What a Newstart recipient really looks like

Newstart recipients are not particularly likely to be young, they are are not especially likely to be men, and more live in regional areas than we might expect.

To make sense of the Newstart proposals it helps to know something about who receives the benefits. Source: AAP

The Newstart unemployment benefit is all over the news. It’s currently the subject of a Senate inquiry.

Should it be higher? Should recipients be paid with a cashless card? Or drug tested? Or stripped of their payments if they join climate protests?

Read the full article in English here.