Tag: Cashless Welfare card
Who’s really behaving badly? Confronting Australia’s cashless welfare card
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The government’s Cashless Debit Card almost fell apart on Wednesday night.
Senator Rex Patrick’s refusal to support the government’s plans to make...
‘I don’t want anybody to see me using it’: cashless welfare cards do more harm than good
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The Australian government touts compulsory income management as a way to stop welfare payments being spent on alcohol, drugs or gambling.
The Howard government...
‘An insult’ – politicians sing the praises of the cashless welfare card, but those forced to use it disagree
The grey cashless debit card cannot be used at any alcohol or
gambling outlet, nor used to withdraw cash. www.shutterstock.com
“This is a bit controversial,...