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David Shoebridge says Julian Assange ‘may not survive’ trial and extradition – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Coalition warned political point-scoring on Kevin Rudd’s US appointment not in national...
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Services Australia apologises over Centrelink call centre performance as age pension claims hit by huge delays
New data reveals backlog of 1.1m claims across all payments while around half of all calls...
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Gordon Brown slams ‘obscene’ levels of destitution in the UK
Former PM criticises ministers for ‘moral outrage’ of ‘systematically shredding’ social security systemGordon Brown: Grinding child...
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Pocock wants to boost Centrelink payments using savings from stage-three tax cuts overhaul
Key senator calls for broader tax reform, while arguing changes to stage-three plan could fund increases...
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Jobseeker endured 11 weeks without Centrelink payments but was still forced to attend job agency appointments
Advocates say government failing to meet ‘basic obligation’ to process claims quickly after Tim McCabe spent...
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Australia’s veterans department ‘apologises for any distress’ in chasing alleged pension overpayments
Exclusive: The apparent error has been occurring for at least three years and has been blamed...