Appendix 2Public hearings
Thursday, 20 October 2022
Quest Abbotsford
611 Victoria St, Abbotsford, Melbourne, VIC
Victorian Council of Social Service
Ms Emma King, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Deborah Fewster, Director, Policy and Advocacy
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Mr Troy Walsh, Health and Information Unit Executive Director
Mr Abe Ropitini, Executive Director Population Health
Cohealth
Dr Nicole Allard, GP and Clinical and Public Health Lead COVID response
Mr Danny Jeffcote, Acting Network Director, Community Response and Impact
Belgium Avenue Neighbourhood House
Ms Karen Hovenga, President
Finbar Neighbourhood House
Mrs Judith Sullivan, Member of Board of Management
Ms Debbie Beams, Secretary
Financial Counselling Victoria
Ms Jacinta Morris, Financial Counsellor
Ms Elizabeth Stary, Senior Financial Counsellor
Financial Counselling Australia
Dr Sandy Ross, Executive Officer
Council of Single Mothers and their Children
Ms Jenny Davidson, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Suzanne Baker, Delegate
Save the Children and 54 Reasons
Mr Howard Choo, Australian Policy and Advocacy Lead
Carringbush Adult Education
Ms Laura Chapman, Community Support and Case Work Coordinator
Australian Vietnamese Women's Association
Mr Huy Luu, Operations Manager
Young Assets Foundation
Mr Mubarek Imam, Executive Director
UnitingCare Vic/Tas
The Hon Bronwyn Pike AM, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Thomas Johnson, Manager, Advocacy and Public Policy
Housing for the Aged Action Group
Ms Fiona York, Executive Officer
Short statements from individuals with lived experience of poverty
Genevieve
Glenys
Jo
Peter
Abigail
Witness A
Brian
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Hotel Grand Chancellor
23 Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Qld
Queensland Council of Social Service
Dr Gayatri Ramnath, Manager, Policy and Research
Basic Rights Queensland
Ms Fiona Hunt, Director
Mr Sam Tracy, Practice Director
Zig Zag Young Women's Resource Centre
Ms Laura Christie, Team Leader, Housing Program
Ms Tina Louise, Housing and Homelessness Support Worker
Friends with Dignity
Ms Manuela Whitford, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Tracy Wickham
Centre Against Domestic Abuse
Ms Holly Brennan, Chief Executive Officer
YFS
Ms Catherine Bartolo, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Anita Weir, Domestic Violence Worker
Multicultural Australia
Mrs Rose Dash, Chief Client Officer
Ms Kalpalata Iyer, Research & Advocacy Officer
Dr Emma Phillips, Research & Advocacy Manager
Anti-Poverty Network Queensland
Mr Jayden Oxton-White, National Liaison
Mr Nick Wittman, Advocacy Point of Call
Short statements from individuals with lived experience of poverty
David
Isabelle
Mel
Rebecca
Uniting Care Queensland
Mr Daniel Wong, Senior Manager, Advocacy and Government Relations
Mr Luke Lindsay, General Manager, Lifeline (QLD) & Statewide Wellbeing Service
Good Shepherd
Dr Jozica Kutin, Senior Research and Policy Analyst
Twin Rivers Care Centre
Pastor Reuben Roos, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Anna Hellberg, Care Manager
Mrs Gayle Roberts, Food Outlet Manager
Lighthouse Care
Mrs Debbie Hill, Founder
Mr Matthew Hill, Chief Executive Officer
Picabeen Community Organisation
Ms Jillian Warren, Centre Manager
Meals on Wheels North West
Mr Alexi Paasonen, Chief Executive Officer
People Power Services Ltd
Mr Pacifique Gakindi, Managing Director
Mr Amiel Nubaha
Access Community Housing
Ms Elizabeth Brown, Chief Executive Officer
Q Shelter
Ms Fiona Caniglia, Executive Director
Micah Projects
Ms Karyn Walsh, Chief Executive Officer
Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Murray Bridge Town Hall
17 Bridge St, Murray Bridge, SA
South Australia Council of Social Service
Mr Ross Womersley, Chief Executive Officer
Anti-Poverty Network South Australia
Mrs Sara Walker, Coordinator, Northern Suburbs Branch
Ms Jennifer Harris, Representative
Rural City of Murray Bridge Council
Mrs Kristen Manson, General Manager of Community Development
AC. Care Murray Bridge
Ms Thanuja Hiripitiyage, Regional Manager, Murraylands Homelessness Services
Mr Shane Maddock, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Meredith Nelson, Manager, Financial Inclusion and Emergency Relief
Uniting Communities Murray Bridge
Ms Emma Scarce, Senior Coordinator
Mr Joshua Davies, Social & Emotional Wellbeing Worker
Short statements from individuals with lived experience of poverty
Jennifer
Nijole
Rita
Sarah
Murray Mallee General Practice Network
Ms Lisa Courtney, Clinical Services Manager - Mental Health, AOD and Chronic Pain Services
National Council of Single Mothers and their Children
Ms Terese Edwards, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Aradia Sayner, Board Member
Foodbank SA
Ms Sarah Davies, General Manager, Strategy, Foodbank SA & Central Australia
JFA Purple Orange
Ms Cathy Cochrane, Policy and Research Leader
Ms Elizabeth Farrant, Project Leader
Aboriginal Sobriety Group
Mr Major Sumner AM, Board Director
Salvation Army Australia - Murray Bridge Corps
