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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 115, 2012-13 16 May 2013 Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013 [and] Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013 Peter Yeend Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bills ................................................................................................................................. 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Legislation for the Living Longer Living Better aged care

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 107, 2012-13 13 May 2013 Social Security Legislation Amendment (Disaster Recovery Allowance) Bill 2013 Michael Klapdor Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 3 Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment .......................................................................... 3 Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS) ........................................................................................... 4 Ex gratia

This Blog May 8, 2013 Can means testing of welfare really save the budget? Image: Robin shoots with Sir Guy (Louis Rhead, 1912), Wikimedia Commons One suggestion for addressing Australia's budget deficit has been to make cuts to 'middle class welfare'are'—that is, welfare payments made to households other than those

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 103, 2012-13 18 April 2013 Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Bill 2013 [and] Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013 Rebecca de Boer Social Policy Section Daniel Weight Economics Section Due to the interrelated nature of these Bills, this Digest will consider both.

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 88, 2012-13 12 March 2013 Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 Michael Klapdor Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 3 Baby bonus .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Background .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Brief history of the Baby Bonus .......................................................................................................

FEBRUARY 26, 2013 Australia's first National Children's Commissioner Image source: www.community.nsw.gov.au On 25 February 2013 the Government announced the appointment of Australia's first National Children's Commissioner, Ms Megan Mitchell. The position of National Children’s Commissioner will sit within the Australian Human Rights Commission and commences on 25 March 2013. In

JANUARY 15, 2013 Why the Pensioner Concession Card is so valuable Image source: NSW DPI The Minister for Human Services, Senator Kim Carr, has ordered Centrelink to apologise to tens of thousands of single parents who were mistakenly told that they were no longer eligible for a Pensioner Concession Card

JANUARY 8, 2013 Can single parent families survive on Newstart? It might depend on where they live Source: Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet There has been considerable media coverage in recent days about the implementation of the new income support arrangements applying from 1 January for single parents whose