Tougher approach to welfare hits Indigenous Australians hardest

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Indigenous people have been hardest hit by the federal governments tough new approach to welfare with one in five unemployed Indigenous Australians reportedly getting their payments stopped as a result of not showing up to Centrelink appointments. But the tougher approach has also resulted in a three percent increase in the number of indigenous Australians attending appointments. However, despite the increase in people attending these appointments this does not necessarily mean more people are actually getting a job.

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