National affairs
26 March 2020
Dramatic changes to social security have lifted Australia’s welfare performance into the middle rank. But they’re temporary, and anomalies remain
National affairs
30 November 2018
Have we forgotten the economic significance of the welfare system?
National affairs
6 April 2018
Automated welfare didn’t end with the robodebt controversy. Here and overseas, governments are turning vital decisions over to computers
National affairs
9 September 2016
The Coalition’s proposed budget cuts would have a disproportionate impact on low-income groups, write Peter Whiteford and Daniel Nethery in this detailed…
National affairs
9 September 2016
Among the government’s proposed savings is a little-noticed measure that further erodes the welfare safety net, reports Peter Mares