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Cover of the Social Security Review issues paper number 4 with the title 'Income Support for the Unemployed in Australia: Towards a More Active System' and a postal address for the review.
Review examines Australia’s social security system
The Social Security Review reported on improving Australia’s social security system and recommended policy changes to government. The review influenced decisions throughout the 1990s.
Cover of the North Australia Development Unit document titled 'Response to the Central Office Discussion Paper on Polygamous Marriages'.
DSS reviews policy on Aboriginal marriage practices
DSS’s policy on supporting multiple wives from traditional marriages was unclear in the late 1980s. Research into the issue suggested solutions.
SNAP Program Title Card
DSS video promotes SNAP
To encourage uptake of the Support Network for Aboriginal Parents (SNAP) Program, DSS made a video to explain how it worked.
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Torres Strait Islands video uses local footage and languages
DSS made a video to inform Torres Strait Islander people about the payments they could get and how to apply. It was recorded in 4 languages.
Cover of a comic called ‘Top-up money for kids’. It has a cartoon of an Aboriginal family standing in front of a store. A teenager is holding a box of groceries. Two women are holding bags of groceries and one is feeding a baby a banana. A young child is holding a shirt with the tag still attached. A woman is passing, holding hands with a child. She says, ‘You mob rich?’ The word ‘rich’ is underlined for emphasis.
DSS uses comic to explain a new payment
To give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families information about a new payment, DSS worked with Aboriginal professionals to publish a comic.
JET report front page
Report suggests improvements to program supporting sole parents
A report into the JET Program for sole parents found government officials needed to work with Aboriginal communities to meet their needs instead of telling them what to do.
Video still from the JET program video. It is a brown background with white parent and child figures. The text reads: JET Jobs Education Training for sole parents.
DSS advertises JET Program in video
To encourage more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents to use the Jobs, Education and Training Program, DSS made a video featuring stories from customers and presented by prominent Aboriginal women.
Still image from 'Two new social security payments' video, showing the title 'Home Child Care Allowance and Partner Allowance'. The background is an outback Australian landscape.
Video helps staff explain new payments
DSS made a video to help staff introduce new payments to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers. The video shows how to apply and how to help customers in remote areas.
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