Government launches welfare crackdown on asylum seekers in Australia

Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton announces cuts to welfare payments of asylum seekers in Australia Source: AAP

The federal government intends to cut off a $200-a-fortnight welfare payment from asylum seekers and give them three weeks to move out of public housing.


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