The Wire

With the majority of benefits set to flow from Kevin Rudd’s second stimulus package being for taxpayers, it seems the unemployed have been left out in the cold yet again. With the number of those on the Dole forecast to hit 300 thousand, what hope is there for those already struggling, and those who will lose their jobs? Mark Leahy, Director of Welfare Rights speaks about these forgotten people, and the effect of this economic downturn on them.