“In 2003, a demonstration outside Canberra’s Parliament House protests changes to Centrelink guidelines”

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“In 2003, a demonstration outside Canberra’s Parliament House protests changes to Centrelink guidelines”
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In 2003, the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Disabled Soldiers Association staged a protest outside Parliament House in Canberra, over changes to Centrelink guidelines that could have cost them up to $200 per week in income. “He said in Parliament that our payments are adequate, he's somebody who has never had the time to speak to us,” Association President John Ryan remarked of then Prime Minister John Howard.
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AC00101
datePublished
2000s
sourceOrganization
Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Disabled Soldiers Association
creator
John Ryan
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inLanguage
English
keywords
Disability Politics and Activism, Participation in political and public life, Advocacy and awareness raising
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© Disability Arts History Australia, Contributed by Annie Rolfe
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