Welfare should not be seen as norm: govt

The federal government has defended its approach to tacking welfare as new research found nearly three million Australians are living below the poverty line. A new Australian Council of Social Service report showed this staggering figure included 731,000 children - a two per cent increase in the past decade. ACOSS chief Cassandra Goldie says these alarming in results should act as an urgent appeal to senators to reject further cuts to family payments, currently before the upper house.

Source: AAP