Could you live on $26 a day? That’s how much the Austudy allowance for a full-time student is, writes Danu Poyner.
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Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Not time to cut and run from Afghanistan
Today, Crikey reader James Burke challenges Guy Rundle’s argument for immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan: “It’s a familiar tactic, to claim moral superiority while following the path of least resistance.”
Tips and rumours: Job losses at the Trading Post?
Trading Post job losses … Sunday Age’s conflict of interest … Recession boon for Centrelink
ACCC alert: Macklin decides where dollars go in Yuendumu
Kevin Rudd’s Christmas bonuses will flow right past the Big Shop, straight into the tills of Outback Stores or down the 300 kilometres of rough roads to Alice Springs, writes Bob Gosford.
Tips and rumours
Further to tips given to Crikey earlier in the year that Ausenco would struggle to complete their Lumwana Copper Project on time, Ausenco have announced to the ASX that the main transformer compound on the site caught fire, further delaying commisioning of the Plant. The project was due for completion 30 June, so was already […]
NT Intervention: How income management is hurting my mum
It was deeply distressing to me to witness the devastating and debilitating effect that aspects of the intervention have had on my Elcho family, writes Darwin resident John Greatorex.
Abolishing CDEP: Coming soon to a community near you
The abolition of CDEP under the federal government’s Northern Territory intervention is proceeding in many Indigenous communities, but the transition process isn’t always a smooth one, reports Thomas Hunter..
Tips and rumours
The Widow’s Allowance includes women who separated or divorced prior to turning 40 years of age. These women have Centrelink approval to stay home and grieve whilst other separated or divorced women over age 40 must get a job or die trying! The above can be confirmed at the Centrelink website. No matter the outcome […]
Big government conservatism sparks Canberra building boom
Increasing public service numbers are changing the real estate map of Canberra, writes Christian Kerr.
Crikey Policy Comparison Pt 4: Indigenous affairs
The government’s 500 page bill on the Indigenous intervention raced through the lower house of federal parliament and stopped to catch its breath — albeit fleetingly — in a senate committee before becoming law. So how do the two major parties differ on the issue?
Maningrida: Watching the intervention roll out
They came, they saw, they left. Hamish Townsend reports on the Federal Government’s flying visit to Maningrida.
