Welfare to Work

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The ALP has passed a bill that will reduce the social security payments for single parents — most of whom are women. Ed Yourdon\Flickr

Prejudiced policymaking underlies Labor’s cuts to single parent payments

By Eva Cox, University of Technology, Sydney

There’s no doubt that last week’s stoush between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott over sexism and misogyny was extraordinary. But in spite of all the bluster, a comparison of each party’s policies might serve…
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Worried about poverty: Michelle Daly and her son Liam were among those protesting this week about the Federal Government’s plans to transfer more single parents onto a lower paid Newstart Allowance. AAP

Harsh realities of a policy that moves more into poverty

By Veronica Sheen, Monash University

Next week is anti-poverty week. But a new group of Australians have been preparing to be inducted into the halls of poverty. Legislation was finalised to move around 100,000 single parents – mostly women…

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