The Government has today introduced legislation that will make the #CashlessDebitCard permanent in the current trial sites and introduce it to the Northern Territory and Cape York.
This is a toxic piece of legislation. This card is denying people their dignity & quality of life
This is a toxic piece of legislation. This card is denying people their dignity & quality of life
The Minister needs to come clean about whether the pause on new #Jobseeker recipients being placed on the Cashless Debit Card will continue or not.
It is highly likely that people newly on income support will now be put on the card.
It is highly likely that people newly on income support will now be put on the card.
Just because people are without employment it does not mean that they cannot manage their finances. It is insulting and paternalistic.
This Government has an agenda and it is stigmatising and demeaning people who need to access the social safety net.
This Government has an agenda and it is stigmatising and demeaning people who need to access the social safety net.
The Northern Territory has been devastated by the impacts of income management brought in with the Intervention.
Compulsory Income Management should be abandoned and the resources invested in approaches that are therapeutic, individualised & genuinely supported by the community.
Compulsory Income Management should be abandoned and the resources invested in approaches that are therapeutic, individualised & genuinely supported by the community.
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