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Ambitious Green Party plan to lift incomes and end poverty welcomed by unions
New law passes on child support to sole parents
Fixing critical worker shortage by paying students
Seventy-sixth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 26 May 2023
Disabled workers celebrate end of minimum wage discrimination
Long-term commitment needed on public housing
PBO analysis shows Labor’s Stage 3 Tax Cuts blows out to $313bn, rewarding the rich and ripping billions out of social services
Oxfam Australia implements new Enterprise Agreement
Action to support people to put food on the table more urgent than ever
UN Human Rights Chief warns against ‘never-ending cycle of violence’: Haiti
Television Interview – Sunrise
Important extension of support for single parents welcome
Greens welcome abolition of ParentsNext, call on Labor to commit to transparent co-design process for new scheme and end mutual obligations
Premier urged to advocate for lifting income support payments ahead of Federal Budget
Save Children committed to protecting children in Sudan
Planning a Bribie Island getaway this coming long weekend? Here’s what you need to know
“Vocational training” programmes threaten Tibetan identity, carry risk of forced labour, say UN experts: China
Single Parenting doesn’t stop at 13
Boost evaluation to end Budget waste
BSL welcomes reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia
Government must end benefit sanctions and cancel debt
Labor making wrong choices, again, on JobSeeker
‘Inadequate’ rent assistance must be increased
Government must act on income support after EIAC report, says ACOSS
Environmental concerns a key motivator for use of reusable period products
1 in 6 people globally affected by infertility: WHO
RBA must pause on interest rates
Interest rate rises must be paused
Liveable incomes needed
Greens introduce Bill for an independent Anti-Poverty Commission
Action on pay transparency cannot wait
Thousands of sole parents to be better off after child support changes
Together for Adventure: Victorians unite against poverty for Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne
Child poverty stats show need for action
Dashboard details surge in NYS eviction filings
Greens call for Poverty Reduction Package in May Budget
Afghanistan – girls’ education
Eighteen months after ban, classroom doors must open for secondary school girls
Budget must tackle housing crisis
UN expert: States must tackle gender-based discrimination to guarantee right to a healthy environment
Ni Vanuatu women are leading recovery efforts after consecutive cyclones affect 80% of people in Vanuatu
Status of Women Report Card: failing with flying colours
Australian activist powerhouses unite to support women and defeat poverty this International Women’s Day
Pension increase small relief for older Australians: COTA
An extra $1.77 a day won’t stop people on JobSeeker from going hungry, says ACOSS
National would make life harder for people
Serious plan for super could fund doubling rent assistance
Proposal to abolish ParentsNext a great relief for parents and a good policy outcome