Keywords: Work For The Dole
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 16 December 2007
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If Australians want their government to move single parents off welfare and reduce child poverty at the same time then it’s going to cost money.
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AUSTRALIA
- Frank Quinlan
- 14 November 2007
For the unemployed, single parents and people with disabilities, mutual obligation is about pushing income support recipients into the labour market. It’s a combination of help and hassle — but with the emphasis increasingly on hassle.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 13 June 2007
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Jigalong is a remote community in WA, best known for its association with the Rabbit Proof Fence. Remote Aboriginal communities suffer greatly from undeveloped nature of their economies, and the institutional barriers created to prevent them developing.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 27 February 2007
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The last state authorised execution in Australia—that of Ronald Ryan—occurred 40 years ago last week. 12 year old Frank Brennan felt it was wrong. His adolescent moral sensibilities found resonance in public debate, law reform and policy change.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 21 April 2006
John Howard has a new pitch to the public on nearly everything, but particularly on national security and industrial relations: Trust me.
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