Dutton and his new acting henchman Alan Tudge have come to the decision that the current pandemic and downturn in the economic climate is a good time to start evicting asylum seekers and refugees out of their long-term accommodation, and cutting off their financial...
The charity sector is struggling in the face of unprecedented demand from those the Coalition refuses to help. There are now fears that many charities won’t survive. But if they go down, a big chunk of Australia’s social safety net will go with them, as will large...
Detainees in a Melbourne detention centre are not being provided alcohol-based hand sanitiser, do not have room to socially distance and fear staff who come and go from the centre each day could be spreading the virus. Photographs taken inside the Melbourne...
The Victorian Government is providing one-off payments to financially support Victorian workers, who are required to self-isolate or quarantine due to coronavirus (COVID-19). To be eligible for the one-off $1500 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Worker Support payment you must:...
The Victorian Government has extended the Worker Support payment scheme to ensure that as soon as a person is tested, they will be eligible for a $300 support payment – as long as they meet eligibility criteria of the existing scheme. Read more
A group of Australian lawyers are calling on government workplace regulator Comcare to intervene to stop an outbreak of coronavirus in immigration detention. Read more
