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‘A punch in the gut’: Carers, people with disabilities share Centrelink experiences

Hannah Barry
Brisbane Times
Thursday 11th April, 2019
Carers and people with disabilities have shared their experiences working with Centrelink to receive their support payments after a Geraldton mother spoke out about having to continuously provide proof her
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Disability groups weary as DSP appeals skyrocket

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Friday 22nd February, 2019
Disability advocates are deeply concerned by an almost 80 per cent increase in Disability Support Pension appeals, warning that vulnerable people are being incorrectly forced onto lower benefit payments like
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Government backflips on DSP suspension cut for prisoners

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Thursday 20th December, 2018
A campaign to reverse the federal government’s reduction to the suspension time of the Disability Support Pension for people in prison has been successful, keeping it at two years rather
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Government’s plan to cut disability support pension backfires

Luke Michael
Pro Bono
Friday 26th October, 2018
The federal government is ditching controversial plans to review the eligibility of 90,000 people on the Disability Support Pension after only a tiny fraction of recipients were found not to
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Man battling cancer and Centrelink raises social media storm

Paul Carter
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 10th July, 2018
The ordeal of a father battling bowel cancer and Centrelink at the same time is setting social media ablaze, prompting a crowdfunding appeal and an outpouring of rage on Facebook.
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The insidious consequences of disability pension cuts

Duncan Storrar
Independent Australia
Thursday 22nd March, 2018

rexplains the cruel cycle of poverty and devastation being inflicted on the mentally and physically ill by ongoing welfare cuts. THIS story is to explain to people who don’t live

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Sharp decline in people accessing disability support pension

Luke Michael
Pro bono News
Wednesday 21st February, 2018

Tougher compliance measures have led to a sharp decline in people accessing the Disability Support Pension, with the Department of Human Services revealing almost 75 per cent of claims for…

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Disabled Australians at financial risk

Mark Bristow
RatesCity
Monday 27th November, 2017
A new study has confirmed that people living with disabilities are vulnerable to financial exploitation and abuse by unscrupulous service providers, and that access to financial education may be able
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Disability support plummets as government turns up heat on the vulnerable

Jeremy Poxton
Crikey
Monday 6th November, 2017

Disabled Australians are being turned away from the Disability Support Pension and forced onto punitive and untenable unemployment schemes.

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Why was Carmel rejected by Centrelink?

Eden Gillespie
news.com
Wednesday 9th August, 2017
AT JUST 23, Carmel Johnson should be enjoying the prime of her life. Instead she suffers from more than 100 debilitating symptoms that see her spending most days bedridden and
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Disability support pension reviews may cost more than they save

David Donaldson
The Mandarin
Thursday 11th May, 2017

A government-controlled parliamentary committee has questioned the usefulness of the Department of Human Services’ disability support pension eligibility reviews, arguing they cause unnecessary distress and may end up costing more

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Centrelink suspends carer’s payments after a phone call leaving couple destitute

 Neelima Choahan
The Age
Thursday 4th May, 2017

A stroke survivor and her partner have been forced to auction personal items and survive on Salvation Army food vouchers after Centrelink suddenly cut off their carer payments after a…

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