Social Justice news

A Royal Commission has been announced into the former debt assessment and recovery scheme commonly known as Robodebt. According to the media release from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing the inquiry, it will examine, among other things: · The establishment, design and implementation of the scheme; who was responsible for it; why they considered Robodebt […]

The Nadesalingam Tamil asylum seeker family has finally made its way home to Biloela thanks to bridging visas granted by the newly-elected Albanese Government and local campaigner Angela Fredericks has told The Point she is confident they will be able to stay in the small Queensland town for good this […]

The federal electorate of Boothby is the only marginal seat in South Australia and, if the results of the March state government election are anything to go by, social issues may loom large. On the eve of the South Australian state election, we talked to CEO of SA Council of […]

With one month to go until Australia decides to keep the Morrison Government, elect an Albanese Government, or votes for enough independents to hang the parliament, a social justice issue – the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) – has finally made campaign headlines. It is a widely accepted fact that […]