Remote work-for-the-dole scheme a 'national disgrace', former Fraser minister says

Former deputy Liberal leader Fred Chaney says Community Development Program a ‘scandalous failure of policy’

Fred Chaney, the former deputy Liberal leader and Indigenous affairs minister in the Fraser government, has launched a scathing attack on the government’s controversial remote work for the dole scheme, calling it a “national disgrace” that is causing real suffering in remote Aboriginal communities.

Chaney, who was also minister for social security, told Guardian Australia the Community Development Program (CDP) was a “scandalous failure of policy” based on “a denial of the facts”.

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