Australia’s “Fair Go” Is a Lie BY JEREMY POXON
"Ideas of egalitarianism sit at the heart of Australian identity. But that’s a myth, shown most clearly in escalating attacks on the country’s welfare system, especially on the unemployed."
"Anglicare, a network of charities and organizations linked to the Anglican Church, recently undertook a rental affordability survey. They defined affordable housing as costing no more than 30 percent of a low-income earner’s weekly budget. By this criterion, there are no homes in any Australian capital city or regional center that are affordable for single people on Newstart. Indeed, the survey found only three rental listings in the entire country that are affordable for Australia’s 711,000 Newstart recipients."
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Never has been. The Australian ethos has always been "bugger you Jack, I'm alright". The LNP's policies have gone further to vilify and criminalise the marginalised. The other side of the duopoly, the ALP, have been complict is their silence.
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