Labor axed cashless debit card... and renamed it the SmartCard. Almost 30k people on compulsory income control at end of its term, Indue receiving another $21m, consultations reject "humiliating" and "suffocating" policy. Dutton could do what he wanted. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic... - ThreadSky

squigglyrick.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Labor axed cashless debit card... and renamed it the SmartCard. Almost 30k people on compulsory income control at end of its term, Indue receiving another $21m, consultations reject "humiliating" and "suffocating" policy. Dutton could do what he wanted. https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2025/04/19/flawed-cashless-welfare-cards-rebadged

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leinsterlad.bsky.social•15 days ago

Called this out on the other place before the 2022 election.
Rishworth had a presser about it and the weasel words flowed freely.
It was so obvious it made me sick.
Called it out and was shot down by the rusted-ons.

How very dare I say that !

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2025/04/19/flawed-cashless-welfare-cards-rebadged

raven-murmur.bsky.social•15 days ago

Labor's perfidy is exhausting.

bardinthecorner.bsky.social•14 days ago

Let me guess this is inflicted on indigenous communities with the intent of rolling it out to everyone else on welfare? Fuck that shit right off. WTF Labor? WHAT THE EFFING FUCK? What next a rebranded robodebt?

noticingclimate.bsky.social•14 days ago

Who is trusting independents who have never spent a day on Centrelink? 1 in 2 households access a services australia payment. Are you wanting to ramp up compulsory income management which is privately run and a violation of human rights?

#AusPol #AusVotes #communityindependents #davidpocock

noticingclimate.bsky.social•15 days ago

Albanese is now "working through issues in a practical way" re: compulsory income control:

phoenixme.bsky.social•15 days ago

This Labor government has been so disappointing. Their talk does not match their walk. And they’re so short-sighted. They didn’t win by a landslide last time and are struggling to hold on this time. They still haven’t grasped that moving further left, not right, will bring them more votes.

chrispomfret.bsky.social•15 days ago

This is very disappointing.

maisiemontnruby.bsky.social•15 days ago

Added to maintaining the punitive and costly workforce Australia compliance system and refusal to bring jobseeker into line with other payments it's a zero out of 10 on welfare!

bjts.bsky.social•15 days ago

Coercive Control. That's what it is.
I think it's illegal isn't it?
Oh that's right, it's the government.

john-ready.bsky.social•15 days ago

Income management should be a social welfare issue and individually managed, not left in the hands of a for-profit private bank (Indue) whose only interest is maximising revenues using a one size fits all blueprint

poverty.pro•15 days ago

Labor literally could have just required banks to offer a hobbled product the people could voluntarily apply for, they don't because they hate us as much as the Liberals do.

binchicken24.bsky.social•15 days ago

How much is this lie costing? How much is Indue being paid for this cruel and pointless punishing of the most vulnerable. How much do they donate to Labor? Thank you Rick for making this public, before the next election. I wonder if anyone even cares any more? #auspol

bjts.bsky.social•15 days ago

👋 I care. It's basically coercive control.

#auspol
#NoMoreLies
#BreakTheDuopoly

jimmy642.bsky.social•15 days ago

yeah, they have their hand in your wallet all the bloody way, bastards, both sides are complicit, it's a bloody scam

lelievre.bsky.social•15 days ago

jimmy642.bsky.social•15 days ago

we can only dream

useyourbrain.bsky.social•15 days ago

Soooo ... Labor breaking a promise.

Shocked

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