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The proposal to drug test welfare recipients needs to be fine-tuned otherwise the government will be targetting the wrong people and be tied up in legal challenges.
The government’s proposed drug test trial shows how data profiling and surveillance targets the poor.
The government is reinforcing the dichotomy between “them” and “us” with this budget’s welfare changes, but it lacks solid evidence of effectiveness.
The Conversation’s political experts react to the 2017-18 budget’s key measures in the areas of welfare, foreign aid, defence spending and more.
If you look at past budgets, the proposed cuts in social security programs are disproportionate to the amount the government spends.
Border control no longer stops at the border.
In a highly individualistic world where work prevents us from spending time with friends and family, a universal basic income could change society.
South Africa’s social grants, which benefit a third of the country’s population, are widely celebrated. But these grants fall far short of addressing the country’s malnutrition challenge.
From April, single parents will have to look for work when their youngest child turns three.
It’s a mystery why another trial of the Cashless Debit Card is necessary – particularly given how it has led to further economic and social harm among its participants.
The latest welfare changes will hurt low-income families and breach Australia’s human rights obligations.
A controversial policy could make women prove they were raped before they can get benefits is set to come into effect despite a wide coalition of opponents.
The extent of Centrelink’s customer service delivery problems is legendary – and it’s been getting worse in recent years.
We created a graphic to explain what’s really going on when Centrelink says its wait time is under 16 minutes.
Higher child support payments actually lead to an increase in the employment rate of single mums, research finds.
A TV series that gives families on benefits a lump sum of £26,000 shows how starting your own business can transform your life.
The UK government’s U-turn on a national insurance increase for self-employed people exposes the flaws in its approach to building a stronger and more inclusive economy.
Changes to the national insurance tax for self-employed people was one of the most controversial parts of the 2017 spring budget.
Philip Hammond delivers his last Spring Budget on the state of the UK economy. Our panel of experts dissect what it says.
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