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With 11 job seekers competing for every job vacancy going by the official figures, it is clear that Federal Government must take action now to address Australia’s worsening employment crisis. However, what exactly the Federal Government should do about this crisis is less clear. With the aim of building toward a united position amongst interest groups, the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union has organised a conference into solving this worsening employment crisis. Speakers include: Ged Kearney
‘Raising Children and Living on Newstart’
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By Kat Lee, AUWU Member My name is Kat Lee, I am 56 and have been on Centrelink payments since 1996 when my marriage broke down. I had been married for 17yrs, and during that time had given birth to 4 children. At the time of my marriage breakdown, we were running our own business and also paying off our own home. Due to the breakdown of my marriage, I lost my home and also
UPDATE: Full Ceduna report at this link: https://link.auwu.org.au/ceduna The Australian February 20, 2016 12:00AM Cameron Stewart Wayne Miller and Tracey Cox. Picture: Russell Millard Mick Haynes leans forward and stares into the eyes of his dead teammates. They gaze back at him, young, strong and proud, their smiles forever frozen in a team photo on the wall of the Koonibba footy club. “There I am,” says Haynes, pointing to the young bloke sitting in the