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Expansion of cashless welfare card shows shock tactics speak louder than evidence

  • Written by Michael Bret Hart, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Curtin Medical School Public Health Physician, Curtin University
imageThe Minderoo Foundation's video was a heavy-handed illustration of problems in some WA communities.Screenshot/Minderoo Foundation

The federal government last week passed legislation to expand the trial of the cashless welfare card to other areas of Australia. The controversial policy quarantines 80% of welfare payments to Indigenous Australians...

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