So, @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social lost the public argument on this wretched amendment, allowing police to cancel Centrelink payments for ppl who have not been found guilty

So she went on Sky News to defame legal, disability, & community advocates as well as Senator Thorpe

revolting stuff

"I had actually been diagnosed with malnutrition and scurvy.

I know the outcome of not buying the things I need for my health, but I also know that sometimes I don't have a choice" - @artistaffame.bsky.social

Watch the full segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Xc...

"Whatever you make of the Mutual Obligations system, I think it has to be said that the obligation on the part of the government — that is, to act lawfully — is not being met in this instance" - christopherrudge.bsky.social

"One of the biggest impediments to increasing the amount of people we have who could work is our incredibly low unemployment benefits

People can't afford to put money on their travel card, they can't go to the dentist & they can't have something to wear to go to the interview"

Great summary of Daniel's story & the unlawful Mutual Obligations scandal by @caitkelly.bsky.social on the guardian pod:

"The department cannot say that job providers are making legally sound decisions when they decide to suspend job seekers' payments"
theguardian.com/australia-ne...

"[The Deloitte AI scandal] is such important story, because of how serious the underlying issue is"

"Is [the government] paying hundreds of thousands of recipients of welfare correctly or is it illegally docking their payments?"

good gear from ‪‪@paulkarp.bsky.social‬ www.afr.com/podcast/the-...

Job agency companies and bosses continue to make an extraordinary amount of money from a Mutual Obligations system we now know operates unlawfully

Here's the latest example of what they're doing with that public funding. Enjoy Sarina at the Louis Vuitton resort in St Tropez 👇

"If someone has a payment suspension & they want to challenge it & they believe it's either unfair or unlawful, do you hold all the information that you need in the system?"

DEWR: "In some cases the notes aren't detailed enough for us to make a full assessment"

extraordinary misadministration