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Media release The great disruptor: COVID-led recession deals another blow to youth

7 December 2020
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Media release Compassionate state budget takes bold and big steps to fix society’s inequalities

25 November 2020
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Media release Cuts to Coronavirus Supplement “a cause for dismay”

11 November 2020
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Media release Too many left behind as government misses historic opportunity

6 October 2020
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Media release Single mothers and their kids to be forced back into poverty

16 September 2020
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Media release Calling on all Australians to help save JobSeeker

11 September 2020
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Media release Building a stronger and cleaner post-pandemic Australia

25 May 2020
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Media release Not OK: one in five young jobseekers in Australia long-term unemployed

30 December 2019
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Media release Hobart Australia’s most unaffordable city for renters: across the nation individuals on Newstart are struggling

26 November 2019

Rents across Australia are untenable for Newstart recipients and unaffordable for pensioners, the Rental Affordability Index reveals.
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Media release Call to cut energy bills for people on low incomes while acting on climate change

21 November 2019

Community, health and research groups are calling on Energy Ministers to cut energy bills, reduce carbon emissions and create jobs.
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