Unions and community groups have criticised the federal Labor government for not implementing the kind of radical reforms to the national employment services system recommended by previous inquiries. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The holiday season is meant to be a joyous time, but for the nearly 3 million poor Australians it is nothing but embarrassment, isolation and hunger. Nova Sobieralski reports.
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The privately-run Indue Cashless Card has been scrapped, although some communities in the NT will still be forced to use a cashless debit card. Alex Salmon reports.
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Labor has said it will work with local communities “on better local solutions” to the cashless debit card, leaving it a little ambiguous. Alex Bainbridge argues that all income management needs to stop.