Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
As Australia sinks into a recession, uncertainty is the only certainty. Some people who were living in poverty before COVID-19 struck have had the chance to take a breath as the Federal Government poured stimulus cash into the economy. However, in the absence of further Government action, income support rates will return to their pre-COVID levels - which for JobSeeker, was $40 a day - at the end of December.
What is the poverty line? What does it feel like to live on one side of it, or the other? Has Australia found a new intolerance for letting people fall by the wayside?
This online panel discussion includes insights from Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), and Rita McDonald, who is currently receiving JobSeeker. Rita shares her experience of life on the poverty line, and how the recent increase to JobSeeker has transformed her life.
This event is presented as part of Just A Thought, an exclusive In-Conversation series presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre with Tory Shepherd
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
As Australia sinks into a recession, uncertainty is the only certainty. Some people who were living in poverty before COVID-19 struck have had the chance to take a breath as the Federal Government poured stimulus cash into the economy. However, in the absence of further Government action, income support rates will return to their pre-COVID levels - which for JobSeeker, was $40 a day - at the end of December.
What is the poverty line? What does it feel like to live on one side of it, or the other? Has Australia found a new intolerance for letting people fall by the wayside?
This online panel discussion includes insights from Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), and Rita McDonald, who is currently receiving JobSeeker. Rita shares her experience of life on the poverty line, and how the recent increase to JobSeeker has transformed her life.
This event is presented as part of Just A Thought, an exclusive In-Conversation series presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre with Tory Shepherd
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
