Published: October 28, 2018
Paul Fletcher and Labor’s Linda Burney questioned at welfare conference over lack of Newstart increase
New social services minister Paul Fletcher has been confronted by Newstart recipients about the historically low rate of the unemployment benefit, as he argued inequality in Australia was “not rising” at a conference on Monday.
In his first major speech since taking up the role, Fletcher told the Australian council of social service (Acoss) conference in Sydney that claims of rising inequality in Australia were “factually inaccurate”.
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