Hon Bill Shorten MP on Economic Justice Australia members evidence in Robodebt Royal Commission Economic Justice Australia 2023-02-17 | From House of Representatives (Question Time) 16/2/2023: https://parlview.aph.gov.au/mediaPlayer.php?videoID=604680
Economic Justice Australia Voice Statement Reconciliation Week 2023 Economic Justice Australia 2023-05-29 | ...
Economic Justice Australia CEO, Leanne Ho, on ABC News Breakfast Economic Justice Australia 2023-05-09 | From ABC News Breakfast 8 May, 2023: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/news-breakfast/series/0/video/NBKC2023102286978
Ministers Address: Hon Amanda Rishworth MP (Minister for Social Services) Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.
Ministers Address: Hon Bill Shorten MP (Minister for Government Services and NDIS) Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.
Child support and family assistance Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.Download the slides here: https://www.ejaustralia.org.au/2022-conference-slides/Speakers featured in this session:- Terese Edwards is Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of Single Mothers & their Children- Catherine Eagle is the principal solicitor at Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service and has been in this role for 18 years. She was also a part-time member of the SSAT in the 1990s when she lived in Darwin.- Chris Belcher is a welfare rights advocate at Welfare Rights & Advocacy Service and has been in this role for more than 30 years assisting clients with their family tax benefit issues and navigating the complexities of the system.
Family violence, visas and social security Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.Download the slides here: https://www.ejaustralia.org.au/2022-conference-slides/Speakers featured in this session:- Ann Emmanuel is a Senior Solicitor at the Immigration Advice and Rights Centre. She has extensive experience in advising victim-survivors of family violence and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds about their rights under Australian immigration law. She has also contributed to advocacy work and delivered community legal education to a variety of audiences on immigration law.- Sally Cameron is the CLE & Communications Officer at Welfare Rights Centre (NSW)- Emily Singh is the policy and communications officer at Economic Justice Australia. She also currently practices in a generalist community legal centre, Monash Law Clinics, where she undertakes social security casework. She was formally the Principal Solicitor of EJA member centre Social Security Rights Victoria and has practiced extensively in refugee and migration law.
Integrity and performance of administrative review in social security Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.Download the slides here: https://www.ejaustralia.org.au/2022-conference-slides/Speakers featured in this session:- Terry Carney AO, is Emeritus Professor of Law at the Law School, University of Sydney, specialising in welfare law. For nearly 40 years he was a part time member of the AAT (and its predecessor the SSAT). A Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, he is the author of 11 books/monographs and over 250 academic papers, and currently is an Associate Investigator at the ARC Centre for Automated Decision-Making and Society.- Dermott Williams is a community lawyer with Social Security Rights Victoria (SSRV). She’s been involved with SSRV in some capacity since 2017, and in that time has accrued extensive experience helping vulnerable people understand and assert their rights when dealing with Centrelink. In 2020 and 2021 Dermott led the DSP Help Project, using human-centred design and technology to help Disability Support Pension (DSP) applicants – and those supporting them – make better DSP applications and appeals. Dermott is now part of SSRV’s Integrated Services Project team, working with internal and external financial counsellors to achieve better outcomes for clients.
Social security as a weapon of economic violence Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.Download the slides here: https://www.ejaustralia.org.au/2022-conference-slides/Speakers featured in this session:- Rebecca Glenn is the Founder of the Centre for Women's Economic Safety- Jasmine Opdam is a specialist credit, debt and consumer lawyer in the community legal sector. She leads the Financial Abuse Service at Redfern Legal Centre, a state-wide service which gives specialist legal assistance to victim survivors of financial abuse in NSW. Jasmine also coordinates the NSW chapter of the Economic Abuse Reference Group, a network of community organisations which influence government and industry responses to the financial impact of domestic violence.- Pamela Taylor-Barnott is a community lawyer at Social Security Rights Victoria
Why a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament is essential from a social security perspective Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.Speakers featured in this session:- Genevieve Bolton is the Principal Solicitor at Canberra Community Law- Mary Atkinson is a Proud Ngunnawal/Wiradjuri Elder. She has 4 children and 14 grandchildren. She believes in reconciliation for all Australians and believes this will happen with lots of sitting and yarning together. We all have a role to play in this. Mary has worked in Education for over 22 years.- An Arrernte/Luritja woman from Central Australia, Catherine Liddle is CEO of SNAICC – National Voice for Our Children. She works to strengthen, represent and amplify the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. - Sophie Trevitt is the Executive Officer of Change The Record
Automation and social security decision-making in the aftermath of Robodebt Economic Justice Australia 2022-09-12 | The Economic Justice Australia 2022 Annual Conference was held on 30 August with the theme 'System Integrity for Economic Security'.Speakers featured in this session:- Paul Henman is Professor of Digital Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Queensland, and is a Chief Investigator of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society. Paul holds degrees in both computer science and social science, and previously worked in the Australian Department of Social Security. He has studied the use of computers and digital technologies in social security systems for 30 years.- Daniel Turner is a Senior Solicitor with the Welfare Rights Centre and has worked in Community Legal Centre in legal and management positions for the past 8 years. He regularly represents clients in the AAT on all manner of social security issues, and has a strong interest in test case litigation and social security law reform.
