to change the way it views job seekers.

https://chaser.com.au/national/newly-unemployed-kathryn-campbell-cant-believe-how-terrible-centrelink-is/

Didn't take long - stolen from the twitterplace

TOM RED @TomRed43
That sound you can hear is tens of thousands of #Centrelink clients and staff crying with laughter and joy. #Robodebt #KatherynCampbell #auspol #SackScomo #RobodebtRC

https://twitter.com/TomRed43/status/1681850076476616704/photo/1

For some unknown reason my #JobSeeker has been decreased by over $100/fortnight without any notice or explanation.

I'm currently sitting in #Centrelink trying to get some information after being kept on hold for 2.5 hours.

Please cross fingers for me, because I don't know what I'm going to do if this isn't just an error. I can't survive on what I get now, let alone if it's decreased by that much.

No #goldenparachute that's #reserved for the lnp-ipa regime #centrelink

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8274578/welfare-safety-net-compared-to-a-parachute-with-holes/

2 reporters exposed #Centrelink 's #Robodebt

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/may/04/how-two-reporters-exposed-centrelinks-robodebt-injustice-and-gave-voice-to-the-victimised

"The central fact in the royal commission report on the robo-debt scheme was that the punitive and expensive policy failure was rotten from the start.

This is a thorough condemnation of former prime minister Scott Morrison and former federal ministers who championed a scheme that broke the law.

It is a denunciation, also, of the senior public servants who aided and abetted the deeply unfair claims on 526,000 people who were asked to repay money they did not owe." #Robodebt #RobodebtRC #ScottMorrison #Australia #welfare #SocialSecurity #Centrelink #auspol

‘Rotten from the start’: Morrison, Tudge and Porter are forever shamed by robo-debt https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/rotten-from-the-start-morrison-tudge-and-porter-are-forever-shamed-by-robo-debt-20230706-p5dm75.html

Unpaywalled link: https://12ft.io/proxy?&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fpolitics%2Ffederal%2Frotten-from-the-start-morrison-tudge-and-porter-are-forever-shamed-by-robo-debt-20230706-p5dm75.html

Original toot date: 06 April, 2023

Single mothers should not be assumed to be criminals. This software is being used in a horrible way that exploits the vulnerabilities of women and only highlights the patriarchy of this country. Women could be blackmailed by ex-partners, but this also means that single mothers will have their casual relationships put under the radar - are women not as entitled to have no-strings-attached relationships in the same way men are?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/06/labor-under-pressure-to-ban-use-of-israeli-spyware-in-investigations-of-alleged-welfare?utm_term=642de4192c0559eb9f701f30ade8c624&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email

#endthepatriarchy #womensrights #equalityforwomen #equityforwomen #singlemum #singlemothers #welfare #Centrelink

#older #jobseekers #ageism #centrelink #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-06/senior-job-seekers-struggle-to-get-a-foot-in-the-door/102563144?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=abc_news_newsmail_am_sfmc&utm_term=&utm_id=2124780&sfmc_id=223395461

This is harrowing to read, staff at centrelink being forced to promote adverse unlawful outcomes on our most vulnerable people in society is destructive to anyones mental health...

#auspol #robodebtrc #centrelink

Chris Rudge
@chrisrudge
Dozens and dozens of submissions from Centrelink staff to the robodebtrc have been published today. They may be summarised thus: 'we knew; we spoke up; we were ignored.' Names are named (albeit redacted) and details are detailed.

https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au/document-library

Eg:

This is harrowing to read, staff at centrelink being forced to promote adverse unlawful outcomes on our most vulnerable people in society is destructive to anyones mental health...

#auspol #robodebtrc #centrelink

Chris Rudge
@chrisrudge
Dozens and dozens of submissions from Centrelink staff to the #robodebtrc have been published today. They may be summarised thus: 'we knew; we spoke up; we were ignored.' Names are named (albeit redacted) and details are detailed.

https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au/document-library

Eg:

#centrelink #phonecall #theshovel #waittimes

https://theshovel.com.au/2018/01/23/centrelink-caller-qualifies-for-aged-pension-while-on-hold/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=having_a_massive_sook_after_losing_a_test_match_is_in_the_spirit_of_the_game_england_confirms&utm_term=2023-07-04

experiencing first hand the #Centrelink policy of making it so hard for people to apply for help that they give up before getting any help

The two times I went on the dole when I was younger made me acutely aware that the men who decide what the dole should be have no idea of the extra burden woman face and don’t care. #centrelink #dole #auspol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/26/young-australian-women-struggling-to-afford-period-products-as-inflation-soars-survey-shows?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Why #privatisation should be banned. #parentnext #ndis #centrelink #robodebt.

If the #ATO treated businesses the same way the screams & jumping through hoops by politicians & media would be spectacular.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/05/parentsnext-has-finally-been-axed-but-it-remains-to-be-seen-if-other-punitive-programs-will-be-abolished?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

And this is why the #coalition can die in a ditch and #labor can go at a slow second. Privatisation should be banned for all government federal bodies that are there to meet social needs. #parentnext #centrelink #robodebt #visa #ndis etc.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/05/i-wont-forgive-the-ggovernment-for-treating-parents-women-unpaid-workers-like-this?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

"Christopher Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes look back at a Guardian Australia scoop and tell how initial shock gave way to disbelief, frustration and then – finally – vindication." #journalism #TheGuardian #Robodebt #Centrelink #Australia

How two reporters exposed Centrelink’s robodebt injustice and gave voice to the victimised | Centrelink debt recovery | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/may/04/how-two-reporters-exposed-centrelinks-robodebt-injustice-and-gave-voice-to-the-victimised

Love when you have an appointment with your job provider at a certain time and they haven't called yet. It's been 40minutes... can I like, do stuff?

#centrelink #jobseeking

#centrelink #scam #sarinarusso

Not getting rich enough from Centrelink...

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/sarina-russo-plans-unit-block-twice-the-allowed-height-20230419-p5d1mn.html