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Toowoomba's Petrina Haworth is finding it impossible secure a new rental home for herself and her 25-year-old daughter, who requires care, to the point she has filled a notebook with her list of rental inspections.

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The federal government will extend support for young carers who want to continue their studies while tending to the needs of loved ones.

Young carers will benefit from a federal funding boost to a bursaries program aimed at supporting young people to study while caring for a loved one.

East Kimberley leaders say the federal government needs to examine how struggling Indigenous families are coping without the income management scheme.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth established an Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee in December 2022 to advise the government on ways to lift economic inclusion and reduce disadvantage.

Unemployment benefit rates are at ‘such an inadequate level that they create a barrier to paid work’, committee finds

A committee brought together by the federal treasurer to investigate whether income support payments are adequate has called on the government to lift the JobSeeker rate as a first priority, ahead of next month's federal budget.

Rachael Kendino says working, making decisions, and becoming a role model have had a massive impact on her life as cashless debit card measures change.