Breadline

Mutual Obligations paused for today due to more IT problemsUnlawful Centrelink cancellations440k Deloitte reportList of who’s calling to abolish the TCFDisability Employment Service rebranded to Inclusive Employment Australia

We hear speakers Prof.Bill Mitchell, from the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, and Shifrah Blustein, community lawyer and advocate.

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 11 August 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy. Presenters Jessica Harrison and Kaitlyn Blythe welcome guest Jay Coonan from The Antipoverty Centre into the studio to discuss the Commonwealth Ombudsman's report on the lawfulness of the Targeted Compliance Framework (also known as "mutual obligations"). With over 1,000 people's welfare payments found to have been unlawfully terminated between 2022 and 2024, even with the laws introduced after the Robodebt Royal Commission, how did it get this bad? Breadline discusses whether this is a Robodebt 2.0, and Jay suggests first steps to welfare recipients who have had their payments unlawfully cancelled or suspended under this Targeted Compliance Framework. 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).

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 4 August 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy, with presenters Jessica Harrison and Daryl Mc.Donald. Jessica and Daryl discuss the recent arrest of their Breadline co-host and AUWU member Hank, who was arrested for his protest at the demolition of public housing. It's Homelessness Week 2025, so Breadline features some on-the-street interviews with people sleeping rough in Naarm/Melbourne. These interviews were first aired on 3CR Thursday Breakfast.  To get involved in housing justice or just to connect with other renters going through a similar struggle, check out the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU). 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. 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).

My interpretation of last weeks newsI interview Hank Ferguson about the Public Housing demolitions

Danielle reports on the latest unemployment figures from the Australian Bureau of StatisticsThe demolition of public housingCasey Council forcing Back to Basics food charity to close downNo tax for the wealthy

AUWU running a training sessionHank Ferguson talks about the government demolishing public housingComputer bugs in the Targeted Compliance Framework

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 7 July 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy, with presenters Jessica Harrison and Kaitlyn Blythe discussing the Commonwealth ombudsman's investigation into the lawfulness of the Targeted Compliance Framework, and also the struggles of renting on welfare. The Targeted Compliance Framework is a government policy that punishes welfare recipients for not meeting their 'mutual obligations', forcing welfare recipients to attend unhelpful meetings even if they are sick or in hospital. Here is Ben Eltham's Crikey article that was discussed on-air, 'Could this be the death of Australia's nightmarish welfare system?' Jessica discusses the mysterious 'pauses' that are happening more often in the social security system, and what they could mean.  Finding stable housing is a constant struggle on the low income of welfare payments like Jobseeker, the DSP and the Age pension. Kaitlyn and Jessica talk about the difficulty of finding a place to call home, the stress of high rents, and how the people you see sleeping rough in your neighbourhood are just the tip of the iceberg. To get involved in housing justice or just to connect with other renters going through a similar struggle, check out the Renters and Housing Union (RAHU). 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).

Jessica talks about her trip to Brisbane to attend the Antipoverty SummitAnd a little bit about the food bank in Wonthaggi

Thankyou to all the people who donated to 3CRJobseeker’s payments were cut off during a hospital stay for psychosis