From compulsary drug tests to the cashless welfare card and robodebt, this government is being defined by aggressive welfare policies
Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National coalition was re-elected to govern Australia on 18 May. The character of the returned government has been defined by their aggressive welfare policies.
These include (deep breath, now): compulsory drug-tests for the unemployed, a “cashless welfare card” that functions like food stamps, a “robodebt” scheme that issues computer-determined debt notices to welfare recipients and a “ParentsNext” program that shanghais disadvantaged parents into paternalistic “activities” by threatening their income. Oh, and maintaining the rate of the unemployment benefit, Newstart, beneath poverty level.
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