Ms Janet Emmins, MoneyCare Financial Counselor
Murray Bridge High School
Mr Duncan Emmins, Wellbeing and Engagement Mentor
Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Rydges Bankstown
Corner of Hume Highway and Strickland Street, Bass Hill, Sydney, NSW
Western Sydney Migrant Resource Centre
Mr Kamalle Dabboussy, Chief Executive Officer
Settlement Services International
Dr Astrid Perry-Indermaur, Head of Women, Equity and Domestic and Family Violence
Asylum Seekers Centre
Ms Frances Rush OAM, Chief Executive Officer
STARRTS
Mr Jorge Aroche, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Lachlan Murdoch, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Ms Jasmina Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Community Services Coordinator
Australian South East Asian Network
Mr Sawathey Ek OAM, Founder
Paul Huy Nguyen, Member and President of Vietnamese Community Australia
Anglicare
Mr Brad Braithwaite, Interim Chief Executive Officer (via teleconference)
Ms Kasy Chambers, Executive Director (via teleconference)
Democratic Kurdish Community Centre of New South Wales
Mr Ismet Tastan, Co-President
Bangladesh Community Council
Mr Mohammad Haque, President
National Tertiary Education Union
Dr Alison Barnes, National President
Dr Terri MacDonald, Director, Public Policy and Strategic Research
National Union of Students
Ms Bailey Riley, President
Foundation for Young Australians
Lee Jia-Yi Carnie, Executive Director, Advocacy and Programs
Short statements from individuals with lived experience of poverty
Nadia
Witness A
Jessica
Kristin O’Connell
Greg
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Southern Cross University
Military Road, East Lismore, NSW
Resilient Lismore
Ms Elly Bird, Executive Director
Healthy North Coast
Ms Monika Wheeler, Chief Executive
Social Futures
Mr Tony Davies, Chief Executive Officer
North Coast Community Housing
Mr Craig Brennan, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Ray Mackeen, Executive Manager, Housing Services
Consortium of Neighbourhood Centres, Far North Coast
Ms Natalie Meyer, Representative
Ocean Shores Community Association Inc.
Mrs Jan Mangleson, President
Rotary Club of Ballina-on-Richmond
Mr Terry O'Grady, President
Mr Roy Starkey, private capacity
Short statements from individuals with lived experience of poverty
Chibo
Monday, 27 February 2023
Parliament House
Canberra, ACT
Anti-Poverty Week
Ms Toni Wren, Executive Director
Carers Australia
Ms Alison Brook, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Sue Elderton, Senior Policy Officer
Antipoverty Centre
Ms Kristin O'Connell, Research and Policy
Mr Jay Coonan, Co-coordinator
Economic Justice Australia
Ms Sarah Sacher, Law Reform Officer – via videoconference
Ms Kavitha Sivasamy, Parachute Program Solicitor, Canberra Community Law
Ms Abby Cone, Board member – via videoconference
Australian Council of Social Service
Dr Cassandra Goldie, Chief Executive Officer – via videoconference
Ms Charmaine Crowe, Program Director, Social Security – via videoconference
Dr Peter Davidson, Principal Advisor – via videoconference
UnitingCare Australia
Ms Claerwen Little, National Director
Mr Mark Newton, Chief Executive Officer, Parramatta Mission
Centre for Future Work, The Australia Institute
Mr Greg Jericho, Policy Director (Labour Market and Fiscal)
Professor Roger Wilkins, private capacity
Professor Jon Altman, private capacity
Dr Elise Klein OAM, private capacity
Emeritus Professor John Quiggin, private capacity
St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia
Mr Mark Gaetani, National President Elect – via videoconference
Australian Unemployed Workers' Union
Ms Lee-Anne Coutts, Member
Mr Andrew Lawrence, Member
Mr Raymond Sutherland, Member
Ms Catherine Caine, Spokesperson for income support – via videoconference
ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS)
Dr Gemma Killen, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Ms Avan Daruwalla, Policy Officer
Roundabout Canberra
Mrs Hannah Andrevski, Chief Executive Officer
YWCA Canberra
Ms Frances Crimmins, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Leah Dwyer, Director, Policy and Advocacy
HelpingACT
Mr Mohammed Ali, President
Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services
Ms Julie Tongs OAM, Chief Executive Officer – via videoconference
CommunityServices #1
Mrs Amanda Tobler, Chief Executive Officer
Tuesday, 4 April 2023
Doubletree by Hilton Northbridge
100 James Street, Perth, WA
The Equity Project
Adjunct Professor Tony Pietropiccolo AM, Director of Centacare Inc. and Founder of the Valuing Children Initiative
Dr Shae Garwood, General Manager, Advocacy & Strategy for Anglicare WA
Office of the Western Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People
Mrs Lorilee Gale, Senior Policy Officer
Developmental Disability WA
Mrs Mary Butterworth, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Anne Livingston, Manager Support Coordination
Ms Bron Pike, Side By Side Director
South West Autism Network
Ms Nick Avery, Chief Executive Officer
Western Australia Association of Mental Health
