Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australiaโ€™s crisis-ridden welfare system?

Run by multiple departments and hundreds of private companies, advocates warn errors will continue to rock a system โ€˜in crisisโ€™

The Guardian
Starting May 5th, the Education Dept. will resume ruthless collections on defaulted student loans, seizing tax refunds & Social Security benefits. Millions will suffer. How many more families will be crushed by this heartless move? #StudentLoans #DebtTrap #PunishThePoor www.npr.org/2025/04/21/n...

Trump administration to resume...
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
โ€œIt is said that whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It's more interesting, and doesn't take so long.โ€
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#DiscWorld #HMRC #PunishThePoor #ToriesProtectingTheWealthy #ToryValues #ToryDivision

#debtCeiling

#punishThePoor

Like the song goes

"Bury the past
Rob us blind
And leave nothing behind"