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Luigi<p>America's safety net is becoming one big hole.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisaterroriststate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaisaterroriststate</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usaisfundingGenovide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaisfundingGenovide</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDAloans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDAloans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicansAreTheProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansAreTheProblem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckneoliberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckneoliberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neoliberalcapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neoliberalcapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthonyalbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthonyalbanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fucktherepublikkkans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktherepublikkkans</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>all us people on <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centrelink</span></a> jobseeker got a shitty $3.10 increase, what a fucking insult to all unemployed workers who pay <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> daily</p><p>the ex retired politicians are still living off of the gst/tariff/tax gains yearly</p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oppression</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repression</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a></p>
fullfathomfive<p>I guess Centrelink learned absolutely nothing from Robodebt. And why would they? They were never held accountable. Now more people have died.</p><p><a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2025/02/15/exclusive-ten-dead-after-welfare-glitch-ignored-government" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/p</span><span class="invisible">olitics/2025/02/15/exclusive-ten-dead-after-welfare-glitch-ignored-government</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HumanServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanServices</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a></p>
Stryder Notavi<p>The Guardian - Welfare recipients told to perform mutual obligations as Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on Queensland</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/07/cyclone-alfred-welfare-recipients-mutual-obligations-centrelink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/mar/07/cyclone-alfred-welfare-recipients-mutual-obligations-centrelink</span></a></p><p>That's a bit absurd.</p><p>We really went wrong when we privatized helping job seekers .</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a></p>
Dr Micha Campbell<p>Having dubious pleasure of dealing with the Mainz Arbeitsagentur by proxy, for the person taking over my old lease, and much like <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> a core goal seems to be to make the process so hard that never being on welfare is the more attractive option. We started this process 4 weeks ago (!) and now they are asking for details that are in the contract before they will approve it.</p>
Natasha Taylor<p>Someone needs to spend a very long time in a very small room for this. But as it affects only the poor and helpless, I imagine there will be no consequences.<br><a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Welfare</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a></p><p>Exclusive: Ten dead after welfare glitch ignored by government | The Saturday Paper<br><a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2025/02/15/exclusive-ten-dead-after-welfare-glitch-ignored-government#mtr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/p</span><span class="invisible">olitics/2025/02/15/exclusive-ten-dead-after-welfare-glitch-ignored-government#mtr</span></a></p>
skua<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shaknais" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>shaknais</span></a></span> </p><p>Deliberate and corrupt dealings.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ManslaughterByGovernmentDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManslaughterByGovernmentDepartment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentreLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentreLink</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoSadTooBad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoSadTooBad</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentreLinkRoyalCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentreLinkRoyalCommission</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MichaeliaCash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaeliaCash</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StuartRobert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StuartRobert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TonyBurke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TonyBurke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MurrayWatts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MurrayWatts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimFfrench" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimFfrench</span></a></p>
quackademic<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@MsDropbear42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MsDropbear42</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@grogsgamut" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grogsgamut</span></a></span> Thanks for nuance, Droppie, I agree with your observations. I should not have made such sweeping statements.</p><p>Like so many I have an emotional response to this issue that arises from my personal situation. A few years ago I applied for Age pension, first for my husband &amp; later for myself (I have a tiny public service pension that the wonderful AP brings up to a liveable level as we have f-all super). My siblings, retired small business people, take pride in being ‘self funded’, in contrast to bludgers like me &amp; my partner who never make a fortune in our working lives &amp; now claim benefits. For all that I know better, on an emotional level I bought into this to some extent (Joy Hockey’s ‘lifters &amp; leaners’ idiom was so insidious) until I realised that the amount they receive in <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FrankingCredits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrankingCredits</span></a> is Higher Than The Full Age Pension Amount For A couple!! So here were we, jumping through hoops &amp; all the indignities of <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> to claim a few thousand a year, while they were receiving more than the full pension amount annually from the government while holding their identity as virtuously independent of taxpayer support! And while so many of my friends struggle to get by on way less, especially while paying crazy rent, while being stigmatised for their lack of money. I have big, big feels about this.</p><p>Our taxation, welfare &amp; retirement income systems are overwhelmingly generous to the most wealthy among us while blaming others for their poverty. </p><p>AND… the narratives around them are easily weaponised to pit those of us who contrive to stay afloat in the shrinking middle, against each other. In my comments I contributed to that. Thanks for calling me out. 