Ms Taryn Harvey, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Cassie MacDonald, Sector Development Manager
Mr Colin Penter, Projects & Policy
Kin Disability Advocacy
Ms Christine Grace, Manager - Advocacy Services
People with Disabilities WA
Mr Brendan Cullinan, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Simon Chong, Member
Youth Disability Advocacy Network
Mx Isabella Choate, Project Coordinator
Short statements from individuals with lived experience of poverty
Alison
Len
15 August 2023 – Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Parliament House
Canberra, ACT
Brotherhood of St Laurence
Dr Travers McLeod, Executive Director
Dr Emily Porter, Senior Research Fellow – via videoconference
Ms Kelly Bowey, Policy Advisor – via videoconference
The Salvation Army
Mr Stuart Foster, National General Manager, Community Services – via videoconference
Ms Jennifer Kirkaldy, General Manager, Policy and Advocacy – via videoconference
Lifeline Australia
Dr Anna Brooks, Chief Research Officer
Mr Chris Siorokos, Executive Director, Government and Stakeholder Relations
Westjustice
Ms Melissa Hardham, Chief Executive Officer – via videoconference
Mr Joseph Nunweek, Legal Director - via videoconference
Ms Jennifer Jones, Legal Director - videoconference
Consumer Action Law Centre
Ms Stephanie Tonkin, Chief Executive Officer – via videoconference
Ms Kirsty Robson, Financial Counsellor – via videoconference
Centrecare
Adjunct Professor Tony Pietropiccolo AM, Director – via videoconference
Children's Policy Centre
Professor Sharon Bessell, Director – via videoconference
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Ms Deb Tsorbaris, Chief Executive Officer – via videoconference
Ms Caitlyn Robertson, Senior Policy and Research Officer – via videoconference
Department of Health and Aged Care
Ms Bronwyn Field, First Assistant Secretary, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Mr Simon Cotterell, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division
Department of Education
Ms Anne Twyman, First Assistant Secretary, Programs, Payments and Early Learning
Division
Ms Rachel O'Connor, Assistant Secretary, Student Engagement and Wellbeing
Ms Rhyan Bloor, Assistant Secretary, Data and Delivery Support Branch
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Ms Erin Rule, Assistant Secretary, Targeted Employment Policy Branch
Mr Adam Weiderman, Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Branch
Dr Andrew Wright, Director, Targeted Employment Policy Branch
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Mr Iain Anderson, Commonwealth Ombudsman
Department of Social Services
Mr Matt Flavel, Deputy Secretary, Social Security
Ms Jo Evans, Group Manager, Participation and Family Payments
Mr Patrick Burford, Group Manager, Communities – via videoconference
Mr Ben Peoples, Branch Manager, Participation and Supplementary Payments
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Ms Julie-Ann Guivarra, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Policy and Programs
Ms Andy Johnston, Acting Group Manager, Social Policy Group
Mr Carl Binning, Group Manager, Economic Empowerment Group
Treasury
Ms Khanh Hoang, Assistant Secretary
Ms Marg Thomas, Assistant Secretary
31 October 2023 – Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Parliament House
Canberra, ACT
WA Council of Social Service
Mr Chris Twomey, Leader Policy and Research – via videoconference
NT Council of Social Service
Dr Stephanie Kelly, Chief Executive Officer – via videoconference
First Peoples Disability Network
Mr Damian Griffis, Chief Executive Officer – via videoconference
Dr Talia Avrahamzon, National Strategic Partnerships, Policy, and Impact Manager – via videoconference
National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project
Ms Megan Krakouer, Director
Indigenous Business Australia
Ms Kia Dowell, Executive Director, Strategy and Impact – via videoconference
Accountable Income Management Network
Dr Elise Klein OAM, Member of Accountable Income Management Network and Associate Professor of Public Policy at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy – via videoconference
Ms Jessica Stevens, Member of Accountable Income Management Network and Advocacy Project Officer at Uniting Communities – via videoconference
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation
Daniel Morrison-Bird, Chief Executive Officer
Change the Record
Ms Damiya Hayden, Policy Lead – via videoconference
ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research
Dr Francis Markham, Research Fellow – via videoconference
Melbourne Institute
Professor A. Abigail Payne, Director and Ronald Henderson Professor – via videoconference
UNSW Social Policy Research Centre
Professor Kylie Valentine, Director – via videoconference
Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee
Professor Peter Whiteford, Committee Member - via videoconference
Ms Leah House, private capacity
Mr Gerry Georgatos, private capacity
3 November 2023 – site visit
Burnie and Wynyard
Tasmania
Burnie Community House
Burnie Works
Loaves and Fishes Tasmania
Burnie Big hART
Wynyard High School