Co-coordinator at the Antipoverty Centre

Jay Coonan is an anti-poverty advocate who researches social policy, employment services and social security. He works with the Antipoverty Centre to advocate for systems changes to end conditional welfare and to increase payments above the poverty line so everyone can live with dignity. He is currently working to find ways to empower community level organising to respond to poverty and direct social policy reform from those living in poverty.

An article I wrote about liveable income in 2020 - https://jacobin.com/2020/12/australia-employment-services-welfare-system
And, about income tests for welfare recipients in 2022 - https://antipovertycentre.org/services-australia-spying-is-one-part-of-the-story/