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Australia’s budget has ‘gaping hole’ in funds for DV victims, environment and housing, advocates say

Labor touts cost of living package as ‘substantial’ but advocates say changes are inadequate

The Guardian - AU

Calls for 'real' increase to income support as cost of living makes living on JobSeeker tougher

Every cent of Cliff Fraser's fortnightly jobseeker payment is accounted for. This month his payment will increase by just under $25 a fortnight, but he says it'll make no difference to his budget as he struggles to get by.

ABC News

Australia urged to overhaul energy concessions as low-income residents forced to forgo essentials

Acoss argues concession schemes are inequitable and ‘not adequate to meet needs’

The Guardian - AU

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Family violence commissioner selected

Former Australian Council of Social Service president Micaela Cronin has been appointed the country's first Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner.

AAP

A third of single mothers in financial hardship due to welfare policies, analysis finds

Multiple policy decisions by both Liberal and Labor governments blamed for situation where one in eight Australian children live in poverty

The Guardian - AU

Life on the age pension: 'Steak doesn't come into the house'

Food bills are difficult to manage - even small price rises are noticeable.

Newcastle Herald

Should you leave your money in superannuation or put it towards a deposit for a first home?

Allowing first home buyers to draw their superannuation will likely, over time, push up house prices, according to many leading economists, but are you better off leaving your money in your super fund or pulling it out for a home deposit?

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Albanese has dropped Labor's pledge to boost Jobseeker. With unemployment low, is that actually fair enough?

One of the first things Labor’s Bob Hawke did on being swept to office in March 1983 was to lift the unemployment benefit in April, seven weeks later, without even waiting for his first budget.

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