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Breadline

By the unemployed for the unemployed. Australian Unemployed Workers Union members will cover the latest inequities of the "welfare" system and how we are organising to fight back!

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Welfare news: Cancellations pause, DES transition,...

Breadline ·

2025/10/13

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 13 October 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy. Presenters Kaitlyn Blythe and Jessica Harrison discuss the latest welfare news, and the unfairness of so-called Australia's welfare system as a whole. Hot off the presses, Breadline covers the news that the government has paused welfare payment cancellations. We've covered the questionable legality of the 'Targeted Compliance Framework' (TCF) before on this

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Robodebt 2.0? Discussing Unlawful Welfare...

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2025/08/11

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 11 August 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy. Presenters Jessica Harrison and Kaitlyn Blythe welcome guest Jay Coonan from The Antipoverty Centre into the studio to discuss the Commonwealth Ombudsman's report on the lawfulness of the Targeted Compliance Framework (also known as "mutual obligations"). With over 1,000 people's welfare payments found to have been unlawfully terminated between 2022 and 2024,

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AUWU Member Arrested, Public Housing Demolition On...

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2025/08/04

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 4 August 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy, with presenters Jessica Harrison and Daryl McDonald. Jessica and Daryl discuss the recent arrest of their Breadline co-host and AUWU member Hank, who was arrested for his protest at the demolition of public housing. It's Homelessness Week 2025, so Breadline features some on-the-street interviews with people sleeping rough in Naarm/Melbourne. These interviews were

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Is The 'Targeted Compliance Framework' Even Lawful?...

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2025/07/07

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 7 July 2025, live from the 3CR studios in Fitzroy, with presenters Jessica Harrison and Kaitlyn Blythe discussing the Commonwealth ombudsman's investigation into the lawfulness of the Targeted Compliance Framework, and also the struggles of renting on welfare. The Targeted Compliance Framework is a government policy that punishes welfare recipients for not meeting their 'mutual obligations', forcing welfare

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Kelly vs CoAct and Centrelink

Breadline ·

2025/06/23

Thankyou to all the people who donated to 3CRJobseeker’s payments were cut off during a hospital stay for psychosis

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Radiothon Special

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2025/06/16

Radiothon SpecialPresenters Daryl Mc.Donald, Jessica Harrison and special guest Danielle Hassall.

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Antipoverty Summit

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2025/06/09

Radiothon reminderSquatting in the UKAnother death of a First Nation personAntipoverty SummitSquatters tents evicted from Brisbane parks

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Working Class History

Breadline ·

2025/06/02

Let us know what you like or don’t like about 3CRCatch up on last weeks newsA good news eventRadiothon coming up

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50th Episode of Breadline

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2025/05/26

I interview Catherine Cain. President of the AUWU.Radiothon coming up.

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Jemma Interview

Breadline ·

2025/05/19

Danielle Hassall interviews Jemma, secretary for the Australian Unemployed Workers Union.

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Rental Options for the Disadvantaged

Breadline ·

2025/05/05

The Eight Hour DayAffordable Rental Market

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Rumble in the CBD

Breadline ·

2025/04/28

Cost of Living CrisesViolent Protest

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John "Chummy" Fleming

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2025/04/21

The tale of John "Chummy" Fleming 1863 - 1950John William 'Chummy' Fleming was a pioneer unionist, activist, agitator for the unemployed, and anarchist in Melbourne.

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Why 'Work For The Dole' Must End

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2025/04/14

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 14 April 2025, with presenters Daryl McDonald, Jessica Harrison and Kaitlyn Blythe discussing the dangers and injustices of the Work For The Dole program. Jessica and Daryl come fresh off the AUWU demonstration in the Naarm/Melbourne CBD against Work For The Dole, and the team chats about the reported unethical practices by job service providers who rely on jobseekers for their payouts. Jessica shares the story of

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AUWU

Breadline ·

2025/04/07

I interview Tracy Smallwood, the newly elected member of the Committee of Management for the Australian Unemployed Workers UnionDanielle Hassall talks about her experience in Work for the Dole places

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Unemployment in the 20’s and 30’s

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2025/03/31

International Transgender Day of VisibilityNine years since Josh Park-Fing died while at Work for the DoleThe history of the unemployed in the 20’s and 30’s

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AUWU Picnic

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2025/03/24

Covid Supplement Five Year Anniversary Event.Antipoverty Media ReleaseAbout the Antipoverty CentreDanielle interviews Lou Wheeler from FAIN (Fight Against Inequality Network)

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Renters and Homelessness

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2025/03/17

Centrelink payments below the poverty lineRenters rightsAntipoverty Summit in June

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Jay Coonan Interview - Mutual Obligations and Cyclone...

Breadline ·

2025/03/10

Breadline, the show by welfare recipients for us. This episode first aired on Monday 10 March 2025, with presenters Jessica Harrison, Daryl McDonald and Kaitlyn Blythe speaking to guest Jay Coonan from the Antipoverty Centre.The team discussed the ongoing problems with mutual obligations, Services Australia's testimony in the Senate Estimates hearing regarding the ten deaths of welfare recipients following their payments being illegally cancelled, and the welfare recipients up north being forced to

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Disability Support Pension

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2025/03/03

Danielle interviews Alex about his horrific fight for DSP

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