Bill Shorten using ‘power of persuasion’ to unseal restricted section of robodebt royal commission report
Major job provider accused of trying to get jobseeker to sign off on false work invoice
Centrepay report that found major failings ‘ignored’ by successive Coalition governments, author says
Media exposure has forced the government’s hand on Centrepay. The contrast with robodebt could not be more stark
July 2024
Corporate regulator urges crackdown on Centrepay after more than 40% of businesses found to be non-compliant
Asic alarmed at commonwealth finding that almost half of companies investigated failed to follow standards
June 2024
Inequality reporting
Average jobseeker has $135 weekly shortfall on basic costs, report finds
IT expert wins long-running freedom of information court battle over robodebt documents
Robodebt was illegal but were its officials corrupt? This decision means now we won’t know
Robodebt: national corruption watchdog’s decision not to investigate officials angers victims and whistleblowers
Inequality reporting
Australian job providers under investigation for demanding payslips from jobseekers
Bill Shorten’s speechwriter paid $300,000 a year by Services Australia, Senate estimates told
Origin Energy wrongly took $2.5m from nearly 3,000 ex-customers via Centrepay
May 2024
People pressured into repaying unfair robotax debts should be compensated, critics say
Government plan to fix ‘fiasco’ doesn’t go far enough for those who have already paid debts put on hold before 2017, Andrew Wilkie says
Centrepay scandal: Labor to reform debit scheme to combat ‘predatory behaviour’
Review follows Guardian Australia investigation identifying deep and ongoing failures with voluntary bill-paying service for Centrelink recipients
Inequality reporting
Centrelink mutual obligations: budget changes tipped to prevent 1m jobseeker suspensions a year
Centrepay scandal: energy firm Origin wrongly received funds from welfare payments of former customers
Jim Chalmers flags cost of living help for job seekers in federal budget
April 2024
Inequality reporting
Payslip wars: Australian jobseekers suffer harassment in ‘a crazy system that doesn’t work for anyone’
Private job providers can claim public money when jobseekers find work. But they need their payslips to do so, and some resort to extreme methods to get them
Landlords charging Centrepay transaction fees to vulnerable tenants against scheme policy
Administration fees for debit system should be covered by business but renters – including a disability pensioner – have still been made to pay
‘Financial abuse’: how a debit scheme to help vulnerable Australians led to exploitation instead
A Guardian investigation has revealed that Centrepay is exposing scores of welfare recipients to financial harm. Advocates say the government must act now
