Work for the dole doesn’t work

Originally published 20 August 2014 by Aphra.

In a fashion that has come to define the current federal government, the Coalition recently announced its intention to expand the reach of its cruel and degrading policies by reintroducing the work-for-the-dolescheme. From July 2015 it is proposed that jobseekers under 30 years of age will engage in 25 hours of community service a week, while those…