Australia considers its response to Trump's plan for Afghanistan

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joined troops for a BBQ dinner in 2016 in Kabul, Afghanistan

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joined troops for a BBQ dinner in 2016 in Kabul, Afghanistan Source: AAP

The Turnbull Government has selected the south-western Sydney area of Canterbury-Bankstown as the first location for a proposed drug-testing trial of new jobseekers. Welfare recipients in the area could be randomly tested for drugs from the start of next year.


Michelle Chen reports.


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