CANBERRA: The fallacy behind the disability crackdown*

Virtually no one seems to have cottoned on to the fact that one of the main repercussions from the key welfare reform measure announced by Treasurer Peter Costello in his recent Budget will be a lengthening of the dole queue.Most of the outcry over the Government’s proposal to tackle the burgeoning Disability Support Pension has been on the harm the changes will have on beneficiaries.In the usual outcry about any attack on welfare, critics have described the changes as unfair, heartless and mean…

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