Breadline

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 8 December 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy. The Breadline team brings an update on Robodebt: letters are landing in MyGov accounts with information about potential compensation for victims of Robodebt. Gordon Legal, the firm that handled the Robodebt Class Action, is now asking people affected by Robodebt to register for the 'Second Robodebt Class Action Settlement'. Gordon Legal suggests that you might be able to get compensation for Robodebt. They're asking for registration before 4pm 6 March 2026 on the Gordon Legal website, or you can call Gordon Legal to register on 1300 001 356. Breadline will continue to cover this class action as it unfolds. If you're having problems with Centrelink or want to know more about your welfare rights, you can email an AUWU volunteer at advocacy[@]auwu[dot]org[dot]au. You can also become a volunteer yourself and learn how to help people through AUWU's advocacy line. Find out more here: auwu.org.au Breadline is recorded and podcasted on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.Breadline airs on 3CR 855AM every Monday 6pm-6.30pm and is presented by the Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU).

Interviewing Elle Sanders, our newest volunteer on the advice line, and she talks about the unfairness of the Partner Income Test.

Payment Suspension & Cancelations without NoticeRobodebtA Call to Release the Details of the Royal Commission

Update on Hank Ferguson’s court caseA summary of the Robodept scandal from the SBS seriesDemand for Payslips still a problem

Up date on Hank Ferguson’s court caseA good news storyCo-Health close down

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 13 October 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy. Presenters Kaitlyn Blythe and Jessica Harrison discuss the latest welfare news, and the unfairness of so-called Australia's welfare system as a whole. Hot off the presses, Breadline covers the news that the government has paused welfare payment cancellations. We've covered the questionable legality of the 'Targeted Compliance Framework' (TCF) before on this show, on Monday 7 July and Monday 11 August (click through to relisten to those episodes). Kaitlyn and Jessica also talk about the government paying private company Deloitte $440,000 to 'review' the TCF, only for Deloitte to use GenAI in their report and not pick up on many AI 'hallucinations'. Deloitte is now being required to partially refund the government. This is what government money is being spent on. Finally, 'mutual obligations' for Disability Employment Services (DES) are being paused beginning this Thursday, paused from16th October 2025 to 5 January 2026. 'Inclusive Employment Australia' is replacing DES from 1 November, which is causing all kinds of confusion. If you use DES, they have a 'transition line' you can call for more information about how this transition might affect you. The number is 1800227337. If you're having problems with Centrelink or want to know more about your welfare rights, you can email an AUWU volunteer at advocacy[@]auwu[dot]org[dot]au. You can also become a volunteer yourself and learn how to help people through AUWU's advocacy line. Find out more here: auwu.org.au Breadline is recorded and podcasted on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.Breadline airs on 3CR 855AM every Monday 6pm-6.30pm and is presented by the Australian Unemployed Workers Union (AUWU).

A reminder of Hank Ferguson’s court dateFirst Nation Australians launch class actionCommunity Development ProgramInclusive Employment AustraliaHomelessness in the CBD

Disability Employment Service rebranded to Inclusive Employment AustraliaOver 300,000 Australians had Centrelink payments illegally cancelled

Danielle Hassall reports on the National Employment Services Association Annual MeetingJay Coonan from the Antipoverty Centre talks about Income Proportionate and illegal payment suspensions

Job Providers and what they’re willing to fund for short courses.A report from the Antipoverty Centre.Get help if you receive a Centrelink debt notice