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Don Grimes press release, front page
Aboriginality of people getting payments not recorded
After DSS stopped recording the number of Aboriginal people receiving payments, the shadow minister criticised the department and asked about people missing out.
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 Social Security Act 1991 with the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
Government simplifies Social Security Act
The government simplified social security legislation, with the intention of making it easier to understand. They also included passages encouraging positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997 cover page
Centrelink launches
The creation of Centrelink in 1997 started a new era of social service delivery in Australia.
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