Kristin O’Connell

Kristin is a spokesperson for The Antipoverty Centre and can speak on behalf of the millions of unemployed Australians living below the poverty line.

Kristin has extensive television and radio experience providing comment and analysis about Australia’s social security system and how it affects people who experience it.

Kristin founded The Antipoverty Centre after a stint at Australian Unemployed Workers Union. As an unwaged worker living below the poverty line on Disability Support Pension, Kristin can speak from personal experience about the impact of cuts to social security payments.