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Lasting solutions won’t be found in universal cash-splashes, short-term payment freezes or cute gimmicks.
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A comprehensive report on how Victorians feel—and what they want—after years of COVID stress, restrictions and hardship.
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The decision to make a universal Power Saving Bonus the headline Budget initiative on cost-of-living issues is an important recognition
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Should the clean energy revolution only be for the benefit of the already well-off? We think not.
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With the case numbers rising I was glad that childcare centres were closing. But also, we would have to scramble.
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Knowingly pushing 200,000 Victorians into poverty is a terrible start to our post-COVID recovery.
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I can’t help but feel a sharp sense of dread and loss when someone asks, “So, what do you do?”
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Power companies must remember these customers are real people and energy is an essential service.
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For a moment, and a lucky few, we eradicated poverty. Now we're letting people slip back below the poverty line.
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I just pray every day that we will be allowed to go outside of the suburb, just to get food.
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Although COVID-19 has been devastating, it has given Meena chance to pause and map out where she wants to take
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Mandy Weber and her two teenage daughters face the prospect of homelessness for a sixth time once the JobSeeker Coronavirus
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“No one should have to be making choices between food and bills, medication and bills. But we are."
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Joint submission to represent the interest of consumers, and especially vulnerable households
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It will take more than dog memes to get Victorians through the long winter months at home.
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The last thing we need is predatory bank bosses or dodgy debt collectors making the damage of COVID-19 worse.
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For some households with embedded networks it can be close to impossible, or very expensive, to exit the network.
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Energy efficiency upgrades reduce household energy bills and can make houses healthier and more comfortable.
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Financial counsellors across Victoria say they’re stressed, overworked and fearful of making bad decisions on the job.
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We are concerned that Victorians on low-incomes and with additional energy-related needs could miss out on their benefits and protections.
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Victorians are preparing for a series of price hikes and cost changes that take effect on 1 January 2020.
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