MEDIA RELEASE: Time to guarantee every Australian a basic income

Every Australian must be guaranteed a basic income to assist during this unprecedented public health challenge

Anglicare Australia is calling for the Federal Government to overhaul its income payments in this time of unprecedented health and economic crisis.

“Every Australian who is currently unemployed or becomes unemployed in this crisis should receive the same assistance from government, and those payments must be much higher than the current poverty trap that is the $40 a day they get now. We are getting used to seeing “hard headed economics” pitched against social outcomes, but this is one move that will satisfy both” […]

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