Do you need help appealing a Centrelink debt? Economic Justice Australia 2022-06-22 | Find your nearest specialist community legal centre at our website: https://www.ejaustralia.org.au/wp/legal-help-centrelink/#centrelink #humanrights #welfare #debt
Do you need help applying for Disability Support Pension? Economic Justice Australia 2022-06-22 | Find your nearest specialist community legal centre at our website: https://www.ejaustralia.org.au/wp/legal-help-centrelink/#centrelink #humanrights #welfare #dsp
Emily (Economic Justice Australia) on how Centrelink discriminates against refugees in Australia Economic Justice Australia 2022-06-22 | Did you know Australia's social security system discriminates against refugees in Australia on the basis of how they travelled here?That's right. Refugees in Australia who hold temporary visas are not eligible for adequate social security support if they are unable to work. This is one of many ways our laws and policies discriminate against people who arrived in Australia by boat - and it's not okay! It entrenches poverty and inequality in our communities and breaches our international human rights obligations.Refugees cannot return to their country of origin because they face a real risk of serious harm. But they cannot access adequate income support in Australia. Imagine being stuck in a situation like this?Listen to Economic Justice Australia's Policy and Communications Officer, Emily Singh, who has practiced as both a social security lawyer and refugee lawyer, talk about this issue and call for a government that will ensure all refuges in Australia are able to access adequate income support, regardless of the type of protection visa they hold.Stand with Emily and demand a fair social security system for all!#forafairsocialsecuritysystem #Centrelink #TPV #SHEV #refugee #welfare #Auspol #humanrights
Julius (Welfare Rights Centre) on how many NZ citizens in Australia are unable to access Centrelink Economic Justice Australia 2022-06-22 | This video was originally posted to our Facebook page on ANZAC Day 2022. On this day, we honoured all Australian and New Zealander armed servicemen and women who have served in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.Our shared ANZAC spirit and history is one of many ways we are connected to our neighbours across the Tasman.So it might come as a surprise to learn that most #NewZealand citizens living in Australia have no access to Centrelink income support payments – not even Special Benefit, Australia’s “safety net” payment. This includes people who have lived in Australia for most of their lives. People fleeing family and domestic violence, including economic abuse. Families. Children. People who call Australia home and who have no ties to New Zealand.Julius Golab, a social security lawyer from Welfare Rights Centre, explains how this impacts New Zealand citizens in our communities.We need a government that will close this gap and grant access to critical social security support to New Zealand citizens who call Australia home.Stand with Julius and demand a government that honours the ANZAC spirit with a fair social security system!#forafairsocialsecuritysystem #centrelink #specialbenefit #newzealander #welfare #auspol
Daniel (Welfare Rights Centre) on why we need a FAIR and ACCESSIBLE social security system Economic Justice Australia 2022-06-22 | “When the rate of JobSeeker payment means you’re forced to choose between a fresh meal and a roof over your head; where’s the dignity in that?” asks Daniel Turner, Senior Lawyer at Welfare Rights Centre.We need to erase the stigma associated with #Centrelink payments and ensure all Australian’s are treated with respect and can live with dignity, regardless of their path in life.We need a social security system that pays people at a rate above the poverty line.We need a social security system that values the lives of people who need it. A system that is accessible and fair.We all have a stake in this. This system is our lifeline. This election, demand a fair social security system.#forafairsocialsecuritysystem #socialsecurity #RaisetheRate #welfare #auspol #poverty
Anusha (Canberra Community Law) on why we need more funding for social security legal services Economic Justice Australia 2022-06-22 | Access to justice. Adequate income support and a decent standard of living. Safety. Equality. Fairness. Dignity. These are fundamental #humanrights!That’s why we are calling for a government that will increase funding for community legal centres who provide social security law advice and assistance to people whose rights are infringed upon.Free and accessible legal assistance is vital to ensure all members of our community can navigate Centrelink’s processes, understand their legal rights, appeal incorrect or unfair decisions and advocate for reform. But there just isn’t enough legal assistance available. It’s a serious access to justice issue throughout Australia.Listen to social security lawyer, Anusha, from Canberra Community Law, talk about the importance of funding for legal services like hers.Listen to Anusha and then share this message or speak to your local candidates this election and demand a commitment to more funding for specialist social security legal assistance.Demand a fair social security system!#forafairsocialsecuritysystem #centrelink #welfare #auspol
