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Centrelink to attempt compassion
Older gay and lesbian couples and people living in rural areas will be treated with compassion in their dealings with Centrelink, federal Minister for Housing and Community Services Jenny Macklin ... Read more
Wed January 20th, 2010 - 9 Comments
Family’s Centrelink benefits slashed
A gay father affected by Centrelink changes has labelled the legislative changes unfair if not counterbalanced with the right to adopt. After declaring his relationship of eight years, Clint Law, a ... Read more
Tue August 25th, 2009 - 25 Comments
Centrelink manager taking it personally
Centrelink general manager Hank Jongen has vowed to personally follow up on any cases of homophobia or incompetence in staff handling of gay and lesbian cases. Responding to a story published ... Read more
Tue August 11th, 2009 - 21 Comments
Pensioners push Centrelink more
More couples have come forward in support of direct action, to highlight the situation for gay pensioners. Other couples have said they would lend their support to James and Mark, two ... Read more
Tue July 28th, 2009 - 6 Comments
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‘78ers threaten political blockade
A senior gay couple who lost $420 in fortnightly Centrelink payments have called on others affected by the changes to take direct action against prominent Labor MPs. -˜78ers, James Hunter, 56, ... Read more
Tue July 21st, 2009 - 31 Comments
Centrelink calls on couples to declare
Centrelink has sent a prodding message to same-sex couples on welfare to declare their relationship or risk incurring a debt. Centrelink general manager Hank Jongen said customers still had a 14-day ... Read more
Tue July 7th, 2009 - 12 Comments
New service for domestic violence victims
Gay and lesbian victims of same-sex domestic violence will be able to get specific help through the new Safe Relationships Project at the Inner City Legal Centre. Offering specific services for ... Read more
Tue June 30th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Centrelink changes ’still confusing’
A week out from the July 1 Centrelink reforms and gay and lesbian couples are still confused and misinformed, welfare rights groups have reported. But two education campaigns launching this week ... Read more
Tue June 23rd, 2009 - 32 Comments
Centrelink goes bush
Inner-city same-sex couples have had access to seminars run by health and welfare groups on the recent Centrelink changes, and now rural areas will get their chance. Centrelink will run its ... Read more
Tue May 19th, 2009 - No Comments
Rudd’s equality buy-off
The Rudd Government has coughed up $450,000 ahead of next week's federal budget as part of measures to ease the impact of the recent same-sex equality reforms. But none of the ... Read more
Tue May 5th, 2009 - 13 Comments
July deadline
As Centrelink's July 1 deadline for same-sex couples to declare their relationships draws closer there still seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding what the changes mean for welfare ... Read more
Tue April 28th, 2009 - 3 Comments
Rudd’s relief for gay pensioners
The Rudd Government has made good on an undertaking to allow concession cardholders to choose whether their partner's name appears on their Centrelink concession cards. The names of both partners will ... Read more
Tue April 28th, 2009 - 5 Comments
Pensioner relief from concession card -œouting
The Government has made good on an undertaking to allow concession cardholders to choose whether their partner's name appears on their Centrelink concession cards. The names of both partners will now ... Read more
Thu April 23rd, 2009 - 5 Comments
Some couples are more equal than others
What do you think of the cutesy-poo Centrelink ad? The one that shows two identical shots of a pair of toothbrushes in a single glass tumbler, one pic labelled GAY ... Read more
Tue April 21st, 2009 - 4 Comments
Rudd protest this Thursday
Older Concerned Lesbians (OCL) will hold a silent demonstration outside the Queen Victoria Building on Thursday, April 16 to protest changes to Centrelink payments in light of the same-sex legislation ... Read more
Tue April 14th, 2009 - 33 Comments
Gay pensioner schemozzle…Vanessa is appalled
By Vanessa Wagner It seems Kevin 09 is not mighty fine when it comes to grandfathering or protecting our gay elders from what could seriously be outright abuse -” since when ... Read more
Wed March 4th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Centrelink won’t ‘trawl’ registers
Centrelink has assured it will not monitor state relationship registers in order to catch people out in same-sex relationships but warns fraudsters will be investigated. Speaking on the Rainbow Report ... Read more
Wed February 25th, 2009 - 3 Comments
Changes explained
The organisations that urged the Federal Parliament to quickly adopt the same-sex equality reforms are preparing to change their stance in light of the grassroots call for a grandfather clause. As ... Read more
Wed February 11th, 2009 - 17 Comments
More reforms mooted
The Federal Government has said it is more probable than not that anti-discrimination reforms covering sexuality and gender identity will commence before the next election. Speaking to gay and lesbian radio ... Read more
Wed January 28th, 2009 - 7 Comments
northern exposure
The importance of community was apparent this month as the Northern Rivers recently lost one of its pioneers. Erif (Georgina) Benham was 56 when she died. Throughout her time ... Read more
Wed January 28th, 2009 - No Comments
Moore pushes pensions
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has called on the Rudd Government to disclose how many gays and lesbians will be affected by changes to pension entitlements following the introduction of ... Read more
Wed January 21st, 2009 - No Comments
Changes to social security
Since the start of the 58'08 campaign last year the GLRL realised that although the introduction of equality at a federal level was going to accord new rights to tens ... Read more
Wed January 21st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Call for gay ombudsman
An ombudsman is urgently needed to help same-sex couples facing changes to their welfare payments brought about by equality reforms, say gay lobbyists. The Australian Coalition for Equality will meet with ... Read more
Wed December 10th, 2008 - 15 Comments
Centrelink hotline opens
Welfare and family payment recipients now have a number to call to find out if they need to tell the Government about their same-sex relationships. Minister for Human Services, Senator Joe ... Read more
Thu December 4th, 2008 - 4 Comments
Centrelink a same-sex registry
Centrelink estimates around 11,000 people receiving social security or family assistance benefits will come forward to declare they are in a same-sex relationship. The same-sex equality reforms will come into effect ... Read more
Thu November 27th, 2008 - 16 Comments
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Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his silence towards the gay and lesbian community, and take up offers to meet with a community delegation. Abbott is yet to ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
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