Unemployed Worker’s Union Report Reveals Shocking Job Network Failures
The Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union’s (AUWU) National Advocacy Hotline Yearly Report has exposed a job…More
Author: Owen Bennett
Owen Bennett
Owen Bennett is the president of the Australian Unemployed Workers Union, an organisation dedicated to fighting for the rights and dignity of the unemployed. He is currently writing his PhD thesis on the employment services industry.
How Malcolm Turnbull’s Men Keep The Dole Bludger Boogeyman Alive
This year The Daily Telegraph published more articles bashing “Dole Bludgers” than ever before. But…More
Turns Out Being In Hospital Doesn’t Excuse You From Work For The Dole
The culture of fear and intimidation pervading the employment services industry is pushing vulnerable unemployed…More
Alan Tudge: Keeping The Humane Out Of The Human Services Portfolio
Human Services Minister Alan Tudge’s speech pushing for a more punitive approach toward unemployed Australians…More
19 Jobseekers For Every Job: The Unemployed Elephant in the Room
The debate around the Australian social security system has sunk to a shameful new low.…More
A Casual Killing: How Government And Business Make More Money By Ripping Off Yours
Forget the Turnbull Government’s ‘budget repair’ dogma. The real reason the Coalition is trying to…More
How Job Agencies Bully The Unemployed and Get Away With It
Unemployed people in Australia are finding it increasingly difficult to hold their job agencies accountable…More
Who Does A Surplus Serve?
The obsession both sides of politics have with getting the budget back to surplus is…More
Malcolm Turnbull Escalates His War on the Poor And Unemployed
ANALYSIS: Unemployed and underemployed Australians can be issued with on-the-spot fines by privately owned job…More
Our Punitive Welfare Policies Crush The Unemployed And Keep Them Out Of Work
Low payments, waiting periods, and disempowering those without work does nothing to help them get…More