Remote work-for-the-dole changes to go ahead despite strong opposition

Of 21 submissions made to a Senate committee, not one supported the proposed legislation

The government’s changes to its controversial remote work-for-the-dole scheme have been given the go-ahead by a Senate committee, despite every submission to its inquiry being opposed to the bill.

The CDP bill proposes a new compliance system in remote communities that will remove penalties for one-off breaches and focus instead on “people who are persistently and wilfully non-compliant”.

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