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Senators have granted a two-year extension to a program for which there is little supporting evidence.
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The Morrison government has introduced a bill to parliament to make the cashless debit card trial ‘ongoing’.
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The first independent, multisite study of compulsory income management in Australia suggest little evidence to support political enthusiasm to extend the policy.
Coming to a community near you.
Sabrina Roy with her baby Xena at the Milingimbi general store in the Northern Territory in 2015.
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The government wants to triple the number of Australians on the Cashless Debit Card in the face of scant evidence it does them any good.
The grey cashless debit card cannot be used at any alcohol or gambling outlet, nor used to withdraw cash.
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The lived experience of the lead-grey cashless debit card is a world away from the black-and-white impressions of federal politicians.
Henderson beat Greg Mirabella 234 to 197 after other runners were eliminated.
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After losing her marginal seat of Corangamite at the election, Sarah Henderson is set to return to parliament after winning preselection for a Victorian Senate vacancy.
The Cashless Debit Card trial disproportionately targets Indigenous people, despite what the government says.
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That the Cashless Debit Card continues to be pursued exposes a dogged obsession with implementing punitive policy at the expense of vulnerable people.
The Minderoo Foundation’s video was a heavy-handed illustration of problems in some WA communities.
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The trial of the cashless welfare card, to control unhealthy spending in Indigenous communities, is being expanded partly due to emotive well-funded campaigns. Meanwhile, evidence is being ignored.
The Cashless Debit Card is a significant advance in tackling socioeconomic problems.
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Critics of the Cashless Welfare Card trial overlook the fact it is curbing alcohol and gambling problems – and it’s what the communities want.