😎</p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:​<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/11/australian-food-charities-expensive-foodbank-falling-donations-unprecedented-demand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/11/australian-food-charities-expensive-foodbank-falling-donations-unprecedented-demand</span></a> </p><p>Gee whiz, a totes intractable unsolvable problem. <em>If only</em> there were stuff around like, oh i dunno, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MMT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MMT</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DoughnutEconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoughnutEconomics</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centrelink</span></a> pmts above the poverty level, et al. Sigh, there i go, dreaming my dreams again...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FuckCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChangeTheSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChangeTheSystem</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeAreSelfishCruelBastards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreSelfishCruelBastards</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WeAreTotallyFscked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreTotallyFscked</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhyIsLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhyIsLabor</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poverty</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a></p>
Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>Centrelink payments increase, higher passport fees and pay rises: all the 1 January changes in Australia in 2025 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/centrelink-payments-australian-passport-fees-january-1-changes-2025-australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/02/centrelink-payments-australian-passport-fees-january-1-changes-2025-australia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MedicareAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NorthernTerritory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernTerritory</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Australianews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australianews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewSouthWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSouthWales</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Agedcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agedcare</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a></p>
Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>All the 1 January changes in Australia: Centrelink increases, import bans and pay rises <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/01/january-1-changes-new-year-laws-rules-2025-australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jan/01/january-1-changes-new-year-laws-rules-2025-australia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MedicareAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NorthernTerritory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernTerritory</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Australianews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australianews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewSouthWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSouthWales</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Agedcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agedcare</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a></p>
Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>All the changes coming to Australia on 1 January, 2025: Centrelink increases, import bans and pay rises <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/31/centrelink-increases-import-bans-and-pay-rises-all-the-changes-coming-to-australia-on-1-january-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2024/dec/31/centrelink-increases-import-bans-and-pay-rises-all-the-changes-coming-to-australia-on-1-january-2025</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MedicareAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicareAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NorthernTerritory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernTerritory</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Australianews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australianews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/NewSouthWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSouthWales</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Agedcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agedcare</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Legalaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legalaid</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a></p>
Just Another Amy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>briankrebs</span></a></span> <br>Do US govt agencies do what <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> etc do in Australia and coercively train the people they’re “engaging” to do the opposite of good practice?<br>Surprise calls from people who won’t identify themselves properly when demanding sensitive information, and who will cut off your below poverty line payment if you don’t comply, is standard practice here.</p>
DragonFlame<p>FYI <br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> Christmas Payment Dates 2024: Centrelink December dates for welfare recipients to watch for<br><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/article/92de5f89-0cf1-4540-8dba-e32e17b2edc8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amp.9news.com.au/article/92de5</span><span class="invisible">f89-0cf1-4540-8dba-e32e17b2edc8</span></a></p>
Bin Chicken 🗑𓅠<p>Corruption watchdog to reconsider its decision not to investigate Robodebt referrals<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/nacc-to-reconsider-robodebt-referrals/104535738" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/nac</span><span class="invisible">c-to-reconsider-robodebt-referrals/104535738</span></a><br>The National Anti-Corruption Commission has announced it will reconsider its decision not to investigate referrals from the Robodebt royal commission, after finding the commissioner did not properly deal with a declared conflict of interest.</p><p>Who Watches the Watchmen?<br>This is one of those moments that makes you wonder if the system is so corrupt that the people who should be investigating corruption are also corrupt. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) itself has questions to answer.</p><p><a href="https://rants.au/tags/RoboDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoboDebt</span></a> <a href="https://rants.au/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a> #@AusPol <a href="https://rants.au/tags/NACC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NACC</span></a></p>
skua<p>What changes in the Australian Public Service have been made to help public servants report and get appropriate support if they find they're faced with departmental actions that are, unreasonably, harming people and triggering suicides?</p><p>A social worker testified to the Royal Commission that Centrelink compliance officers took a "So sad. Too bad.", approach.</p><p>Clearly this was grossly inadequate.</p><p>What changes have been made?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RoboDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoboDebt</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HowManyDied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowManyDied</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AustralianPublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianPublicService</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Centrelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Centrelink</span></a></p>