The Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU) held a rally on September 8 outside Channel Seven’s Sunrise studio in Martin Place. Calling for an end to the demonisation of jobseekers, the Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU) held a rally on September 8 outside Channel Seven’s Sunrise studio in Martin Place. They opposed the vilification of Australia’s economically disadvantaged in Sunrise programs such as "Australia’s worst dole bludging areas named and shamed", in which commentators called for punitive welfare penalties.
The AUWU believes Channel Seven has provoked downward envy with selective citing of statistics and loaded statements like: “Just 10% of welfare […]
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