Update from our meeting with the Minister’s office Last week, members of the End Partner Income Testing campaign met with Alice, an adviser who works directly with Minister Tanya Plibersek, to discuss the ongoing harm caused by partner income testing and the urgent need for reform. I (Elle, she/her) raised the financial dependence created by […]

“I see the damage of the Partner Income Test in real time.” Today, we hear from a frontline worker who supports vulnerable young people and witnesses the impact of the Partner Income Test firsthand. T...

Jayne has been disabled since the age of twelve and has lived with chronic illness and disability for the past eighteen years. Much of her life has been spent bedridden and isolated in a dark room. In...

Aussies like Laura are being forced to choose between finding love and having any money to survive.

Over the past several years, living with chronic illness and dis… Laura Buchanan needs your support for Help Me Rebuild Financial Stability After Medical Debt

Alice* has multiple disabilities, is on the DSP and lives at home with her parent. This isn'… Robert Buckmaster needs your support for Alice needs a safe home

Abby Brothers has been with her partner for 15 years - but if they move in together, she'll lose $1100 a fo...

Vanessa Napaltjari Davis puts $70 per week on her prepaid electricity card – but as Alice Springs swelters through ever-hotter summers, that credit lasts less than three days

People with disabilities in remote Northern Territory communities are being targeted by unscrupulous NDIS providers using high-pressure sales tactics and inducements including cash, cigarettes and alc...

The Labor Government is dragging the public into another unlawful welfare scandal, because it refuses to walk away from an ideology and industry built around punishment

Abolishing the use of "good character" evidence as a mitigating factor for offenders during sentencing proceedings will reduce trauma for victim-survivors, the state government says.

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Police have warned residents in villages neighbouring Lake Cargelligo to remain vigilant after three people were shot dead in a domestic violence attack on Thursday.

Governments across Australia have poured millions into coercive-control campaigns, but domestic violence advocate Ashlee Donohue says the failure to properly fund frontline services is leaving Aborigi...

Ongoing dry conditions across South Australia since 2024 are causing dust and salt to build up across inland and coastal power networks, polluting insulators and leading to mass blackouts.

An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead at a house in Buccan, south of Brisbane.

Telco Services Australia generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 and $130m the year before but paid zero tax

Financial and domestic abuse survivors say the way Centrelink assesses benefit payments for people in a relationship makes it harder for women to leave dangerous relationships.

Welcome to the End Partner Income Testing blog! We are excited to launch this campaign. As at December 2025, we have a small but growing team of volunteers dedicated to ending Centrelink’s partner …