Scottish workers hit with ‘sleekit tax’ despite wage rise, union warns Child poverty campaigners have also said the autumn budget will not do enough to stop families falling through the cracks. The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Scots campaigners demand Jeremy Hunt ditches plans for billions in spending cuts The Child Poverty Action Group said it would be "outrageous" to ask vulnerable people to shoulder the UK’s stricken public finances. Daily Record · Nov 17, 2022
Demands for Liz Truss to scrap 'catastrophic' benefits cap that hits 4,000 Scots families The Child Poverty Action Group has called on the Prime Minister to get rid of the limit on benefits that pushes families below the breadline. Daily Record · Sep 16, 2022
Tory welfare cuts penalising young parents, campaigners warn THE impact of Tory welfare cuts on under-25s have been revealed in new figures showing more than half of children with young mothers are living in… The National (Scotland) · Aug 30, 2022
Type C orcas spotted in Gippsland waters in 'unbelievably rare' first reported sighting When John Dickie spotted a pod of about 15 orcas while captaining his whale-watching boat off Kilcunda on the coast of Gippsland, he knew it was special, but he did not realise he was capturing the first known sighting of the Type C orca in Victorian waters. ABC News · Jul 16, 2022
Lobby group London First renames itself BusinessLDN after 30 years New branding will be unveiled at the organisation’s annual conference today Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022
Geelong murder accused 'intended to kill' Prosecutors say Haig Jacob Arslanian intended to kill his 31-year-old brother David when he shot him at their Geelong home on October 5, 2020. AAP · Jul 7, 2022
DWP ‘broken’ benefit cap could see 35,000 more families miss out on extra money next April If the benefit cap was uprated with inflation, awards would be £3,670 higher than they are now. Daily Record · Jun 22, 2022
Anger as £150 cost of living grant is used to reduce council tax Campaigners say the grant should have been paid as a lump sum to give struggling families a much needed cash injection. Daily Record · Apr 3, 2022