Australian Basic Income Lab
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The Australian Basic Income (ABI) Lab is a collaboration between the Australian National University (ANU), Macquarie University and the University of Sydney. Check us out at https://www.ausbasicincome.org/
Big news for #UniversalBasicIncome The Marshall Islands has become the first country to implement a genuinely universal basic income payment at a national level. You can read more in this great overview from @scottsantens.com
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The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)
How the Marshall Islands built the first nationwide universal basic income, funded by a US-capitalized Compact Trust Fund, and what it means for UBI everywhere.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Big news for #UniversalBasicIncome The Marshall Islands has become the first country to implement a genuinely universal basic income payment at a national level. You can read more in this great overview from @scottsantens.com
scottsantens.substack.com/p/marshall-i...
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Our co-director @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social will be speaking to the Economic Society of Australia tomorrow in Sydney (and online). He'll be discussing AI, #BasicIncome and much more.
Registration details below.
Registration details below.
I'm speaking to the Economic Society of Australia (Central) in Sydney (and Webinar) on Wednesday about the future of jobs, money and the economy after AI, discussing hashtag #BasicIncome, Fully Automated Luxury Communism, Techno-feudalism and more.
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If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then?
If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then? ESA - NSW Branch
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November 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Our co-director @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social will be speaking to the Economic Society of Australia tomorrow in Sydney (and online). He'll be discussing AI, #BasicIncome and much more.
Registration details below.
Registration details below.
The Australian Basic Income Lab is proud to endorse Basic Income for a Just Transition, a bold proposal from @equalrightorg.bsky.social @give-directly.bsky.social BIEN and Project Deep.
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Ahead of #COP30, we are launching “Basic Income for a Just Transition” Paper, showing how unconditional cash can drive #ClimateJustice across 5 key #UNFCCC workstreams.
💡 Read the paper here: www.equalright.org/publications
#JustTransition #LossAndDamage #ClimateFinance
💡 Read the paper here: www.equalright.org/publications
#JustTransition #LossAndDamage #ClimateFinance
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Australian Basic Income Lab is proud to endorse Basic Income for a Just Transition, a bold proposal from @equalrightorg.bsky.social @give-directly.bsky.social BIEN and Project Deep.
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Check out our co-director @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social discussing #BasicIncome #AI and #Inequality in The Conversation this morning.
Just out in @aunz.theconversation.com: #AI #Abundance and money. My reflections on #BasicIncome #BasicServices and why we need more than technical solutions to the political challenges of #poverty and #inequality
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If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then?
AI’s evangelists are promising a future of almost unimaginable prosperity. There’s good reason to be sceptical.
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August 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Check out our co-director @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social discussing #BasicIncome #AI and #Inequality in The Conversation this morning.
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Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme today saying that its impact is 'far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' lives'
Minister backs retention of Basic Income for Arts scheme
Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme today saying that its impact is "far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' li...
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May 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme today saying that its impact is 'far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' lives'
Our co-director @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social talking #BasicIncome on Radio National.
Talking #BasicIncome with Ali Moore on @abcnewsbot.bsky.social Radio National. Why do it? What are the benefits? Can we afford it?
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What If Wednesday: Universal Basic Income - ABC listen
Today on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne Drive, What If Wednesday tackled the question: What if we introduced a universal basic income?
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March 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Our co-director @bspiesbutcher.bsky.social talking #BasicIncome on Radio National.
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"In 2020 the suicide rate fell for people on unemployment payments.
It has since climbed again, and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows that one in five suicide deaths for working-age adults are people on Jobseeker. 14% are on the disability support pension."
#raisetherate #AusPol
It has since climbed again, and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows that one in five suicide deaths for working-age adults are people on Jobseeker. 14% are on the disability support pension."
#raisetherate #AusPol
ICYMI - Lab Co-Director Elise Klein in the Canberra Times with @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org explaining how the government showed how it could end poverty during the pandemic, and how it might again.
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March 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"In 2020 the suicide rate fell for people on unemployment payments.
It has since climbed again, and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows that one in five suicide deaths for working-age adults are people on Jobseeker. 14% are on the disability support pension."
#raisetherate #AusPol
It has since climbed again, and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows that one in five suicide deaths for working-age adults are people on Jobseeker. 14% are on the disability support pension."
#raisetherate #AusPol
ICYMI - Lab Co-Director Elise Klein in the Canberra Times with @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org explaining how the government showed how it could end poverty during the pandemic, and how it might again.
archive.is/cYBN8
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archive.is
March 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
ICYMI - Lab Co-Director Elise Klein in the Canberra Times with @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org explaining how the government showed how it could end poverty during the pandemic, and how it might again.
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archive.is/cYBN8
Tonight! It's 5 yrs since Australia partially ended poverty (and then reintroduced it!)
Our Co-Director Elise Klein will join folks from the @antipovertycentre.org reflecting on the 'natural experiment' that showed Australia could end poverty if it chose to.
Online event, link in APC tweet below
Our Co-Director Elise Klein will join folks from the @antipovertycentre.org reflecting on the 'natural experiment' that showed Australia could end poverty if it chose to.
Online event, link in APC tweet below
5 years ago Scott Morrison announced some Centrelink payments would be increased by $275 a week, bringing JobSeeker to the poverty line.
Join us tonight to reflect on why he did it, and what it meant. events.humanitix.com/covid-supple...
Join us tonight to reflect on why he did it, and what it meant. events.humanitix.com/covid-supple...
5 years on: What did the COVID supplement mean for welfare recipients, then and now
Join us to mark the 5th anniversary of the government proving Centrelink payments can be lifted to the poverty line.
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March 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Tonight! It's 5 yrs since Australia partially ended poverty (and then reintroduced it!)
Our Co-Director Elise Klein will join folks from the @antipovertycentre.org reflecting on the 'natural experiment' that showed Australia could end poverty if it chose to.
Online event, link in APC tweet below
Our Co-Director Elise Klein will join folks from the @antipovertycentre.org reflecting on the 'natural experiment' that showed Australia could end poverty if it chose to.
Online event, link in APC tweet below
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Climate change means there is a strong case for a form of emergency #BasicIncome, which automatically allows everyone in an impacted area to received a payment quickly (and we can tax it back from high income earners later)
Natural disaster-related payments for individuals or households are organised confusingly as a number of state and federal government offerings that interact with Australia's extensive means and eligibility testing of welfare benefits:
I'll do my best to sum up the #CycloneAlfred situation below 🧵⬇️
I'll do my best to sum up the #CycloneAlfred situation below 🧵⬇️
March 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Climate change means there is a strong case for a form of emergency #BasicIncome, which automatically allows everyone in an impacted area to received a payment quickly (and we can tax it back from high income earners later)
Hello Bluesky! We've just joined to share research, events and debates about basic income, economic security, ending poverty, inequality, conditionality and how we recognise diverse contributions to our community. Find out more at www.ausbasicincome.org
Australian Basic Income Lab
www.ausbasicincome.org
January 14, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Hello Bluesky! We've just joined to share research, events and debates about basic income, economic security, ending poverty, inequality, conditionality and how we recognise diverse contributions to our community. Find out more at www.ausbasicincome.org