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
The Minderoo Foundation's video was a heavy-handed illustration of problems in some WA communities.Screenshot/Minderoo FoundationThe 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...




