Our social security payments are so low that they trap people in poverty - it's incredibly difficult to get a job when you're worrying about how to put food on the table or to make sure you have a roof over your head.
Dr Cassandra Goldie is CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service. She is Adjunct Professor with the Law Faculty at UNSW. She has a PhD from UNSW and a Masters of Law from University College London, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She serves on the Advisory Committee for the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, the UNSW Law Advisory Committee, the Australian Climate Roundtable, and the Management Committee of the International Council of Social Welfare. |