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Welfare recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Welfare recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Public servants responsible for welfare payments have been told to hurry up and rectify the situation for those who were slugged with unlawful Centrelink debt.

Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Thousands more frontline workers are being hired to improve Centrelink and Medicare services, in line with recommendations from the robodebt royal commission.

Busy message greets one-in-five welfare agency callers

Busy message greets one-in-five welfare agency callers

Busy message greets one-in-five welfare agency callers

Busy message greets one-in-five welfare agency callers

Millions of people making calls for help to Services Australia are hanging up in frustration after being left hanging on the telephone.

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Robodebt officials hit with conduct breach notices

Robodebt officials hit with conduct breach notices

More than a dozen public servants involved in the illegal robodebt scheme are under investigation for code of conduct breaches.

Laws introduced to expand paid parental leave scheme

Laws introduced to expand paid parental leave scheme

New laws have been introduced to federal parliament expanding the length of paid parental leave for families.

Security to be stepped up after public servant stabbing

Security to be stepped up after public servant stabbing

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has unveiled a security overhaul following a May attack on a frontline welfare staffer.

Millions of Australians receive welfare payment boost

Millions of Australians receive welfare payment boost

Jobseekers, single parents, renters and pensioners will get a boost to their welfare payments but experts warn many people will remain below the poverty line.

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Elder abuse 'a lot nastier' amid rise in reported cases

Elder abuse 'a lot nastier' amid rise in reported cases

Elder abuse 'a lot nastier' amid rise in reported cases

Elder abuse 'a lot nastier' amid rise in reported cases

Reports of elder abuse in one state have jumped 40 per cent over the past five years but it's feared many cases across Australia may go unreported.

Medical checks on disability pensioners 'unreasonable'

Medical checks on disability pensioners 'unreasonable'

Medical checks on disability pensioners 'unreasonable'

Medical checks on disability pensioners 'unreasonable'

A proposal to make disability pensioners undergo medical reviews to check the accuracy of billions of dollars of payments has been rejected.

Rich Aussies might have to pay for aged care with super

Rich Aussies might have to pay for aged care with super

Rich Aussies might have to pay for aged care with super

Rich Aussies might have to pay for aged care with super

Wealthy Australians might need to save a portion of their superannuation to pay for their own aged care as the government looks for ways to fund the sector.

Older Australians could home in on a regional lifestyle

Older Australians could home in on a regional lifestyle

Older Australians could home in on a regional lifestyle

Older Australians could home in on a regional lifestyle

Land-lease agreements in regional areas, co-operative housing and vertical villages could help solve rising housing stress for older low-income earners.

Welfare debts miscalculated by federal departments

Welfare debts miscalculated by federal departments

Welfare debts miscalculated by federal departments

Welfare debts miscalculated by federal departments

The ombudsman has found Services Australia and the Department of Social Services misinterpreted and unlawfully applied welfare laws to calculate debts.

Boost for welfare payments as calls grow for more

Boost for welfare payments as calls grow for more

Boost for welfare payments as calls grow for more

Boost for welfare payments as calls grow for more

Welfare recipients will get an increase in their payments after key legislation passed federal parliament.

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man frustrated after loss in age pension bid

Aboriginal man Dennis James Fisher has lost a Federal Court case arguing he should have access to age pension sooner because of his shorter life expectancy.

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Budget boost for welfare payments is one step closer

Laws lifting the rate of JobSeeker by $40 a fortnight have been introduced to federal parliament.

Robodebt bureaucrat given role before evidence revealed

Penny Wong has defended the appointment of a bureaucrat who oversaw the rollout of the disastrous robodebt scheme.

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