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Cashless welfare card plan condemned

The Morrison government is under attack for wanting to broaden the cashless welfare card rather than increasing...

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01st Feb. 2020 1:02 PM

The scheme blocks spending on items such as alcohol and gambling.

Lambie left ‘furious’: Opposes cashless welfare cards

The Morrison Government will face an uphill battle to expand its cashless debit-card program across Australia as Jacqui...

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20th Jan. 2020 9:01 AM

Central Land Council’s Josie Douglas, Rayleen Brown, Senator Jacqui Lambie and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy.

Welfare families put on notice weeks before Christmas

Amanda Callaghan is one of thousands of Hinkler residents who received a letter from the DSS explaining the rollout of the...

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05th Dec. 2018 12:12 AM

CHRISTMAS LETTER?: Amanda Callaghan with a letter she received about the cashless debit card. With Christmas just weeks away, the announcement has forced her to scale back on her holiday plans.

Welfare movers won't escape card roll-out

Residents placed on the cashless debit card program will not be exempt from the policy if they move to another area, the...

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05th Dec. 2018 12:12 AM

Human Services Minister Alan Tudge shows what the cashless welfare card will look like.

CASHLESS CARD: Myths, questions, what's in store for locals

We asked the Department of Social Services a number of questions about how the card can be used and how services will be...

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14th Sept. 2018 12:09 AM

QUESTIONS ANSWERED: The Department of Social Services has answered questions asked about the rollout of the card trial.

Hinkler woman's cashless card fears as rollout nears

After settling in a private rental property following months of searching, Nicole McNally now fears she may not be able to...

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14th Sept. 2018 12:09 AM

AGAINST THE CARD: Hinkler resident Jodie McNally is says the Cashless Debit Card trial won't help her situation.

CASHLESS CARD: Coast leaders, protestors have their say

With the Cashless Debit Card set to be rolled out after the Senate Vote, our local leaders, protestors and residents have...

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12th Sept. 2018 6:09 PM

Kalgoorlie-Boulder CEO speaks on Hinkler cashless card plan

It was one of the first sites selected for the trial of the Cashless Card. And the CEO of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder...

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12th Sept. 2018 5:09 PM

POSITIVE CHANGE: City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder council CEO John Walker said there had been a turnaround since the card was introduced.

Backpackers fill jobs for unwilling Aussies

DEBATE over cashless welfare cards has raised a salient question — why are so many Far North Queensland jobs being filled...

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24th Aug. 2018 4:08 AM

“It seems very easy for these foreign backpackers to get work."

Cashless card protesters vow to ramp up campaign

Hervey Bay's anti-cashless welfare card group has vowed to ramp up their protests against the card's proposed rollout in...

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20th Aug. 2018 12:08 AM

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